Chinese Wisteria Vines Botany: Botanically-speaking, it is classified as a deciduous perennial. These vines are in the pea family. Indeed, after its flowers fade, it produces velvety seed pods that resemble pea-pods. USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: These vines can be grown in zones
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The Grass Is Always Greener Converting a Bermuda lawn to St. Augustine How, exactly and why more importantly, would you change your lawn from Bermuda grass to St. Augustine? Reasons range from just wanting a new look, necessity due to shade from growing trees and landscapes over the years, even
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How to Kill Crabgrass The lawn weed, crabgrass (Digitaria spp) is a warm-season annual weed, which means it reproduces by seed. People often ask me how to kill crabgrass. The short answer: applying preemergent herbicides at the right time is the best way to kill crabgrass. Preemergent
Herb Superb Advice
HARVESTING HERBS FOR FLAVOR AND FRAGRANCE When summer moves into high gear, herb gardeners are overcome with strange needs. They scout for any flat surface available around the house. Spare tables, the top of the laundry dryer-nothing is safe. Clippers in hand, we raid our gardens for handfuls of
Spring A Beautiful Thing
NOW THAT SPRING IS HERE, IT’S TIME FOR: Planting New lawns can be started this month. Sod can be planted at any time, but wait until the soil has warmed up enough to plant Bermuda seed. Warm season vegetables including beans, tomatoes, corn, squash, cucumbers, melons, and peppers 2 weeks after
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The Attention Your Landscape Needs Part of the joy of landscaping is the care and maintenance you give to your yard. Depending on the type of plantings and the size, some gardens can require constant full-time care. If you not a big fan of yard maintenance, it might be wise to design a yard
Spring Landscaping Advice
Welcome spring with winter garden fix-ups At this time of year, with the Holidays a fading memory, optimistic gardeners are already beginning to emerge from their winter hibernation and look forward to the spring that is just around the corner. In many parts of the country, the winter is proving to
Drainage 101
Do you have Drainage Issues? Drainage is a widely misunderstood landscaping issue. Water collecting or standing in your yard for several hours after a rain is not a drainage problem. Water standing for two days or more after the rain could definitely be a problem. There is one very important