Getting water to your plants can be one of the most labor-intensive aspects of gardening. But it doesn’t have to be. While I do sometimes enjoy standing in the garden with a hose and communing ...
Spend Less Time Weeding and More Time Gardening with These Tips
Weeds – those opportunistic, unwelcome plants that can effortlessly outcompete your edibles and ornamentals. If only there were an easy way to keep them at bay! Well, unfortunately, there ...
Stale Seedbed Cultivation: Let Weeds Grow Now and Weed Less Later
Gardeners everywhere battle weeds throughout the growing season. But I’m here to offer some unconventional advice. I’m going to encourage you to grow them, or at least allow them to ...
How, When, and Why to Cut Back Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses are increasingly being used in our landscapes as an alternative to shrubs. In any region of the country, you can find native grasses that do quite well, and add textural variety and ...
Spray the Day Away: Safe Application of Garden Chemicals and Organic Alternatives
Applying chemicals to the garden and yard can be a tricky thing. Too much and you’ve overdosed the landscape, but too little and you’ve done nothing but waste your money by pouring it down the ...
Your Guide to Fall and Spring Perennial Cutbacks and Pruning
I’ve got to admit, I have a laissez-faire attitude when it comes to gardening. I don’t mind leaf litter scattered around, and I leave my sunflowers standing for perhaps far too long with the ...
Do I Need to Cut Back Bicolor Iris?
Many of us are accustomed to cutting back our ornamental grasses in late winter to get rid of dead leaves and promote fresh, attractive growth. You might wonder if it’s also necessary to cut ...
Leave the Butchery Behind: How to Properly Prune Crape Myrtle Trees
Crape myrtle trees (Lagerstroemia) are to the southern United States what ivy is to university towers. Imperative. Expected. Greatly appreciated, and… lovely. Though not as ubiquitous as they ...
5 Tips for Pruning Roses Like a Pro
If you’re standing, shears in hand, shaking your head at a tangled mass of roses, you’ve come to the right place. While they can be daunting at first, once you get the upper hand with proper ...
Don’t Forget Your Spring Garden Checklist!
Gardeners are a fortunate lot. For many folks, the winter season can drag on and become a bit gloomy. The weather’s gray and dull, there’s not enough daylight hours, and our favorite outdoor ...
