Beneficial Insects and Their Importance in the Garden Common insect pests have natural enemies; these beneficial insects reside in and around the...
Add Soil Organic Matter to the Garden Before you go to the garden center, you should stop and think about your soil. The most important...
Five Steps to a Sustainable Garden What is a favorite memory from last year’s garden? A garden view that finally matched your...
Self-Sowing Flowers Expand Your Garden Display Like most homeowners, I’m constantly seeking new ways to reduce the time and money I spend...
How to Create a Low Maintenance Landscape Almost 20 years ago I set out to transform our mostly shady, English ivy infested front yard into a...
Worm Composting They’re known as red wigglers, tiger worms or, more scientifically, Eisenia fetida. They prefer...
Slow Flowers or a 2,000 Mile Rose My husband walked in with an armload of flowers and a smile on his face. Peeking out of their...
Waterwise Gardens: Beauty in the Beast of Summer Summers here in the Piedmont can be brutal, with scorching temperatures and scarce rainfall...
Managing the Drinking Water Running Off Your Yard Towns in the Triangle region are growing fast. While growth brings jobs, it also puts pressure on...
Bee Smart Pollinator Gardener App The Bee Smart Pollinator Gardener is a comprehensive guide to selecting plants for pollinators...
What’s Happening to the Bees? Bees are amazing creatures. They’re social insects and communicate with each other in a way that...
Lemurs Go for Local Food Nestled in the back of Duke Forest, more than 200 furry faces peek out of the trees and enclosures...
Creating a Sustainable Future Chasing fireflies through the twilight evenings of summertime, enjoying the first tomato, watching...
Pledge to Conserve Water The 40 Gallon Challenge is a nationwide voluntary campaign to increase water conservation by asking...
Organic Gardening by Geoff Hamilton March and April are the most exhilarating times of the gardening season. The sunshine is at last...