In spring, it’s fun to pick big bouquets of blooming shrubs and flowering bulbs, but winter also has such opportunities. You can go with the same large outdoor containers you […]
The garden season is ending soon. Fall is beautiful, with bright colors and clear blue skies, but the work it demands can keep us from enjoying it. I’m not a […]
Velvety green moss is a calming element in a garden. Deer don’t eat it. It needs no mowing. It looks right with casual shade gardens, growing with ferns, rhododendrons, mountain […]
Balmy weather arrives soon, and winter will seem a world away. I plan to celebrate—big time. I’m going to have bananas. Maybe even the pink banana I saw in Buffalo […]
The creation of a good garden book takes experience, science, imagination, esthetics and organized development. Good photos and an expensive color printing job may add to the value. One that’s […]
Fall is a great time to grow salad greens. The weather is cooler, and lettuce and spinach prefer this and grow quickly without becoming bitter. Plus, they have a lot […]
If you need help as your garden pumps up into rangy summer growth, you’re not alone. That’s why there’s a trend toward well-behaved varieties, whether such plants were found in […]
You can have lots of bright sunflower faces around you this summer, whether you grow your own or pick up cut flowers when you shop. Enjoying sunflowers in our bouquets […]
Until this year, my orchid purchases were of the phalaenopsis type, often called moth orchids. I simply left them in the pots they came in and avoided overwatering. It was […]
Sculptor Karin Stanley works with large stones, shaping them in ways that resonate with sun, shadow and the rest of nature before carving ancient symbols onto them. She calls some […]
