Layer To Propagate Favorite Plants
UNITED STATES—Ivy is creepy. It creeps everywhere. As it does so, it extends roots into or onto whatever it creeps over. Not only does...
Limb Failure Of Spontaneous Nature
UNITED STATES—Winter storms sometimes break limbs or topple trees. Such damage is no surprise during winter because that is when almost all windy weather...
Wildflowers Are Flowers Gone Wild
UNITED STATES—Wildflowers have been quite a fad. Relative to most fads, they are not so impractical. For some situations, they are a good excuse...
Lawn Weeds Are Low Down
UNITED STATES—Weeds are constantly a problem here. There is no season in which every sort of weed is inactive. As some annual types finish...
Nomenclature Was Designed For Simplicity
UNITED STATES—Buick Electra used to mean something. Chrysler Imperial and Lincoln Town Car did also. That was at a time when cars were still...
Deadheading Spring Bulbs Conserves Resources
UNITED STATES—Now that the various spring bulbs have finished blooming, or will soon, many will benefit from deadheading. The techniques are simple, and actually...
Vermin Run Amok In Spring
UNITED STATES—No one really hibernates here. Well, ground squirrels might, but they are unlikely to be a problem in refined home gardens. Winter weather...
Cultivars Of California Native Plants
UNITED STATES—Native plants are obviously happy with local climates and soils. Otherwise, they would not be native. They had been living here long before...
Garden Rotation Shares The Goodies
UNITED STATES—Certain parts of the vegetable garden are ideal for certain types of vegetables. Wire fences are perfect for pole beans to climb. Corn...
Vegetables From Winter To Summer
UNITED STATES—Cool season (or winter) vegetables are now finishing their season. Some continue to produce later than others. Eventually though, they all succumb to...