Don’t murder your crape myrtles
Travel anywhere in the South and you will find butchered crape myrtle trees. Crape murder…
Browsing: Gardening with Janet
End of season gardening to-do’s
With the arrival of the holiday season, gardening chores get pushed to the back burner,…
Cover up: Season extenders prolong gardens in winter
The first frost typically marks the end of the growing season for vegetable gardens. But…
Gardening: The Great Pumpkins, squash and gourds
October and pumpkins are almost synonymous. While many think only of the mid-size orange jack-o’-lantern…
Ornamental grasses add interest to fall garden
When many gardeners hear the word grass, they think of lawn grasses that are mowed…
Pests eating plants? There ‘mite’ be an easy solution
Summer is in full swing with hot and humid weather. Gardeners are tasked with watering…
Tooling around the garden
Gardening encompasses flowers, vegetables and fruits, lawns and containers — both indoors and out. The…
Everything’s coming up roses
The most recognized flower in the world is a rose. It has been the symbol…
May the luck of the ‘iris’ be with you this spring
A sure sign that the garden season had begun was a bed of blooming bearded…
Growing gardens while growing older
Most of us have heard about the benefits of gardening. It is great exercise. It…