Preparing roses for winter

Many roses can survive in cold climates with a little winter protection.   Continue

Saving dahlias and other October gardening tips

How to enrich the soil for next year's garden, plant garlic and save dahlia tubers.   Continue

Legends of the chrysanthemum

With the arrival of cooler weather, many gardeners turn to fall chrysanthemums to provide color for the spots left vacant by tired summer annuals. What most don't realize is that they are planting a species whose relatives go back centuries, even ......   Continue

Ladybugs, ladybugs, come to my garden

Ladybugs, also called lady beetles or ladybirds, can be a gardener's best friend. The ladybug's bright coloring brings welcomed cheer to the garden, as well as helping with pest control. Since medieval times, ladybugs have been valued by ......   Continue

Seed or sod?

Are you considering installing a new lawn, or renovating a worn one? Then one choice you are faced with is whether to use seed or sod. With either, your lawn will establish more easily with proper prior soil preparation. Begin with a soil test to ......   Continue

A feast of weeds

Do you ever think, when weeding each year, that there must be some use for all those weeds? Well there is. Some of our more common weeds can be quite tasty! Most have heard of dandelion wine, made from the blossoms, but you can begin eating this ......   Continue

Growing daylilies

This plant is a favorite with gardeners as it adapts readily to a wide range of soil and temperature conditions, and is generally quite hardy and free from serious insect problems. It's an excellent plant for beds and borders, but choose your location ......   Continue

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