Good Seasons
Lynette L. Walther is the recipient of the National Garden Bureau's Exemplary Journalism Award and the Florida Magazine Association’s Silver Award of Writing Excellence. She is a member of the Garden Writers Association, and she gardens in Camden.
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Let that fall garden cleanup slide a bit
By Lynette L. Walther - Sep 17Beauty can be in the eye of the beholder. Take for instance, your yard and gardens. At this time of year, many of us are busy cutting back ...
Let the season’s harvest roll!
By Lynette L. Walther - Aug 19So, this is it. This is what we've been planning for, planting for, working for and dreaming of for months, maybe for an entire year — harvest ...
The 'fruit' of summer — watermelon
By Lynette L. Walther - Jul 22Not really a fruit, but rather a melon as its name implies, watermelons are the very essence of summer wrapped up into one big ball of cool ...
Primer on growing the perfect tomato: Part I
By Lynette L. Walther - Jun 24Hands down, tomatoes are one of the most popular choices for home vegetable gardens. I grew up in the shadow of my Grandmother Reba's award-winning...
Garden hacks for growing edibles
By Lynette Walther - May 26Without a doubt, these few weeks of late spring contain some of the busiest days our gardens see all year. Cleaning up the debris that winter left ...
Pruning hydrangeas now for maximum blooms in summer
By Lynette Walther - Apr 30If there's one good thing we can do while staying at home and social distancing — its gardening. Anticipation of billowing mounds of hydrangea ...
The seeds of hope
By Lynette Walther - Mar 31Everyday it changes. We wake up each morning to a new barrage of bad news as Corvid-19 advances through our nation, through our lives. Hopefully ...
Rev up the process: Gardeners, start your seeds...
By Lynette Walther - Mar 04In the race to beat the season and get a crop of something ready to hit the ground running, savvy gardeners are thinking of -- if not already -- ...
A little philosophy on why we garden
By Lynette Walther - Feb 05On the surface, the question of what drives mankind to create and nurture gardens is a simple one. However, if the only reason was to plant, tend ...
It is time for a quiet revolution
By Lynette Walther - Dec 31For many, the New Year signals the time to start another diet or a vigorous exercise regimen. Those holiday calories can add up. But I'd like to ...
Cravings for summer’s subtle vegetable
By Lynette L. Walther - Sep 03Most folks could not imagine a summer vegetable garden without tomatoes; indeed, tomatoes are considered the top in popular items to grow at home. ...
What the well-dressed gardener is wearing — a critical review
By Lynette L. Walther - Aug 06We all have our favorite pair of shoes, pants, etc., for working in the garden. As it so happens most of mine have tended to hover in the chromatic...
The perfect tomato: Part II
By Lynette L. Walther - Jul 09This week we return to one of the most popular choices for home vegetable gardens — tomatoes, how to grow them successfully and increase the ...
Dandelions: The politics of the weed we hate to love
By Lynette L. Walther - Jun 11Dandelions have been getting some really great press of late. Any political candidate should take notice of the sugarcoating this common weed ...
Time to bring back a grand American tradition
By Lynette Walther - May 14She never called it a “victory garden.” But my greatest gardening inspiration, my Grandmother Reba Miley, grew one all her life. Even though she ...
Gardening that’s for the kids
By Lynette Walther - Apr 08Go easy on that dish soap, go easy on the butter…I find myself admonishing my husband as I monitor our food and household supplies, and vow not to ...
That itch to grow something good
By Lynette Walther - Mar 18Leap years do tend to mix things up a bit. Take spring for example. Fun fact: In a leap year, vernal equinox will be approximately 18 hours ...
Fruits and spices and everything nice
By Lynette Walther - Feb 20As winter wears on, adventurous travelers can dream of warm and welcoming tropical getaways filled with exotic delicacies. But before you grab ...
Rx for environmental leadership
By Lynette Walther - Jan 23As gardeners, we recognize the responsibility we shoulder when it comes to the environment. All too often home gardens and landscapes have come to ...
What’s new and what’s growing next
By Lynette Walther - Dec 21Time to turn the page on our gardens, and look to a new year of choices and opportunities. Seed catalogs are already arriving with decisions to be ...
