Cacti Are Notorious For Nonconformity
UNITED STATES—Almost everyone thinks of cacti as tough plants that live out in the hottest and driest parts of the deserts, where few other...
Summer Weather Can Scorch Foliage
UNITED STATES—Severe summer weather is something that we think that we do not need to contend with. It only rarely gets as unbearably hot...
Weed Seeds Can Hurt Pets
UNITED STATES—Plants are quite ingenious with their technology of exploitation of animals and people. Many get insects, birds, bats, spiders and anyone who is...
Saving Seed For Next Season
UNITED STATES—The gardens with the most flowers need the most deadheading. This involves the removal of deteriorating flowers and any developing fruiting structures and...
pH Has Ups And Downs
UNITED STATES—Environment is what determines what plants grow where. It may sound simple enough, but environment is a combination of many different factors, including...
Medicinal Herbs Versus Culinary Herbs
UNITED STATES—They are NOT the same thing! Many herbs can be useful for both culinary and medicinal applications, but the distinction between the two...
Herbs For Kitchen And Garden
UNITED STATES—Herbs might be in our garden right now, whether we are aware of it or not. Trailing rosemary happens to be a popular...
Concrete And Jungle Can Be Compatible
UNITED STATES—Concrete is one of the most common of landscape materials. There are probably more landscapes that include concrete of one form or another...
The Birds And The Bees
UNITED STATES—There is so much more to gardening than mere horticulture. There is so much more to horticulture than mere plant life. Plants get...
Naturalizing Might Be An Advantage
UNITED STATES—Of course, to the plants who do it, naturalizing is an advantage. To the rest of us, it is often a problem. The...