Plants to Prune in the Winter
Why Prune Plants in the Winter? Increase blooming, stimulate fruit production and enhance the form of your landscape trees, shrubs…
Wonderful Winter Blooms: The Lenten Rose (Helleborus)
It’s a Marathon Since moving south a dozen years ago, the thing that I am still amazed by, as a…
Make Your Own Magnolia Wreath
Steel Magnolias I live in the deep South. Yet, I have never attempted nor purchased a Magnolia wreath. I know,…
The Best Gardening and Preserving Products
Here’s a roundup of books, online sources, tools and products that we use to garden and preserve our harvest. Before…
Preserving the Harvest Part 1: Canning
Canning I am not a fan of canning. I usually prefer to freeze most of the veggies we harvest from…
8 Critical Summer Garden Maintenance Tasks
Summer presents it’s own set of garden maintenance challenges. To make matters interesting, it may be hot, dry, wet, cool, cloudy or…
6 Signs of Plant Heat Stress
I wrote a previous post about keeping yourself safe while gardening in hot weather, but what about your plants? A…
Poison Ivy |Identification Eradication and Treatment
How to Identify Poison Ivy Certain barriers exist between plant lovers and pure gardening bliss. Excessive heat and cold, nuisance…
How To Beat The Garden Heat
Gardening In The Heat Summer heat can really test your resolve to garden. You spent all spring getting things planted…
How to Braid and Cure Fresh Garlic
Garlic After Harvest Fresh garlic must be cured before long-term storage. Braiding is a convenient and attractive way to bundle…
Tips on Growing Great Tomatoes
There’s Nothing Like Vine Ripened Tomatoes! Tomatoes are probably the most popular crop for backyard gardeners, and for good reason.…
Shaved Asparagus Salad with Creamy Herb Vinaigrette
It’s All About Shaved Asparagus I’ve been seeing shaved asparagus recipes everywhere and decided to join the bandwagon. Asparagus, salad…
