Soil for Growing the Best Lawn
Karen A beautiful lawn is a wonderful enhancement for a home. Grasses, like any other plant, have needs and will thrive if those needs are met. One of the most important…
Plant Profile: Cowslip (Primula veris)
Native to temperate Europe and western Asia, this evergreen or semi evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the primrose family, Primulaceae, that also includes scarlet pimpernel. Plants form a…
Garden Urn: Selecting
Urns give the gardener an unique opportunity to adorn the garden. They can be used alone like a statue, in pairs to create symmetry and formality, or filled with flowers…
Plant Profile: Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)
A native of woods, savannas, and prairies from Ontario and Manitoba, south to Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico, leadplant is a small shrub with silvery green leaves and bluish-purple flowers…
Book Review: The Essential Garden Maintenance Workbook
As every gardener knows, gardens are works in progress. There is a beginning, of course, but the garden is never finished and because it consists of living, growing plants, it…
How to Use Grass Clippings
Grass clippings are organic materials that contain a lot of nutrients. Throwing them away or bagging them for disposal really makes little sense. As we become more aware of the…
Plant Profile: ‘Susquehana’ Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia ‘Susquehana’)
Introduced in 2009 as part of the River Series of Tiarella cordifolia, ‘Susquehanna’ is a fast growing ground cover for shade. It’s diminutive size belies its ability to spread up…
Mid-May Visit to Biltmore Estate Gardens, Ashville, North Carolina
A visit to Biltmore’s garden is always a treat and going the third week of May was especially nice. The drive to the house was lush and green, and banners…
Plant Profile: Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum)
There are many different kinds of onion cultivated as garden plants but the nodding wild onion has a special charm all of its own. In summer a cluster of white…
Book Review: Growing and Propagating Wildflowers
If you like wildflowers and want to know more about them this book could be exactly what you are looking for. It includes detailed information on 200 genera and 1000…