How Shade Is Made
UNITED STATES—Many of our trees live at our homes longer than we do. Some of our trees were there before we got there. Some...
Division Is Equal To Multiplication
UNITED STATES—Mathematically, division is the opposite of multiplication. Horticulturally, they are the same. Digging and splitting overgrown perennials to propagate them is known as...
Easements Really Should Be Easier
UNITED STATES—Like Michael Jackson said, “You got an easement on down the road.”. . . or something like that. In older neighborhoods, that is...
Enjoy The Fruit Of Summer
UNITED STATES—Is a prune really just a dried plum? No! A plum is really a prune. In fact, all 'stone fruit' are of the...
Flowers Are Only The Beginning
UNITED STATES—Flowers have a bigger and better agenda than coloring our gardens and homes. They bloom to get pollinated. Their color and fragrance are...
Be Tactful With Garden Art
UNITED STATES—Saint Francis is actually the patron saint of animals. Saint Fiacre is the real patron saint of gardening. However, statues of Saint Francis,...
Things Heat Up In Summer
UNITED STATES—This does not seem like such a mild climate when it is difficult to distinguish between the time and the temperature on a...
Good Roots Are Seldom Seen
UNITED STATES—When a tree falls in the forest, and there is no one around to hear it, does it make a sound? Of course...
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...