You can move your garden out of the country, but you can’t take the country feel out of a garden, no matter how small it is. Living in the big city doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy homegrown vegetables and fresh flowers. The trick to urban gardening is learning how to […]
Have you ever attended a fancy dinner and not known which fork to use? That’s kind of how it feels looking at rakes in the gardening tools aisle at the home supply store. The difference: While all forks will in some manner get food in your mouth, rakes actually have […]
Fall leaves bring such beauty to the scenery with festive oranges and yellows. But that splendor ends quickly, and something has to be done with all those fallen leaves. Or does it? The old thinking was that raking leaves was a part of Homeowner 101: Every leaf must be removed from […]
Nowadays, concrete and glass are overtaking nature, and skyscrapers are defining the skylines of our cities. Yet renting in a big city shouldn’t stop you from having a personal green oasis to relax in. You don’t need a homestead to keep in touch with nature; you can create a small garden right […]
Some Ohioans just don’t want to bother day after day with their plants and trees, but still want their landscaping to look beautiful and inviting. And who can blame them? “I think that many people think that low maintenance means no maintenance, and that is not true,” says Barbara Arnold, […]
The humid subtropical climate that makes Dallas such a great place for gardening enthusiasts, also makes it inviting to the bane of all gardeners – pests. “Big D” and its sprawling Metroplex get all the usual suspects when it comes to annoying and damaging insects. Texas A&M entomologist Dr. Michael […]
There’s no such thing as a no-maintenance landscape in Atlanta. Even a bare patch of dirt will come up weeds and weevils if left to its own devices. But, low-maintenance landscaping is a different story. It can be achieved, especially if you put a little planning and work into it […]
Flowering shrubs bring your landscape year-round beauty. Their pollinator-friendly blossoms and scents herald changing seasons and set your property apart. Add ornamental fruits and colorful stems that many flowering shrubs deliver, and you have a winning combination from the start … if your pruning is spot-on. To look and perform […]
You love the splash of color your outdoor potted pots bring to your porch, walkway or as a main focal point in your front yard. Container gardening need not end with first cold snap. Keeping them healthy in winter comes down to knowing which plants can tolerate overwintering outside and […]
They leave shiny trails of slime on your sidewalk and across mulched beds. They hang out in your potted plants and under broad-leafed hostas. You might wonder if there is a fast way to slow the march of the garden snail on your property. Backyard escargot, perhaps? Technically, at least […]