Category - Gardening 101

Once you understand the general concepts involved in pruning and trimming trees, you can usually...

Electric fencing can be a great aid for keeping animals in or out of the garden space and these...

The other day I found myself throwing several gardening magazines down in disgust.

I am filled with desire. I see, I smell, I want. A walk through the garden center presents new...

I’m often on the receiving end of “gardening” gifts, which I gratefully accept and swiftly...

During the hot month of August I had a temper tantrum over the state of my garden. I felt my...

Every year around around the end of the gardening season I realize that I have developed new...

Several years ago I gave a presentation at Duke Gardens called “Follow the Sun”—and I learned...

My fellow Durham Master Gardener, Lise Jenkins, was the first person to alert me to the many...

Need plants for murky soils that drain poorly? With our clay soils, the answer is probably...

We’ve all coveted that one plant in our neighbor’s yard. Try as you might, you just cannot find...

It can be confusing on how and when to prune hydrangeas. Here’s a cheat sheet to help guide you.

During my gardening career I have suffered from 150 yellow jacket stings, stepped on a copperhead...

Seed buying is one of coziest chores of winter—sitting by the fire, flipping through seed...