It's tulip season and even if the critters or the weather won't let you have tulips in your garden, you can still have bouquets in the house. If you've ... Read More

Take care of 2 landscaping problems with 1 solution - Deer resistant groundcover alternatives for lawns. Lawns have their place, but there are shady nooks and outer reaches ... Read More

Growing potatoes requires a lot of faith. You can’t see what’s happening underground until it’s too late to do anything about it. And what’s above ground is often ... Read More

If only it was that easy. But trees are crucial to climate control, indoors and out. “According to the U.S. Forest Service, 50 million strategically placed shade trees ... Read More

Perennials that bloom repeatedly throughout the growing season are rare. Rehmannia elata (Chinese Foxglove) not only repeat blooms, it gives it’s best show in partial shade. The nodding ... Read More

They say that as the gardening population ages, we’re looking for ways to make our gardens less labor intensive. Sounds good to me. I love the process of ... Read More

It’s getting to be that time of year again - time to start the seeds. The hard part is over; deciding which seeds to grow. Now you get ... Read More

The plant catalogs are well dog-eared by now and garden plans are getting put on paper. Not to rain on anyone’s parade, but perhaps now is a good time ... Read More

Although many species of cyclamen are hardy, the cyclamen plants sold in greenhouses and stores during the holidays are considered houseplants and require different care than garden cyclamens. But ... Read More

The National Garden Bureau has picked violas as their flower of the year for 2007. That gives us a chance to take a fresh look at a flower most ... Read More

Asparagus offers two major perks to the vegetable gardener. First, it’s a sure sign that spring is here and the gardening season has begun. Secondly, asparagus is one of the ... Read More

It's that time of year again. In fact, it's pretty much always that time of year. Something always needs pruning in the garden, but late winter/early spring is ... Read More

Whether you’re preparing for the snow plows or sitting at your beach house and laughing at those of us who are, salt tolerant plants are a need we have in ... Read More

Have you ever tried to use garden design software? Actually, most of it is labeled landscape design software and they want you to lay out your entire property, so ... Read More

Long blooming and fragrant, with an almost unparalleled range of colors, Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus) seem at home in any garden. I like to plant them with my pole ... Read More

The poll we took a couple of months ago yielded a wealth of ideas for new gardeners and veterans alike. Here are the 50 perennial plants nominated as ... Read More

Asparagus offers two major perks to the vegetable gardener. First, it’s a sure sign that spring is here and the gardening season has begun. Secondly, asparagus is one of the ... Read More

The frustrating truth is - Deer Can’t Read. They apparently have no idea that coreopsis is clearly on the list of plants they don’t prefer. While no ... Read More

A few years back, weeping trees were the darlings of the gardening world and no landscape was complete without one (or sometimes many). There’s no denying they are eye ... Read More

Rain can be a gardener’s dream, but standing water is usually a gardening dilemma. David Beaulieu offers some solutions. Probably the wisest is to divert the water to ... Read More

Planning season has started and to do it properly, we need lots and lots of plant and seed catalogs. Make sure you're on the mailing list for these top ... Read More

Happy New Year! Another year, another chance to garden. Here are some gardening tips for the month of January, to get you back outdoors, where we belong. And here’s ... Read More