Towards a Less Needy Lawn
Don’t let lawn care take over your summer. Here are a few simple tips to reduce (enormously) its maintenance: RemoveContinue Reading
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Vacation Care for your Garden
Taking a summer vacation is a long-standing tradition. You get two weeks, three weeks or even four weeks off eachContinue Reading
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Rue: the Herb that Shouldn’t Be
These days, everyone loves traditional plants, the ones our ancestors grew. Garden writers keep dragging old plants out of mothballsContinue Reading
Foam on Your Plants? It’s Just Frog Spit!
No, not real spit from a frog, but the cluster of small transparent bubbles in a whitish foam is insteadContinue Reading
Watering Responsibly
True enough, everybody wants a nice green garden, but there is no need to waste water by watering excessively either.Continue Reading
Is Treated Wood Safe in the Vegetable Garden?
There is a long-standing controversy in the field of organic gardening: can pressure-treated wood be used as part of an organic vegetableContinue Reading
Keeping Ants Off Your Hummingbird Feeder
If there is any way ants can reach a hummingbird feeder, they will. They love slurping up the sugary nectarContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Carrot Tops Are Poisonous
Many gardeners believe that carrot tops (carrot leaves) are poisonous. After all, don’t we usually cut them off and tossContinue Reading
Ants in Your Plants?
Don’t panic at the sight of little brown ants climbing onto your plants. These insects are completely harmless and do nothing to disturbContinue Reading
2017 Hosta of the Year: ‘Brother Stefan’
If you like colorful, slug-resistant hostas, you’ll love the variety the American Hosta Growers Association has named hosta of theContinue Reading