Garden Detective

I'm so glad to have yet another spot to rant about all things green (and yellow and red and orange and purple and white…)

But let me say one thing up front: I do not pretend to be the ultimate authority on gardening - or anything else, for that matter. My mother always said that no one on the planet knows everything. But if I know a little, and you know a little, and Joe over there knows a little, and if we all respect each other's ideas, together we just might figure it all out.

So I'm asking for your input. Let's make this our blog. Visit often. Share your knowledge, your tips, your advice, your questions. Heck, maybe even your seeds. Whatever you want.

In return, I'll be here to address your concerns. I'll answer questions that don't make my Newsday column. I'll write about what's in season. I'll share my experiences about what works and what doesn't. And I'll eagerly read and pass on your findings.

Jessica Damiano is a journalist with more than 20 years experience in radio, television, print and online media.

She has worked on Newsday's interactive endeavors since 1994, and currently is a Newsday.com Internet news manager.

Jessica enjoys toiling in her garden -- an ongoing work in progress -- and helping local gardeners solve their horticultural problems in her column, Garden Detective, which appears every Thursday in Newsday.

She lives in Glen Head, NY, with her husband John, daughters Justine and Julia, Boxer-Ridgeback mutt Shelby, and a whole bunch of perennials, vegetable plants and weeds.