Artificial Turf Has Real Advantages
UNITED STATES—Lawn is the carpeting for our outdoor spaces. Like pavement or decking, it makes the space in or gardens useful for more than...
Rain On The Shade Parade
UNITED STATES—Modern urban lifestyles are becoming less conducive to gardening all the time. Bigger and taller homes cast larger shadows over smaller garden spaces....
Ferns Are Shady But Cool
UNITED STATES—It could be either an asset or a liability. With few exceptions, ferns do not want to be too exposed to direct sunlight...
Try Some Unconventional Cut Flowers
UNITED STATES—There is nothing like growing our own; whether vegetables, fruit or cut flowers. Most fruit and vegetables are grown to be eaten, so...
Roses Can Not Be Neglected
UNITED STATES—Roses are not for the meek. They are too demanding, too sensitive, too thorny, and without their flowers, they are not even very...
Fire Is Part Of Nature
UNITED STATES—Plants have very different priorities from those who enjoy growing them. The colors and fragrances of flowers that we find so appealing are...
Some Native Plants Should Stay Wild
UNITED STATES—Native plants should be the most sensible options for local landscapes and home gardens. It seems natural that they would be the most...
Spectacular Bloom Can Be Lethal
UNITED STATES—After providing remarkably striking foliage for many years, the biggest and boldest agaves bolt with spectacularly tall floral stalks that support horizontal pads...
Vines Are Naturally Social Climbers
UNITED STATES—If more of us knew how vines compete in the wild, fewer of us would grow them in our home gardens. Understory plants...
Plant Problems Might Be Exaggerated
UNITED STATES—It is not easy for wild trees to adapt to a refined landscape. After a lifetime of adapting to their native environment and...