Dear Miss Floribunda, The lot between my neighbor’s house and mine, which used to be a kind of community garden for three families, has been sold and will have a house built on it. My backyard is...

By HEATHER WRIGHT Are you retiring and moving to Hyattsville? Or are your parents retiring and moving to Hyattsville? How can seniors start getting involved in the city? We’ve put together some resources...

Dear Miss Floribunda,   It’s January, and I’m beginning to think about starting a spring vegetable garden. For the past decade, I’ve bought my seeds at the Hyattsville Horticultural Society...

Dear Miss Floribunda, Although my neighbors say they approve of my native-plant garden because it provides a haven for pollinating insects, birds and other creatures, they have made some snarky little...

I'm at my wit's end. I've got this dippy neighbor whose garden is just a mess of weeds, and it attracts all kinds of nasty things. Well, some are nice butterflies, but others look like bees and wasps and...

Dear Miss Floribunda, I know where you live! Now that I have your attention, I want you to know this is not a threat. But I do know where you live because someone pointed your yard out to me, and I also...

Dear Miss Floribunda, I enjoyed the [Hyattsville Horticultural Society] seed sale in February and took a chance buying seeds that haven't worked for me in the past. Generally, after some discouraging attempts...

Thoughts of spring were in the air at the Hyattsville Horticultural Society (HHS)’s Annual Seed and Garden Fair — now in its 10th year — on Feb. 2. Organizers had a wide selection of seeds...

Dear Miss Floribunda, Every year I grow pumpkins that I use for jack-o'-lanterns at Halloween and then for pies, breads and casseroles for Thanksgiving celebrations. Over the years, I've encountered a...

Dear Miss Floribunda, Last month you advised "Uber-Organic" that home compost is usually well-balanced for the vegetable garden. It would be a lot less expensive than purchased compost or plant food and...

Dear Miss Floribunda, Last fall I moved into my home in Hyattsville. There wasn't much happening in the garden then, but this spring it was simply gorgeous with flowering azaleas, and lots and lots of...

Dear Miss Floribunda, Unlike "Not a Tree Hugger" in last month's column, I like trees and appreciate the ones in my front yard, but my backyard is completely unshaded. There must have been some trees there...