Protected: The Lowdown On Ground Cover
Of all the functions that the many and various plants in the garden serve, ground covers have the lowliest job description. Well, maybe it...
Our Colorful, Seeded Friend, The Kiwi
UNITED STATES—I am indeed a fan of tropical fruits like the mango, coconut, papaya, passion fruit and kiwi. Yes, kiwi. It was a staple...
Sweet Potato, Relative Of The Potato
UNITED STATES—For most of us when it comes to having a quick snack we go for the French fry which is composed of white...
Not All Weeds Are Unwelcome
Even the best tended gardens get weeds. Most weeds, particularly annual and perennial weeds, meet a quick demise by getting pulled out or sprayed...
Vegetable Gardening Is Still Cool
UNITED STATES—Last autumn, it was unpleasant to remove warm season vegetable plants to relinquish space for cool season vegetables, particularly since some still seemed...
The Carrot, My Orange Little Friend
UNITED STATES—If you were to ask me the best vegetable in the world nothing tops the carrot! It’s a veggie that has a mix...
My niece loves Reneesgarden.com!
Even after a few years of trying most of the seeds available from Renee's Garden Seed catalog, my niece still wants to grow them...
Prune now for roses later.
Roses should be pruned before the end of winter. Here where winters are so mild, they can get pruned early. Just like most of the...
Only arborists specialize in trees.
Just as most problems in landscapes are caused by maintenance gardeners hired to maintain the landscapes, many of the problems with trees are caused...
Air layer overgrown houseplants.
Most of the favorite houseplants are grown for dense evergreen foliage. Stems of Chinese evergreen, anthuriums, bromeliads and most ferns should never be seen....