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Article: Lili Singer: take two fish emulsions and call me in the morning. (The Southern California Gardener)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- May 1, 1992
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"How come the ice plant in the trunk of my car isn't blooming?" asked one radio caller in complete earnest. Without missing a beat, Singer shot back, "Well, are you parking in the sun or the shade?"
As the David Viscott of horticulture on KCRW's amazingly popular The Garden Show, Singer has been tackling such botanical brainteasers since 1982, advising a loyal following of flora fans distraught over their dieffenbachia or befuddled by their bougainvillea. And with gardening fast becoming the workout of the '90s, her soothing manner and expert advice is more popular than ever.
"Basically, I'm a troubleshooter," says the nursery nabob, who comes from a family ...