Water For Better Plants
How nice it would be to simply turn on a sprinkler and let the drops fall, with no concern for water shortages and water bills! But most of us cannot
Landscape
9 Tips on Spring Planting
Spring is an important time in the garden. It lays the foundation for the coming gardening season and keeps things organized. Below are 9 tips to help you get started
Rhododendron
Trends in gardening sometimes result in certain flowers being found less often in American gardens today. Rhododendrons are an example of an old-fashioned flower that has reversed the trend. The
Junipers Rugged Easy To Grow Evergreens
It is impossible to overstate the case for junipers in home plantings. No other group of plants so well sets off today’s modern low houses and fills the gardener’s need
What Is The Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus Parviflora)?
Whoever named the bottlebrush buckeye hit the nail squarely on the head, for the plant’s showy flower clusters look like the tapering brushes used for washing bottles. Aesculus parviflora has
Sandy Soil? Line it!
Sandy soil certainly has its advantages. You can start spring planting earlier than most people, for the soil becomes workable much sooner. And even during a wet spring, the water
Broadleaf Evergreens For Where You Live
There are only broadleaf evergreens that I would want to recommend with qualifications for the North. The varieties listed have been grown successfully by a small number of gardeners with
Why Are My Leaves Not Dark Green?
Someone recently lamented: “I’m tired of ‘tired blood,’” referring, of course, to the well-known commercial directed at anemic humans. I’ll go one step further: “I’m tired of plants suffering from
Don’t Let These Perennials Go
Economic laws apply in the plant world. Unless you demand unusual varieties, growers will not supply them. So why let these charmers disappear? Profitless Plants To Growers Unless gardeners ask
A Tree For Today’s Small Spaces
With building lots growing smaller and houses shrinking closer to ground level every day, it’s time the Japanese lilac tree (Syringa amurensis japonica) came into its own. This little-known member