Little-Known and Interesting Facts about Independence Day
Here are a few little-known facts about our national holiday. Feel free to use them as conversation-starters at your annual barbeque or just as a
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August is the Month to Control Bagworms!
Many gardeners have seen these destructive worms in their landscape. Bagworms attach to stems and branches of many kinds of trees and shrubs. The evergreen
July is Preparation time for your Fall/Winter Vegetable Garden!
July is the month we all think of 2 things: the summer heat & humidity, and that it’s time to begin preparing and planting the garden for a fall
Gerbera Daisies: Hardy & Handsome
Remember when a girl in love would pluck a daisy’s petals, hoping that the final petal remaining would mean that the object of her heart
Japanese Beetles, Geraniums, and the 1970s
According to the Agriculture Research Service (ARS), each year Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica Newman) cost the ornamental plant industry $450 million in damage. A half
Asters: A Touch of Pastel in the Garden
Asters are a hardy perennial that brings life and color to any garden. The hardy blue aster (Aster novae-angliae) is the common fall-blooming variety. Asters
How often should I water the plants in the ground in my garden?
Keeping your soil moist but not wet The simple answer would be however often it takes to keep your soil moist but not wet. As
What’s Bugging You? Cutworms
If you have plants that suddenly keel over in the middle of the night, you might have cutworms. Closer inspection will usually reveal that the
How to Use and Dry Lavender
The major reason lavender plants are so prized is that their flowers keep their fragrance when dried. Besides being beautiful and aromatic, lavender flowers are
August Gardening
Watering, weeding, and deadheading (and harvesting, if you are growing vegetables and herbs) head the list of projects for this month. Watering-Watering may be the