Garden Hedges: Evergreen Conifers-2
Karen Evergreen conifers offer many features that make them desirable as a hedge. Their dense covering of needles throughout the year make an effective screen or privacy hedge and can serve…
Plant Profile: Salal (Gaultheria shallon)
If you are familiar with this plant you either live in the northwest United States or know it from the floral trade. A member of the heather family salal is…
Book Review: Vertical Gardening: Grow Up, not Out, for More Vegetables and Flowers in Much Less Space
Space can be a very limiting factor in designing a garden and being able to grow all the plants you want to grow. Growing plants on trellises, arbors, columns and…
How to Identify A Lawn that Needs Water
Watering a lawn is one of the most important aspects of keeping it healthy and attractive. The amount of water a lawn needs varies with many factors including climate, soil,…
Plant Profile: Volcano Phlox ‘Ruby’ (Phlox paniculata)
Garden phlox is a staple of many perennial gardens and this one is a great cultivar to grow. Like most phlox in the Volcano series it is shorter, denser, bears…
Garden Hedges: Coniferous Evergreens-1
When you want to block a view or create privacy an evergreen hedge is a great solution. You accomplish your purpose while adding an attractive feature to the landscape. Those…
Plant Profile: Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum)
At twelve feet tall and with a taproot that can be fifteen feet long, this native of tall grass prairies is a plant to be taken seriously. Add to its…
Book Review: Herbs in Bloom: A Guide to Growing Herbs as Ornamental Plants
Herbs are usually grown for their foliage which is harvested for culinary or medicinal purpose with little thought given to the beauty of the flowers that many produce. Herbs in…
Factors Affecting the Water Needs of Lawns
Watering is one of the most important factors in maintaining a healthy and attractive lawn. Unfortunately, the amount of water a lawn needs to thrive depends on many variables and…
Plant Profile: ‘Snowflake’Catmint (Nepeta mussinii)
‘Snowflake’ is the white form of the traditional catmint that makes a great edging plant as it spills over the garden bed. Small white flowers are held in loose spikes…