Getting landscape plants at the proper depth
Now is a great time to install trees and shrubs in your landscape! Whenever you’re planting any type of plant, proper depth is key....
What’s blooming Thanksgiving or Christmas?
Who would have thought that a cactus would be a representation of Christmas? When we think of cactus we generally think of a green...
Hark the amaryllis sings!
While the amaryllis doesn't literally sing, it is majestic and calls out or "harks" to listen up, look at me and my showy trumpets...
Nothing says Christmas like a poinsettia
Have you decorated for Christmas? Besides the Christmas tree, the mantel, and hanging the stockings with care, flowers can add the perfect finishing touch...
Cuttings bring the outdoors inside
The temperatures in the past few weeks have been up and down like a yoyo. Lo and behold, a few of my container and...
The exotics
My sisters used to tease me about my desire to grow what they called "weird" plants, outdoors and inside. I always referred to those...
Tennis balls, ashes, and leaves…time for garden prep
They's somethin kindo' harty-like about the atmusfere
When the heat of summer's over and the coolin' fall is here -
Of course we miss the flowers,...
Frost is on the horizon
As unpleasant as some of this tropical moisture has been for some, it has been an excellent opportunity to get fescue and winter annuals...
Magnificent Mums
Chrysanthemums reflect all the colors of fall. Whether used indoors as a centerpiece for a dining room table setting or outdoors surrounded by pumpkins,...
The Cheerful Faces of Pansies
Did you know that pansies and violas are edible? They are high in vitamins A and C. They have a strong flavor and have...
All Hail to the Stragglers!
Just a few days after the remnants of Delta reminded us of the power of even a weakened tropical storm, there remains some beauty...
Green Thumb Therapy
When I began gardening more than 40 years ago it was because my Daddy told me to. My sisters and I helped plant, weed,...