Marie's Gardening Blog

Bamboo. We see it in all the garden design magainzes. Bamboo looks so elegant and graceful, how harmful can it be? Can bamboo be safetly grown in ... Read More

What would the shade garden be without Impatiens. No other flower delivers color throughout the entire growing season and is so undemanding. Gardeners take Impatiens for granted, but ... Read More

What if you could only have 1 type of garden. I don't know why. Maybe there's only so much space or time or strength. Whatever the reason, ... Read More

Truth be told, I think groundhogs are adorable looking creatures. But much like Bambi, when groundhogs are in your garden, they're going to need more than a cute face ... Read More

Strawberries may be available all year, but fresh locally grown strawberries signal the summer season. Day neutral and everbearing strawberries have been getting all the attention, but there still ... Read More

Annoying, but true. No matter how much rain gets dumped on your garden in the spring, you can bet that sooner or later you’re going to hit a dry ... Read More

Do you realize how lucky we are to have such a vast assortment of chili peppers available to us? Until the mid-20th century, hot peppers were just a regional ... Read More

The temperatures are heating up and many of us are thinking, “Wouldn’t the sound of water be nice in the garden?”. Putting in your own pond and fountain is ... Read More

Ever wonder what gets those urban gardeners fired up enough to convert a squalid empty lot into an oasis? It takes a great leap of faith to pour your ... Read More

The Herb Garden is a developing site that offers something most other gardening sites don't have - a garden humor section. Everyday gardening terms are viewed from a slightly ... Read More

Is there a more evocative plant than lavender? Lavender says summer and the south of France. So why do those of us in climates very unlike the ... Read More

I’ve been getting quite a few emails from gardeners about tomato blossom drop. This, unfortunately, is a very common problem and not an easy one to correct. Tomato ... Read More

According to the people who take statistics and then tell us what we want, gardeners are looking to down size their gardens and spend more time enjoying them. Sounds ... Read More

Some bugs’ looks are worse than their bites. That foamy mass frothing up on leaves and in the joints of plant stems looks like someone spit on your plants. ... Read More

We’re featuring roses in our June Reader’s Photo Gallery. I guess everyone has their hands dirty this month, because I only got a couple of photos. But those ... Read More

For all you gardeners who thought 'Endless Summer' hydrangeas were a treat, get ready for more. Three new continuous blooming hydrangeas are on the market. 'Forever & Ever', ... Read More

Think you know your bugs? As gardeners, we certainly get up close and personal with a good number of them. Test how knowledgeable you really are with Sherri ... Read More

June is a month for graduations, weddings and garden pests. As beautiful as June can be, no sooner do your plants peak than the bugs find them. It’s ... Read More

Yuck! When you see something like the bug at right, you’re first thought is to get it off your plants. But learn to recognize this ugly duckling. ... Read More

It's amazing how much time and effort is spent trying to find natural ways to eliminate unwanted plants. There's no reason to import predator pests from other countries when ... Read More

We’re all anticipating the first ripe tomato of the season. To help make sure you’re not disappointed once your fruits start to ripen, here are a few reminders of ... Read More

“People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.” Iris Murdoch