How do soil microbes influence nutrient availability?*
There are hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of organisms in just a handful of soil. The Soil Science Society ofContinue Reading
Category: Laidback Gardener Tip of the Day
Garden Myth: You Can Kill Slugs With Cornmeal
Here’s a garden myth that just keeps circulating: that you can kill slugs by feeding them cornmeal. The idea isContinue Reading
Don’t Get Soaked with Soaker Hose
I’m a big user of soaker hoses. It’s an easy way of watering without waste, as they apply moisture directlyContinue Reading
Trap Wireworms With Potatoes!
Wireworms are frequently found in gardens, causing the most damage in vegetable beds where they attack the roots of seedlings,Continue Reading
What’s Eating My Columbines?
The columbine (Aquilegia spp.) is a highly attractive perennial and very popular as well. With its exotic-looking flowers, usually bicolored (theContinue Reading
Allium ‘Millenium’: The 2018 Perennial of the Year
The Perennial of the Year program, organized by the Perennial Plant Association, has come up with some truly stupendous plantsContinue Reading
Think Twice About Preventative Pesticides
I’m a very reluctant user of pesticide sprays and powders. I try to avoid using them at all and evenContinue Reading
How to Choose the Best Bedding Plants
When you’re shopping for bedding plants for your gardens and pots, do you know what to look for? Of course,Continue Reading
Are Impatiens About to Make a Comeback?
If you’re one of the many gardeners who have bemoaned the loss of the garden impatiens (Impatiens walleriana), driven fromContinue Reading
Discover the Hosta of the Year 2018
Every year, dozens of new hostas are introduced, adding to the thousands of varieties already on the market. The choiceContinue Reading