Science vs Pseudo-science

One of the most ill-informed decisions of my life was …

Apple

Malus cv.
With the availability of dwarf trees, nearly any …

How to Choose a Landscape Maintenance Company

The slips of paper with scribbled phone numbers are passed …

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra
Black Walnut is native to North America and …

Basic Tools for Beginning Gardeners

Here is my list of basic tools for beginning gardeners. …

Pesticide Toxicity to Earthworms

by Daryl Pulis, Mrs. Green Thumb

Once called the “intestines …

Homeowner Pesticides – Active Ingredients

As if gardening weren’t complicated enough, the subject of pesticides …

Labels – Read Before Buying

Some people collect stamps. Others accumulate coins. I collect garden …

Tools (Gifts) – Choosing

I was out working in the garden last weekend, doing …

Cool Tools and Funky Fertilizers

Interesting items I’ve collected or that have been sent to …

Foaming Root Killer

From a reader:
We planted a river birch near the …

No BS! Free HS! – Getting Horse Manure for your Garden

Gardeners have used animal manure for thousands of years to …

Pink Hibiscus Mealybug

If you think fire ants and armadillos are terrible exotic, …

Vantage Herbicide – Label

It is difficult to keep up with all of the …

Image Herbicide Products – Labels

It is difficult to keep up with all of the …

Weed and Feed Products – Not Recommended

Q: In your series of newspaper articles about weed control, …

Star of Bethlehem – Identification

Q: This is a flower that has come up in …

Saw Palmetto – Control

Q: How can I kill unwanted palmetto plants here in …

Herbicide to Kill Grass but not Blackberry Bush

Q: We have a couple of rows of thornless blackberries …

Herbicides – Marking lawn with dye

Q: I have a problem spot-spraying herbicides in my lawn. …