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...
Spring Fashions For Vegetable Gardens
UNITED STATES—Compared to replacing cool season annuals with warm season annuals, the replacement of cool season or 'winter' vegetables with warm season or 'summer'...
Annuals Should Match The Weather
UNITED STATES—Pulling out cool season annuals that are still somewhat colorful is never easy, even if they are already deteriorating. There is always the...
Pull Weeds Before They Seed
UNITED STATES—Spring brings out the best and the worst in the garden. While warm season annuals and vegetables are getting established, so are a...
Trees Need Clearance From Utilities
UNITED STATES—Palm trunks grow in only one direction; upward, toward sunlight and away from gravity. Each trunk is equipped with only a single terminal...