Frost Free Days
Karen The other temperature related item of great importance to growing plants is the growing season, the number of days between the last frost in the spring and the first frost…
American Horticultural Society Plant Heat Zones
All of us who garden in the southern part of the country have probably noticed that high temperatures can be as much of a problem as low temperatures especially in…
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
Do you go blank when you see the brightly colored map of the United States broken into 11 zones? You are not alone but why not make friends with that…
Soil fertility and texture: how and why to test your soil for garden success
Soil is one of the most important factors influencing the success of your garden. Both the texture and fertility of the soil make a critical difference to the growth and…
1967 Jaguar OTS
by RAY on APRIL 7, 2003 EDIT Purchased 06/11/2002 from the second owner who used the car to drive to work through the Bucks County, Pennsylvania countryside during the Summer…
Poisonous Plants: Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) CHECK FOR DUPLICATE
Growing four to twenty feet tall, this evergreen shrub is native to moist woods and clearings, and along streams from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana…
Weeds and Their Control: Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens pallida)
Also called, jewelweed, touch-me-not is an annual and a member of the balsam family, Balsaminaceae, that also includes busy lizzie. It is native to Canada and the US and grows…
Plant Combination: Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) and Pink Tickseed (Coreopsis rosea)
Moist spots in the garden can be difficult to plant but this combination for a pink sunny border may be just the answer. With a mass of pink daisy-like flowers…