Growing Creeping Phlox
A woodland favorite, originally found along the streams and wooded areas of Appalachia, Creeping Phlox ‘Sherwood Purple’ lights up the May garden […]
Collect Water With Rain Barrel
Installing a rain barrel is an excellent way to reduce runoff, keep storm water out of the municipal system, and save money. […]
Growing Bloodroot in the Home Garden
One of North America’s all-time native wildflower favorites, beautiful Bloodroot, a member of the poppy family, rises in early spring with unique […]
Making Leaf Mold Compost
There are hundreds of ways to grow a garden, and one extremely popular way overseas is to making leaf mold compost. Leaf […]
How to Grow Solomon’s Seal
Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum) is an elegant woodland plant that is native to North America. Although the dangling, white flowers and the black […]
Autumn Lawn Care
HOT, DRY summers like the one many of us have experienced this year leave lawns looking far from their best. Care for and […]
Caring For Primrose Plants
Primroses are woodland flowers that come in vivid colors you might not expect from spring blooming perennial flowers. Unlike the subtle pastels […]
Poor Soil? Try Sheet Composting
If you have poor soil and you like to garden you are always looking for ways to enrich your soil. Having healthy […]
Growing Lungworts in the Home Garden
Pulmonaria is a very early spring blooming plant with the unfortunate common name of lungwort. While it used to be used medicinally […]
How To Water Your Tomato Plants
Growing tomatoes? Congratulations! Tomatoes are great plants for beginners and experts alike, and they don’t need a lot of space to give […]
How to Grow & Care for Hellebore Flowers
Hellebores used to be the domain of plant collectors. Recent hybridizing has introduced several easy growing, readily available varieties. Hellebores have rose-like […]
Nourish and Protect Your Plants With Eggshells
When you put care and love into growing yummy fresh veggies (or any other plants), you want to protect them from pests. […]