Fall Flowers on the Cheap
Monday July 31, 2006
Is it too early to start thinking about planting for fall color. Is it too late? Well, that’s hard to say, because a lot depends on the weather ... Read More
Gardening Alert: Now is the Time to Shop for Deals At the Nursery!
Thursday July 27, 2006
What are you doing indoors at the computer? Now is the time to be shopping for great deals at the nursery. Gardeners should be able to find some ... Read More
Gardening Made in the Shade
Wednesday July 26, 2006
Summer is at its peak and your gardens should be looking their glorious best. I hope so, because for most of us it’s too hot to work in the ... Read More
Is Your Garden Better Than Mine?
Tuesday July 25, 2006
Are gardeners an elitist bunch? According to cultural anthropologist Jane Nadel-Klein as quoted in the Houston Chronicle online, garden snobbery is on the rise as more and more gardeners ... Read More
Enhancing Your Landscape To Sell Your Home
Monday July 24, 2006
Downsizing? Movin’ on up? It seems the housing market has a permanent spot in the nightly news these days. If you’re one of the throngs of homeowners ... Read More
Did You Know Gardening Was Good Exercise?Of Course You Did!
Saturday July 22, 2006
You’ve probably seen more than one article touting gardening as good exercise. What gardener needs to be told that? Only the idle observer would think that gardening didn’t ... Read More
It's Sweet Corn Season. Is it Worth Growing Your Own? Oh, Yes!
Friday July 21, 2006
Corn takes up a lot of space in the garden for a long time, yet gardeners are happy to accommodate it. If you've never tasted just picked sweet ... Read More
Zinnias Can Take the Heat
Wednesday July 19, 2006
It’s hard to classify zinnias. There are singles and doubles, small blossoms and large, brilliant hot colors and subdued hues. What they all have in common is ... Read More
Water Gardening Photo Gallery
Saturday July 15, 2006
About Gardening readers have once again shared some amazing photos with us. This month we’re beating the heat with water gardening. It’s too hot to dig a new ... Read More
Hypertoufa Gives Age and Weight to a Garden
Wednesday July 12, 2006
Hypertoufa planters, those trough-like containers that look like expensive, antique cement planters and are usually filled with wonderful oddities from the world of succulents, are one of the most easily ... Read More
Memorable Mistakes
Monday July 10, 2006
Every gardener makes mistakes with their first garden. Mine was getting too few of too many plants. That and a fondness for feathery foliage and dainty flowers. ... Read More
Wouldn't You Rather Be Mowing?
Friday July 7, 2006
Of course not. Even with a cup holder on your lawn tractor, there are better things to do on the weekend then ride in circles around your lawn. ... Read More
July in the GardenA Regional Gardening Almanac
Wednesday July 5, 2006
July is an unpredictable month in the garden. About all you can count on is humidity. Gardeners just have to play it by ear. You know there ... Read More
The Moss Grows Greener
Monday July 3, 2006
People either love moss or hate it. For every gardener who tries the buttermilk in the blender trick, there is a homeowner searching the shelves for a moss eradicator. ... Read More
Gardening Quote of the Month - July 2006
Saturday July 1, 2006
"The Best Plants Come with a Story." --Maria Rodale in