Planting Should Not Be Complicated
UNITED STATES—Autumn and winter are generally the best seasons for planting. Most vegetation is either less active than during other seasons, or dormant. It...
Florist Quality And Landscape Quality
UNITED STATES—Roses from a home garden are not quite the same as roses from a florist or market. They mostly bloom on stems that...
Aridity Is Opposite Of Humidity
UNITED STATES—Aridity is a measure of humidity. Humidity is a measure of aridity. Although opposite, they are similar. Humidity is the quantity of water...
Pollinators Are As Busy As Bees
UNITED STATES—Flowers bloom for pollination. It is that simple. Most rely on wind to disperse their pollen. They are more abundant than colorful or...
Weed Abatement Beyond Refined Gardens
UNITED STATES—Gardening involves weeds. Gardening outside of refined gardens involves more weeds. A few of such weeds are native species which grow where they...
Insect Pathogens Prefer Less Biodiversity
UNITED STATES—Weeds grow, bloom, disperse seed and die a natural death without much trouble. This is especially frustrating while insect pathogens destroy desirable vegetation....
Electrical Cables Necessitate Arboricultural Atrocities
UNITED STATES—Electrical cables are hazardous! There is no need to elaborate. That is why high voltage electrical cables are either subterranean or aerial. Subterranean...
Layering Can Copy Favored Flora
UNITED STATES—Seed is the most familiar method of propagation. However, some popular plants produce no viable seed. Some produce seed that is genetically very...
Feral Vegetation Inherits Natural Advantages
UNITED STATES—Most vegetation within home gardens is better than it was naturally in the wild. For many, systematic selection isolated the best from average...
Botanical Names Should Simplify Horticulture
UNITED STATES—Botanical names of the vegetation that home gardening involves may seem complicated. Some are difficult to pronounce or spell. A few seem to...