Carrots Resistant to Carrot Fly
The carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae, formerly Psila rosea) is a major annoyance for vegetable gardeners. It’s found pretty much aroundContinue Reading
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Castor Bean: the Fast Way to a Tropical Look
With its enormous palmate leaves and huge height (some cultivars can reach 10 feet/3 m!), castor bean (Ricinus communis) isContinue Reading
When To Prune Flowering Shrubs
Gardeners seem very concerned about when to prune broadleaf shrubs, as if trimming them at the wrong time of the yearContinue Reading
A Raised Bed with Cinder Blocks
To quickly install a garden that will give height to your landscape, why not simply use cinder blocks (hollow, stackable concreteContinue Reading
Growing Celery from a Stump
Did you know that when you buy celery at the supermarket, there are ways to recover the plant and getContinue Reading
Thriller Plants for Containers
What can you use as a thriller plant for your container garden? Actually, almost any plant can be used asContinue Reading
The Easy Way to Grow Onions
Why complicate life by starting onion seeds indoors then transplanting them later into the garden? It’s much easier to startContinue Reading
Happy Herbs Have Varying Needs
If you plan to create a beautiful herb garden with all your favorite herbs growing happily side by side, think again. CulinaryContinue Reading
Rediscovering the Perennial Hedge
If you look back over the history of hedges, you’ll realize that, although today’s hedges always seem to be composedContinue Reading
Leaf Diseases Won’t Take Over Your Yard
I regularly hear gardeners terribly concerned about foliar diseases: powdery mildew, black spot, rust, etc. Their main concern seems toContinue Reading