Trees Should Fit Their Gardens
UNITED STATES—A tree is a woody perennial plant with a single tall trunk and branches. However, several tree types can not conform with this...
Colorful Foliage Regardless Of Bloom
UNITED STATES—Home gardens display more floral color now than at any other time of year. So much is in bloom. So much more is...
Succulents Within Average Home Gardens
UNITED STATES—All cacti are succulents. So are all agaves. Technically, yuccas are too, even though they are no more succulent than palm trees. Perhaps...
Palm Trees Within Home Gardens
UNITED STATES—Trees conform to an overly vague definition. Most simply, they are substantial and woody perennial plants with tall trunks and branches. Yet, several...
Pruning At The Proper Time
UNITED STATES—Motorized hedge shears are the most overused home garden power tools. They are very useful for hedges and similarly shorn shrubbery. The problem...
Another Scandal Rocks Bravo With “Summer House”
HOLLYWOOD—The fact that these rumors had been circling for weeks, and we had one of the participants in the rumors flat-out lie on TV...
Ferns Are Splendid Foliar Perennials
UNITED STATES—Ferns are an odd bunch within home gardens. They lack floral color and fragrance. They produce no fruit or vegetables. The few that...
Watering Resumes With Drier Weather
UNITED STATES—Even before the last day of winter on March 20, the weather went summery fast. Not only has there been no rain in...
Flowering Trees For Spring Bloom
UNITED STATES—Fruit trees such as apricot, cherry, peach and plum, bloom about now. Some are already finished, while a few are just beginning. Apple...
I Love Lupe (31)
UNITED STATES—I, Lupe the Supreme, have a love-hate relationship with my "master," so frustrated over my deficiency of obedience. Of course, I could easily...