Put Some Buzz in Your Landscape by Helping Pollinators
April 14th, 2015
The loss of the pollinator population is something home gardeners can help by knocking off spraying, planting more variety and not “sanitizing” the landscape.
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8 Landscaping Ideas Worth “Borrowing”
March 31st, 2015
There’s no sense reinventing the wheel if you’re thinking about ways to spruce up your landscape this year. Lots of uber-gardeners can give you inspiration with these eight ideas.
10 Tips for Making the Most Out of Garden Shows
February 24th, 2015
Garden-show-touring can be tiring, taxing and sometimes a tad bewildering – especially in the case of cavernous, cattle-herd shows such as the 10-acre Philadelphia Flower Show. Five gardening and landscape-related shows happen late this month into next within day-trip range of Harrisburg (see the list below). If you’re going to any/all, I thought you might […]
10 Tips for Four-Season Gardens
February 17th, 2015
Improving a landscape for better four-season interest isn’t hard, but it does take some planning. Check out 10 tips to help your yard change with the seasons and look good in all.
Trees in Trouble?
January 27th, 2015
Winter is a good time to assess troubles that could be brewing with your trees. Here’s a list of what to look for as well as 10 things you can do to maximize your trees’ health.
5 Holiday Plants You Can Keep Going
December 16th, 2014
Holiday plants are often throw-aways, but here are five that you can keep growing and going for years with a little know-how.
The Life of a Christmas Tree
December 9th, 2014
Growing a Christmas tree is no easy feat, as you might’ve guessed from the troubles gardeners often have with their own backyard conifers. Here’s how the growers do it…
By George! A New Book
October 14th, 2014
My first gardening book is hot off the presses, and it’s a 240-page paperback from Cool Springs Press that features my 170 top plant picks for Pennsylvania yards.
Don’t Pack Away the Shovels Yet
September 16th, 2014
Fall really is a good time to plant most plants. It’s not just garden-center hype. Here’s a look at why, plus ideas on what you can add to spruce up the yard heading down this season’s home stretch.
My Aging Back (and Knees, Neck, Hands, etc.)
September 9th, 2014
What happens when age or infirmity makes it harder and harder to garden? Try these strategies, based on Sydney Eddison’s excellent book, “Gardening for a Lifetime.”