Milkweeds: which ones for your garden?

Monarchs need milkweeds. Thats practically Rule # 1 of butterfly gardening. But a novice gardener could easily be frustrated by the challenge of choosing the

Growing Staghorns: Platycerium Ferns

This article acts as introduction to these exotic and incredibly ornamental tropical ferns, commonly known as Staghorn Ferns. Some suggestions on cultivation

Heating The Hoop House Without Electricity

Are you looking for a way to heat your hoop house without electricity?

Daves Garden Sunday Funnies 9-20-15

You supply the caption for our weekly funny image.

Growing Asparagus from Seed

Why are crowns held in higher esteem than seed? And why are males preferred to females? No, were not talking about arcane rules for monarchies. Lets look at t

Arum pictum: Mystery and Drama for the Fall Garden

Arums are mysterious plants. You know the type: they send up intriguing foliage in one season, perhaps an unusual flower in another season, and then, long aft

The Zinnia: A Flower thats Hard on the Eyes?

Upon first seeing zinnias in bloom in Mexico, the Spanish conquistadors were not at all impressed, naming it mal de ojos, or bad for the eye, i.e., so ugly th

Motion without Muscles: How Flower Petals Move

Without muscles, HOW do blossoms open and close?

Hoop House Soil Health

Do you know how to keep the soil in your hoop house healthy and productive?

Pumpkin On a Stick

A new way to grow pumpkins? Cute little “pumpkins on a stick” may be showing up at a farm stand near you this harvest season. But what are they?

Miniature Pumpkins: Big Reasons to Grow This Tiny Beauty

There are many stories through out the harvest season about giant pumpkins, giant watermelons, and even giant squash. Its the little ones that oftentimes win

Clay Soil: A Real Challenge

For a potter or sculptor, abundant clay soil is Natures goldmine. Thick and sticky, its natural strength and water resistance are prized by artisans, but desp

A Corky Tree

A corky tree: can you guess which one 

Outwitting Backyard Creatures: Bulbs & Plants They Hate!

Whether your nemesis is deer, or burrowing rodents that dine on your bulbs and ornamentals, plant these critter-resistant varieties, then sit back and smile.

Verticillium wilt: how to diagnose it, what to do about it

Verticillium wilt: Its the V in VFN tomato plants, as in resistant to Verticillium wilt. But other vegetables are attacked by this fungal disease, as are nume

From Nature Back to Nature: Bird Feeders from Vines

Do you trim away the excessive growth of invasive vining plants? I am sure you do if you live with wild grapevines, wisteria or honeysuckle. Do you stuff the

Florida Anise, An Uncommon Evergreen Shrub

When choosing broadleaf evergreen shrubs for Southern landscapes, it is easy to fall back on the ones that we see in neighbors yards and the ones that are com

Turn Your Raised Garden Bed Into a Cold Frame

Turn your raised bed into an instant cold frame by adding a lid.

Tumbleweeds, a Russian Invasion

Weve all seen the movies and television shows. Rickety wooden buildings line a deserted street. A slight breeze kicks up some dust and a tumbleweed rolls acro

Autumn Asters

Many gardeners expend all their energy on their spring- and summer-blooming garden, then feel as exhausted as their plants by September. You can overcome thes