Ideas For Broken Pot Planters – Tips On Making Cracked Pot Gardens

Pots break. It’s one of those sad but true facts of life. Maybe you’ve been storing them in a shed or basement and they’ve gotten jostled the wrong way. Maybe a pot in your h

Build And They Will Grow

Waiting for that first hosta spear to break through, or the first signs of daffodils, crocus, and hyacinth to appear can be agonizing. Ease the agony by starting seeds indoors. When March arrives a lot of zone 5 gardener

Your Outdoor Living Space - Its Not Just A Yard Anymore!

More and more of us are spending quality time at home and finding new ?old? ways to enjoy our backyards, patios, decks, and outdoor spaces. Folks just like yo

2007 Perennial of the Year Will Make Gardeners Purr

As the year 2006 came to a close, the Perennial Plant Association bestowed Walkers Low catmint with the 2007 Plant of the Year award...and gardeners looking f

Potatoes...the root of all thats yummy

Do not boast over the branches. If you do boast, remember it is not you that support the root, but the root that supports you.

Dont be Callous with your Malus

Yes, I know these have long been the weapons on late summer evenings of young boys darting around trees and bushes in crabapple wars, but these are different.

Hummingbirds, Natures Kamaikazes: Information and tips to enjoying them: Part 3

There are many questions when it comes to the Ruby-throat hummingbird. Bill Hilton Jr. was kind enough to answer a great number when I spoke with him here in

Topiary: Art with Nature, Part 2~How To Do It Yourself

Still reeling from sticker shock over the price tag on that beautifully sculpted topiary creation in the garden center? Not to worry--simple indoor or outdoor

So Many Tomatoes, So Little Time

?Home grown tomatoes, home grown tomatoes. What would life be like without homegrown tomatoes. Only two things that money cant buy. Thats true love and home g

All-America Selections® for 2008

Every year for the past 75 years, plant experts from across the country have gotten together to chose the best of the best vegetables and flowers. These choic

Why would anyone grow A Stinking Rose? For Garlic of Course!

Garlic has been used throughout recorded history for both culinary and medicinal purposes. It has a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and swee

AAS 75th Anniversary Classics

To commemorate their 75th anniversary, All-America Selections has designated 5 of their past winners as CLASSICS. These selections have withstood the test of

The tête-à-tête daffodil - enjoy it twice, once in a pot and forever in your garden!

Frustrated gardeners have long forced bulbs into flowering early, tricking bulbs into thinking it was spring after a period of cold dormancy, or winter. Now t

The Story of Iris Part 10 - Breeding Iris

Boy meets girl, boy loves girl, and boy and girl get married, have kids, and live happily ever after?. right? Not so in the world of iris. Let?s take a little

Growing Caladiums: A Bright Spot Of Color For Shady Areas

Do you have a slightly shady spot where bright flowers refuse to bloom? Possibly an east facing entryway or porch, where some vibrant color is needed to welco

20 great and overlooked palms for marginal Mediterranean climates

The Mediterranean climate is a marginal climate for growing palms though there are literally hundreds of species that can be grown in such climates (comparabl

The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea green boat. They dined on mince and slices of quince...

Quince, a very popular fruit in past generations, has fallen almost into obscurity and is now one of the most under-rated fruits. It is related to apples and

Watering African Violets 101: Different Strokes for Different Folks

How to water, when to water, how much to water? Watering might be the most discussed topic in African violet care. While there is no ?one true way,? a look at

The Invaders: Ivy (Hedera helix)

Who does not love an ivy-covered cottage? An ivy-covered wall? The friendly confines of ivy-covered Wrigley Field? Even the gods loved ivy. But it seems that

Dwarf Needled Conifers

If you have a small garden but want year-round attraction, there are multitudes of dwarf conifers that can fit the bill. This is part one or a two part series