It’s so hard to say goodbye Sometimes as gardeners, when plant problems arise, we need a little push to finally admit that a plant isn’t going to make it. I have to admit, it’s tempting to keep on spraying, fertilizing, pruning, watering and otherwise “nurturing” that plant that’s had only two green leaves for the…
Garden Visitors Broadly speaking, gardeners tend to be wildlife lovers too. When I worked in garden centers, I regularly had conversations with clients who simultaneously wanted pointers on ridding their yard of one pest or another (without harming it) and attracting wildlife. Interestingly the key to both lies in understanding what these critters are looking…
There’s no such thing as a good bug, right? First of all, there are plenty of places that we don’t need bugs: I don’t care for cockroaches, silverfish, or bedbugs (although I’m sure they serve their purposes). Once I’m outside, though I tend to give bugs the benefit of the doubt in order to protect…
Garden Tools Redo Since the original post on this theme, I have come across a few tool heads that were destined to be thrown away, and couldn’t help but rescue them. These tools still have a lot of life left in them, and it may help some of you to see these examples of the…
Sweet Magnolia Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, needs no introduction around here. The genus Magnolia includes over 200 species, but the word magnolia means one thing in the South: huge white flowers, sweetly scented, on a large broad-leafed evergreen tree. It is most beloved, although sometimes preferred from a distance. This species is native to the…