The 4 Best Perennial Spring Bloomers
Spring perennials are such a joy because they pop out of the ground the minute they sense warm weather. Here are some hardy spring bloomers which can give your flower garden the very first color of...
View ArticleHow To Create An Amazing Container Garden
Yearning for petunias in Tucson or cactus in Chicago? Even if you have limited outdoor space you can still create a wonderful container garden. Growing plants in tubs, clay pots, wooden planters and...
View ArticleYour May Lawn & Garden To Do List
Spring cleanup isn’t just for the inside of your house. It’s even more critical to prepare the outside of your home (specifically your lawn and garden) for the growing season. Doing all of these tasks...
View ArticleCreating An Herb Garden
Herbs have been prized for thousands of years for their culinary, cosmetic and curative uses, but many are equally valued for their ornamental beauty. While herbs are not showy plants, plenty have...
View ArticleEverything You Ever Wanted To Know About Pruning
I don’t know about you, but I often find pruning to be a bit of a mystery. Cut the old wood stems. Don’t cut the old wood stems. Geez! Can we get some simple rules about this very necessary lawn and...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Perennials For Your Garden
Perennials are a wonderful thing. They save you money (you buy them once and they come back every single year!) and time (less time out buying annuals) and give a backbone to a garden. There are some...
View ArticleEdible Flowers — They Taste As Good As They Look
From garden plot to dinner plate, certain special flowers – among them spicy nasturiums, sweet violets, perfumed roses and pungent lavender — taste as good as they look and smell! Growing edible...
View Article5 Sensational Summer Annuals
I don’t know about you, but when I invest in summer annuals I want to purchase plants which will flower from spring through frost. Perennials come and go throughout the season, but annuals (the best,...
View ArticleTomatoes. Everything You Need To Know.
Tomatoes. Big, red juicy tomatoes. Or small, fleshy ones. Or tiny, viny ones! Did you know that there are over 10,000 varieties of tomatoes being cultivated worldwide? Wow! Tomatoes have a very long...
View ArticleWhat Is Xeriscaping?
The word xeriscape, coined to describe a garden in which little water is needed, has suddenly become a popular addition to many home gardeners’ vocabulary. The xeriscape concept, and the very word...
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