http://www.marconews.com/news/news/columnists/eileen-ward/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Eileen Warden-usnews/columnists/eileen-wardhttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/19/weeding-out-weeds/?partner=RSSThe fall and early spring months are a good time to apply weed control, in the form of herbicides, to your lawn. Weeds invade lawns in areas where the grass is thin or weak and are not usually a problem in healthy turf. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:27:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-229923-733822news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLWeeding out the weedsmarconews.comweeding-out-weedsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-229923-733822Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/11/gardening-dont-cause-damage-overwatering/?partner=RSSThis is the time of year that you can damage your landscape by watering too much. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:57:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-229017-733814news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLGardening: Don’t cause damage by overwateringmarconews.comgardening-dont-cause-damage-overwateringurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-229017-733814Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/feb/03/gardening-lighthearted-looks-landscaping/?partner=RSSFollowing are two lighthearted looks at the art of landscaping. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:37:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-228122-733806news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLGardening: Lighthearted looks at landscapingmarconews.comgardening-lighthearted-looks-landscapingurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-228122-733806Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/28/project-greenscape-deadline-approaches-landscapers/?partner=RSSProject Greenscape is a Florida Green Industries Best Management Practices guide to teach methods to protect water quality from people that use fertilizer or chemicals in the landscape. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:48:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-227520-733800news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLGardening: Project Greenscape deadline approaches for landscapersmarconews.comproject-greenscape-deadline-approaches-landscapersurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-227520-733800Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/22/gardening-serious-turf-disease-detected-marco-isla/?partner=RSSLawns on Marco Island are being attacked by disease that is causing them to slowly die. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:30:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-226970-733794news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLGardening: Serious turf disease detected on Marco Islandmarconews.comgardening-serious-turf-disease-detected-marco-islaurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-226970-733794Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/14/gardening-what-watch-when-temperatures-plunge/?partner=RSSLast week’s cold temperatures definitely got low enough to damage the tropical and subtropical plants in our landscapes. Freezing temperatures occur annually in North and Central Florida but are rare for South Florida. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:50:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-226214-733786news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLGardening: What to watch for when temperatures plungemarconews.comgardening-what-watch-when-temperatures-plungeurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-226214-733786Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/08/gardening-cold-weather-and-subtropical-plants/?partner=RSSThe recent low temperatures in our area have been low enough to cause cold injury for tropical and subtropical plants used in our landscapes. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-225692-733780news/columnists/eileen-wardStaff WriterMarco Island, FLGardening: Cold weather and subtropical plantsmarconews.comgardening-cold-weather-and-subtropical-plantsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-225692-733780Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/dec/31/gardening-eileen-ward-share-your-plants-through-pr/?partner=RSSTechniques for addition and multiplication in the plant world Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:48:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-225083-733772news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLGardening With Eileen Ward: Share your plants through propagationmarconews.comgardening-eileen-ward-share-your-plants-through-prurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-225083-733772Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/dec/18/gardening-roses-are-exception-winter-pruning-rule/?partner=RSSThe winter month of December is upon us; there is likely to be frost, or even the occasional freeze. There can be little rain, so using your irrigation system will still be necessary. However, the cooler temperatures, with highs only in the 70s, mean this is the time of year you can save big on those water bills. Watering once a week, or even once every other week, will keep your lawns and gardens green. If you haven’t applied your fall fertilizer to lawn, shrubs and trees, you should do so as soon as possible. Healthy, well-fed plants will be better able to withstand a frost or freeze. As plants react to the cold, they will slow their uptake of nutrients from the soil, making it important to fertilize before the really cold weather. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:07:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-224074-733759news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLGARDENING: Roses are the exception to winter pruning rulemarconews.comgardening-roses-are-exception-winter-pruning-ruleurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-224074-733759Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/nov/25/cutworms-and-snails-and-slugs-oh-my/?partner=RSSIt is nice to see that flower beds full of annuals, like impatiens, begonias and petunias that are beginning to appear in yards around the Island. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:38:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-218710-733736news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLCutworms and snails and slugs, oh my!marconews.comcutworms-and-snails-and-slugs-oh-myurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-218710-733736Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/nov/20/lowdown-nematode-damage/?partner=RSSPlant nematodes are small, simple worms. They are long and slender, 1/100 to 1/8 of an inch long. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-217015-733731news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLThe lowdown on nematode damagemarconews.comlowdown-nematode-damageurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-217015-733731Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/nov/13/adding-organic-material-soil/?partner=RSSThe soil of Southwest Florida presents local gardeners with challenging problems for fertility and water. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:13:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-215918-733724news/columnists/eileen-wardEileen WardMarco Island, FLAdding organic material to the soil marconews.comadding-organic-material-soilurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-215918-733724Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/nov/06/gardening-how-win-turf-wars/?partner=RSSAre the weeds invading your turf? The cooler weather means that it will be safe to have your lawn treated with a herbicide to try and bring them under control. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:31:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-215215-733717news/columnists/eileen-wardStaff WriterMarco Island, FLGardening: How to win the turf warsmarconews.comgardening-how-win-turf-warsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-215215-733717Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/oct/30/plan-ahead-pest-free-planting/?partner=RSSIt’s time for winter annual beds to be planted. The hot weather has continued into October and the stress can affect the way your flowers establish themselves and begin to grow Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-214468-733710news/columnists/eileen-wardStaff WriterMarco Island, FLPlan ahead for pest-free plantingmarconews.complan-ahead-pest-free-plantingurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-214468-733710Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/oct/23/ficus-can-get-out-hand-if-neglected/?partner=RSSWhen choosing a plant for a particular landscaping area, the mature height and width of the plant is a very important factor to consider. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:09:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-213809-733703news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLFicus can get out of hand if neglected marconews.comficus-can-get-out-hand-if-neglectedurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-213809-733703Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/oct/16/ficus-can-get-out-hand-if-neglected/?partner=RSSWhen choosing a plant for a particular landscaping area, the mature height and width of the plant is a very important factor to consider. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:46:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-213165-733696news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLFicus can get out of hand if neglectedmarconews.comficus-can-get-out-hand-if-neglectedurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-213165-733696Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/oct/09/garden1011/?partner=RSSIt is time to think about fertilizing your shrubs, trees and lawns. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:23:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-212576-733689news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLTime to fertilize while it’s warmmarconews.comgarden1011urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-212576-733689Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/oct/02/cooler-weather-means-less-maintenance/?partner=RSSFall is here, and the month of October will bring cooler and dryer weather to our gardens. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:13:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-211968-733682news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLCooler weather means less maintenancemarconews.comcooler-weather-means-less-maintenanceurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-211968-733682Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/sep/25/dont-let-your-roots-rot-when-it-rains/?partner=RSSWow, flooding rains of September with no accompanying winds! We needed the water to replenish our aquifers before people arrive for the season, but our plants would prefer it not come all at once. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-211416-733675news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLDon’t let your roots rot when it rainsmarconews.comdont-let-your-roots-rot-when-it-rainsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-211416-733675Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2009/sep/18/be-lookout-grubs-and-beetles/?partner=RSSGrubs are migrating to the surface to begin feeding on lawn roots. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:53:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-210828-733668news/columnists/eileen-wardEILEEN WARDMarco Island, FLBe on the lookout for grubs and beetlesmarconews.combe-lookout-grubs-and-beetlesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-210828-733668Change0Usable