Overgrown Shrubbery Becomes Small Trees
UNITED STATES—Those of us with 'maintenance gardeners' are likely aware of how rare it is to find someone who knows how to maintain hedges...
Tropism Gives Plants Some Direction
UNITED STATES—When a seed germinates, the roots know that they want to go down, and the new stem knows that it wants to go...
Cultivars Are The Real Cloned Mutants
UNITED STATES—It is not science fiction. It involves neither ninjas nor turtles. Cultivars really are mutant plants that can only be propagated by cloning....
Gophers Go For Roots And Lawns
UNITED STATES—Who do they think they are?! This ain't 'Caddy Shack'! They have such attitude! Gophers move into our gardens and lawns, take what...
Hedges Are Like Green Fences
UNITED STATES—Hedges are a complicated topic! Like lawns, they are among the more functional features of a landscape. They can be used to provide...
Squash For Summer And Winter
UNITED STATES—Considering that some of the winter squash can last right through winter and into spring, there really is a squash for every season....
Bulbs Foliage Lingers After Bloom
UNITED STATES—Daffodils, freesias, lilies, snowdrops and the various early spring blooming bulbs and bulb like perennials will be finishing soon if they have not...
Weeds Want To Get Ahead
UNITED STATES—Weeds always seem to have unfair advantages. While we pamper so many of our desirable plants to get them to grow and perform,...
Houseplants Might Enjoy Some Weather
UNITED STATES—They were not always houseplants. They came from somewhere else. Most came from shady tropical forests, which is why they have such big...
Frost Is History For Now
UNITED STATES—There is no doubt that frost will return next autumn. It does that every year. Right now, we are more concerned that is...