Fall Garden Clean Up: Keep Nature in Mind(Post)

    What’s your strategy for fall garden clean up? Are you a Clean-Sweeper, removing every fallen leaf, cutting back every perennial, mulching all the beds and trimming all the evergreens ...

    Flower Seeds to Sow in Fall(Post)

    By KK Thinking back over my gardening this past season, I remembered some seeds I bought for spring that never quite made it out of the pack. Wait - who am I kidding? "Never quite" is ...

    Self-Watering Planters for Container Gardening(Post)

    By KK Container gardening has become one of the fastest-growing trends in home gardening—and for good reason. Whether you have a small balcony, patio, rooftop, or limited yard space, c ...

    Native Ornamental Grasses for the Garden and Landscape(Post)

    By KK When it comes to texture, movement, and year-round interest in the garden, few plant groups rival ornamental grasses. They bring elegance, structure, and softness to planting des ...

    Designing a Landscape That's For the Birds(Post)

    As a child, I remember spending many afternoons on my grandparents’ couch, gazing through their huge picture window at the birds visiting the feeders hung in the magnolia tree outside. It was the on ...

    Backyard Grape Growing(Post)

    With a small garden it’s always hard to decide what plants will make the cut. Originally, I chose perennials and a few smaller shrubs to create a happy bird habitat to complement my v ...