Yesterday as I watered and fertilized my annual planters, I was thinking about an article topic for this week. One thing I did notice again was the buzzing of industrious…

This week I have two gardening questions to answer. I will start with a question from Colleen about cleaning up the spent flowers on her perennial Astilbe. The general rule…

By this time in the gardening season, I tend to get less questions about planting and more about plant disease. Lina was quite concerned about some unusual black growths on…

As I took a walk through my yard this morning, I was struck by how much the bees love all the Hosta I have. I will admit that they are…

I will be continuing with the series of answering common timely questions. This week I have been asked about supporting and pruning hydrangea; lawn pests; shrubs suitable for planting in…

By the time you are reading this article, we will have welcomed spring! It’s not yet planting time here in the north, but we have had many days now where…

Fall weather has finally arrived! I haven’t had frost at our home, but I know it has hit most local areas already. We are all busy doing final tasks to…