Category - Plants

Secrets to Growing Tomatoes

Growing tomatoes is the gateway to home gardening. How many of you have memories of growing and...

Turn up the heat and add a bit of spice to your meals with these winning hot peppers.

Deer are the plague and frustration of many an area homeowner attempting to landscape their yard.

Winter and white flowered plants go well together. Even in the snow these plants will dazzle and...

Many people shy away from growing amaryllis for the holidays, concerned that these are too finicky...

Adding plants to indoor spaces adds beauty to our surroundings, helps remove toxins from the air...

According to Aesop’s Fables, “a man is known by the company he keeps.” While there may be...

Are you familiar with those huge, larger-than-life chrysanthemums your grandmother or grandfather...

This North American native plant is a butterfly magnet with flowers that are a nectar source for...

While you may have been busy collecting conifers or Japanese maples, plant breeders have also been...

In late July through August, my garden runs on its own like a family of ten kids. I’ll give the...

One fall, I fell head over heels for the Asian persimmons we harvested from our front yard tree...

Who doesn’t want to enjoy a freshly harvested, “garden to table” meal? It is truly one of...

Some are new, others are tried and true, and a few have won awards, but in all cases these roses...

As a young Peace Corps volunteer in Africa, I ate many cooked leaves (and other things) that I had...