The Greatness Of Growing Your Own Herbs |Add In Your Landscaping Believe it or not, growing your own herbs is not only a great way to bring a little green into your kitchen but also a great way to add wonderful flavors to your food year round. Most of us will agree that herbs add great value and
Roses to Know and Grow
These Roses Are Easy to Grow and Very Low Maintenance Is this the year to add that rose garden to your landscape? Or would you like to see a colorful rose hedge softening the appearance of a backyard fence or bordering a driveway? Perhaps you’ve been putting it off, believing that roses are tricky
Backyard Deck Builder
Your Deck: Paint or Stain?? One of the most common questions for those who have decks attached to their homes is whether they should paint or stain the deck. There are a number of factors that should be taken into consideration when you make this decision. In this article, we can discuss these and
All 4 Season Landscaping Pro
Landscaping Back Yards for 4-Season Interest Have you noticed that we are demanding more and more out of our landscapes? For the upscale, this may take the form of outdoor kitchens with all the amenities of home, or, perhaps, large in-ground swimming pools with Jacuzzis built right into them. For
Ways To Use Japanese Yews
Japanese Yews Many kinds of yew bushes and trees are grown on the landscape, including Japanese yews, English yew bushes and crosses between the two. But as always when discussing plants, it's best, to begin with, the taxonomy, to ensure that everyone knows the exact plant to which we're
Transplants Plants & More
Transplanting Trees and Shrubs Transplanting trees and shrubs appears an easy task -- deceptively so! Many transplants die due to improving transplanting. But if you're about to give a facelift to a landscape design that has been neglected for years, then you will need to move existing plant
Gardening Gift Ideas
Holiday Gift Ideas for Gardeners and Landscape Lovers The Holidays are fast approaching, and no doubt there are some garden enthusiasts on your gift list. Here are some gift ideas for all those Green Thumbs... and some for the “horticulturally challenged” as well. Hoping to get some garden
Fall Is Fabulous, Fall For It
Fall weather is perfect for planting! Crisp, cool mornings. Perfect "sleeping weather” at night. Plant catalogs and landscaping "how to" books piling up on the coffee table. It must be Fall! Fall is my favorite time of the year for so many reasons, not just the wonderful weather. This is that