Garden Gab
Go Ahead and Split That Plant
That clump that has gone bald in the middle? It is asking to be divided. What to split this fall, what to leave until spring, and how to do it...
Go Ahead and Split That Plant
That clump that has gone bald in the middle? It is asking to be divided. What to split this fall, what to leave until spring, and how to do it...
So You Want to Grow Fruit in Hamilton
Thinking about growing your own peaches, or an apple tree for the back fence? The fruit question comes up in a lot of my consultations, usually from people who've already...
So You Want to Grow Fruit in Hamilton
Thinking about growing your own peaches, or an apple tree for the back fence? The fruit question comes up in a lot of my consultations, usually from people who've already...
What Landscape Fabric Was Actually Made For (an...
Most people don't buy landscape fabric. They find it under the mulch of a Hamilton house they just bought. A calm look at what the stuff really is, what it...
What Landscape Fabric Was Actually Made For (an...
Most people don't buy landscape fabric. They find it under the mulch of a Hamilton house they just bought. A calm look at what the stuff really is, what it...
Pick One Host Plant and Raise a Butterfly
Every spring we plant a basin of dill we never intend to eat. It is a swallowtail nursery, and it is the whole trick to helping butterflies: pick one plant,...
Pick One Host Plant and Raise a Butterfly
Every spring we plant a basin of dill we never intend to eat. It is a swallowtail nursery, and it is the whole trick to helping butterflies: pick one plant,...
The Case for Grasses
Nobody ever lists grasses as a dream plant, but they are the quiet trick behind that loose cottage-garden feeling everyone actually wants. Here is the case for a few, native...
The Case for Grasses
Nobody ever lists grasses as a dream plant, but they are the quiet trick behind that loose cottage-garden feeling everyone actually wants. Here is the case for a few, native...
Water Less, Water Deeper
Everyone wants a watering schedule. I'm not going to give you one, and I promise that's good news. Water deeply, check the soil before you pour, and set your garden...
Water Less, Water Deeper
Everyone wants a watering schedule. I'm not going to give you one, and I promise that's good news. Water deeply, check the soil before you pour, and set your garden...