It's the rare vegetable that's showy enough for the garden at large. What others are there besides fancy-leaved kale, cardoons, Jerusalem artichokes, and artisanal grains such as broom corn and…
Newspaper is a common resource used by small-scale organic gardeners. It can provide carbon for compost, matting for weed reduction, and containers for seed raising, but it carries great risks…
Pests like the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) can destroy your entire crops. So you need to learn a way to fight pests for free... Animals that cause damage to…
Robotic lawnmowers promise a well-tended lawn without a lot of maintenance. But convenience also has its price - and not just financially. The mowers are a threat to small animals…
When adding new plants and trees to gardens or yards, many people have trouble planting each plant appropriately. Many people don’t realize that each tree and plant is different and…
Little things are absolutely everywhere, so come with me for my macro therapy. I call this the little world in my backyard, and there is more to be seen than…
You can use many of the plant parts in your garden for making perfumes. Many people tend to forget that these plants can be used for other purposes too. Even…
The Orange Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium Orange) is easy to cultivate and an eye-catcher in the late summer shrub bed. This is how the bulb flower can be planted and…
A client gave me the mandate to enhance her flowerbed whenever I find a reliable perennial that blooms in purple. (This time it would be Vernonia Lettermannii) To please her,…
It’s easy to botch a perennial while dividing its roots. When strategically positioned over a root clump, traditional tools such as a spade or shovel can slip out of place…