GardenRight.Info
Welcome to GardenRight.info.
This is a web site that celebrates the wonders of growing and enjoying
plants. I'm Bob Stewart, retired after 35 years as a
professional horticulturist, including 29 years with the University of
Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. The web site arose during
an eight year weekly garden radio program in Washington, D.C. The
radio show is over, retirement is underway, and now I would just like
to share my gardening experiences with you. I garden on three
acres in the southern part of Maryland, volunteer as a trainer for the
Maryland Master Gardener program, and as newsletter editor for the
National Capital Cactus and Succulent Society.
Summer 2008
The web site is
composed of several sections. The Cactus
Hill
Diary chronicals activities in the yard and garden here in Southern
Maryland. It's updated every week or two.
One of my primary areas of interest when working as a Horticultural Educator with the Maryland Cooperative Extension was plant diagnostics. I continue to work as a volunteer with several Maryland County Master Gardener programs and continue to assist area homeonwers on their yard, garden and bug problems. The Plant Clinic Page discusses some of the plant and bug problems I've dealt with recently.
A longtime hobby has been growing cacti and other types of succulent plants. The Cactus Page is devoted to these interesting and fascinating plants.
The photo above shows several hardy cacti flowering in the Cactus Hill hardy cactus garden here in Southern Maryland. The red flowered, tall plants are chollas, the scientific name is Cylindropuntia imbricata. These plants were planted in the mid 1990's, began flowering in the late 1990's, and have flowered every year since. They're one of my favorite hardy cacti.
One of my primary areas of interest when working as a Horticultural Educator with the Maryland Cooperative Extension was plant diagnostics. I continue to work as a volunteer with several Maryland County Master Gardener programs and continue to assist area homeonwers on their yard, garden and bug problems. The Plant Clinic Page discusses some of the plant and bug problems I've dealt with recently.
A longtime hobby has been growing cacti and other types of succulent plants. The Cactus Page is devoted to these interesting and fascinating plants.
The photo above shows several hardy cacti flowering in the Cactus Hill hardy cactus garden here in Southern Maryland. The red flowered, tall plants are chollas, the scientific name is Cylindropuntia imbricata. These plants were planted in the mid 1990's, began flowering in the late 1990's, and have flowered every year since. They're one of my favorite hardy cacti.