Here are 4 things to know to grow your own plants from seed
By rough approximation, I think I’ve probably germinated a few billion seeds over my nearly 62 years of gardening exploits…
Goodbye summer, hello fall: What the changing seasons mean for watering your trees
An unusually cold winter isn’t always immediately followed by a correspondingly warm summer, but over the long haul, things do tend to balance out.
What are the best fall vegetables to plant? And do you need fertilizer? 3 things to know
Ah, the first week of September. For many gardeners in Middle America, this is when they throw in the towel…
Achoo! Here’s why goldenrod is not to blame for your pollen allergies
If there ever was a Rodney Dangerfield of the garden plant world, it would be the goldenrod…
What’s the difference between native and exotic plants? Debunking the top 5 common myths
Native and exotic plants.. To say it’s a touchy topic is like calling King Kong a little cute little monkey.
Want an eco-friendly backyard? Here’s 4 ways to make your garden more sustainable
The word sustainability gets bandied about everywhere you look these days among garden glitterati. And to be quite honest, I’ve never been a fan of the term.
Too much zucchini in your garden? Here’s 4 things to do with the extra produce
Mid-summer in the Bluegrass is a wonderful time of year, especially if you have a vegetable garden.
What are the most common lawn diseases and how can you treat them? Here’s what to know
Lawns are interesting things… What seems from a distance as a pretty mundane and uniform thing, can take many different forms.
It’s mosquito season! Here are 9 things to know about preventing bites and more
If you’re one of those people out there who feels like mosquito numbers have blown up in recent years, you’re not imagining things.
You’re probably watering your trees wrong. Here are 6 things to know
When you think about it, for all they do for us, trees really don’t ask for all that much.