Garden planning and preparation time is upon us. With the increasing desire for more earth-friendly gardening methods, gardeners do not have to look far for options. Toilet paper tube seed…
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…
Growing white pumpkins (Ghost pumpkins) can be a fascinating experience, but growing unusual varieties, such as white pumpkins, can be even more rewarding. Their exceptionally beautiful shapes and ranges of white hue…
It's exciting and intriguing to grow plants indoors in winter. All you need is enough room, planters, enough light, and a consistent indoor temperature. There are a variety of plants…
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…
Flower spikes of Kniphofia thomsonii var. snowdenii (red-hot pokers) are typically crowded with flowers and vivid in coloring. Flower spikes of Snowden's poker (Snowden's red hot poker) are strikingly airy, with an…
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,…