Catalog Shopping Has Certain Limits
UNITED STATES—The temptation is unbearable. The catalog of Adelman Peony Gardens, either in print or at www.peonyparadise.com, shows how spectacular peony blossoms can be....
Annuals Just Might Be Perennials
UNITED STATES—Annuals come and annuals go. There are cool season annuals for winter. There are warm season annuals for summer. Really though, there are...
Watering Starts Where Rain Finishes
UNITED STATES—For a while last winter, it seemed like the rain would never stop. Obviously, it did. The warm spring weather that followed helped...
Grapes And Vines Of Wrath
Anyone can plant a grapevine. With a bit of work, almost anyone can make a grapevine grow. Most who put forth the effort can...
Flowers For Home And Garden
UNITED STATES—There is a difference. Hybrid tea and grandiflora roses were bred to be excellent cut flowers for the home. They bloom on long...
A Hedge Between Keeps Friendship Green
UNITED STATES—If good fences make good neighbors, what about hedges? If only it were that simple. There are all sorts of evergreen hedges to...
Foliage Shows Its True Color
UNITED STATES—Flowers were originally colorful only to attract pollinators. Breeding has improved the color and quality of many garden varieties of flowers, to make...
Get The Lowdown On Groundcover
UNITED STATES—Lawns composed of turf grasses are the most functional, but also the most demanding forms of groundcover. That is old news. There are...
Shade Is Not For Everyone
UNITED STATES—There is no way around it. Just about every garden has some degree of shade. Even low profile single story houses without eaves...
The Lawn Is Always Greener
UNITED STATES—Turf grasses are the ultimate in groundcover. They are very durable, and useful for covering large areas in a very user friendly manner....