New tomato plant mulched with leaves The Benefits of Mulch and Compost in the Vegetable Garden Yesterday I finally made an exciting major purchase that I have been delaying for years. I finally bought a bagger attachment for my mower! I am not at all a neat freak about my grass, in fact I pretty… Read More

Planning a Vegetable Garden One of the decisions to be made at vegetable planting time is whether to start seeds indoors and transplant the baby plants, or to sow seed directly in the garden and let it sprout where it will grow to maturity. While there some plants that are better suited for one or… Read More

Indian Hawthron with Cold Damage   How to Identify Cold Damage in Your Landscape   In a winter like the one just past, the landscape takes a real beating. There has been extreme cold, drying wind, excessive rain, and frozen precipitation of all kinds; not to mention the fluctuation of temperatures we are experiencing on… Read More

Every year as spring fever approaches, die-hard turf grass enthusiasts head to garden centers and home improvement stores to begin any of a host of multistep treatment programs for a lush green, weed free lawn care. While some degree of success can come from these approaches, the truth is these crusading lawn rangers could save… Read More