Stretching the Limits?
December 23rd, 2014
Sometimes we’re stretching it a bit trying to come up with gardening innovations.
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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…
Attack of the Plant Police
November 11th, 2014
It’s now possible to get a threatening letter from a lawyer if you don’t punctuate a plant name the way a company wants its plant to be punctuated. I know. I got one of them.
A Nut to Behold
November 4th, 2014
Maples usually get top billing in the fall-color department, and I can’t disagree after seeing some of the beauties on display these past couple of weeks. But this is the first year I really took notice to another tree that hardly anyone mentions on their top fall-foliage list – our native hickory. I saw one […]
The Last Tomato
October 28th, 2014
The saddest downer of the garden season is picking that last tomato.
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.
It’s a Garden, Not a Stage
September 30th, 2014
Here’s a case study in how to turn a fishbowl of a courtyard back yard into something with a little more privacy and color.
A Community of Gardens
September 23rd, 2014
Picture a neighborhood where everyone gardens on cottage-dotted community land, and you’ve got the Dutch concept of a garden park.
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.