Garden Phrases – Misunderstood

I was reading late at night recently when I came …

Native Plants – Good or Bad?

Precious few opportunities for controversy arise in the gardening world …

Drought – Watering Flowers

Plants must have water to survive. Water in a plant …

Rain Gardens

It seems impossible to “garden” rain but the practice is …

Soil – Defining

I was explaining to someone recently that flowering cherry trees …

Poison Ivy – Pictures and Mimics

Poison ivy can easily be mistaken for other flora outdoors.…

Smilax ID and Control

It has wicked thorns, it laughs at herbicides and it …

Drought – Watering Shrubs

Plants must have water to survive. Water in a plant …

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra
Black Walnut is native to North America and …

How to Dispose of Old Chemicals

If you need to clean out a storage room on …

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea
Peanuts, sometimes called goober peas, pindars, earth nuts, …

How to Make Colored Flames for Fireplace

A reader recently asked me. “Do you know where I …

Azalea – Planting Properly

In high dudgeon, Dave Hudak wrote me recently:

“Last year …

Pecan – Choosing, Planting, Maintaining

Carya illinoensis
The Pecan is a member of the Walnut …

Juniper – Planting on Bank

Juniper is reputed to be a tough plant. It certainly …

Black Walnut – Cracking, Removing Nutmeat

Q: I have a black walnut tree in my yard …

Oakleaf Hydrangea – Wilt

Armillaria root rot is common in landscape plantings of oakleaf …

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea
Spinach is probably native to southwest Asia. Gardeners …

Shrub – Moving

Two of my son’s best buddies moved to South Carolina …

Pea, Southern

Vigna unguiculata
To a Southerner, “peas” means blackeyed, not English. …