How to Rotate Crops in the Home Vegetable Garden
Karen As you begin to plan your vegetable garden consider the importance of crop rotation; that is, the growing of related plants in different areas of the garden in a cyclical…
How to make Forsythia Bloom
Spring would not be spring without the bright sprays of forsythias. The bushes give beauty to even the lowliest when they bloom so if you have a forsythia bush count…
How to Cut Down Ornamental Grasses for the Spring Clean
The spring clean up involves many tasks but none that I hate more than cutting down the large ornamental grasses like pampas grass or Miscanthus. The dried leaves, stalks and…
Eight Interesting Facts about Aphids and Suggestions for Control
Does your heart sink when you see a favorite plant covered with tiny insects exuding a sticky gop, perhaps accompanied by a black dust? You can see that the insects…
How to Tell the Difference between Voles and Moles
The words voles and moles look and sound a lot alike and people seem quite confused as to which animal is to blame for damage to their garden. When you…
Ten Interesting Facts About Japanese Beetles as an Aid to Control
There are few things more frustrating or discouraging than working hard to create something beautiful and then having to watch it made ugly and be destroyed. Anybody who gardens has…
Source for Good Plants: A Visit to the Farmers’ Market
There are numerous sources for plants but my all time favorite is the local Farmer’s Market. As soon as the weather warms up my husband and I begin our ritual…
Fox Urine, Anyone?
If someone gave you a bottle of fox urine, purchased from a local store would you: A. Throw it away? B. Go hunting? C. Put it in the garden? D.…
Ten Steps For Transplanting Plants from Pot to Garden
With beautiful spring weather come trips to the local garden centers in search of new plants for the garden. A successful trip will result in new acquisitions and you will…
Repotting Tender Annuals to Avoid the Cold
I had a plant dilemma this weekend at the local big box stores. It’s nothing new; I have this same problem every year. The stores offer all sorts of tender…