Southern Gardening
Columbine are one of my favorite spring plants with their interesting flowers and makes the perfect addition to any garden or landscape.
A common crime against horticulture is the crape myrtle pruning practice called crape murder. Now I’ve started using the term crapmyrtilation since the tree doesn’t actually die. Let me demonstrate how to correctly prune a crape myrtle.
A recent poll revealed that the demand for houseplants is growing, but many people believe that they’re cursed……when it comes to growing plants. Let’s look at a great group of easy-care houseplants that will break the hex.
I like to call early spring the pruning season. Now’s the perfect time to get your roses pruned and primed to look good for the coming summer season.
Like many home gardeners I like to grow my own tomatoes from seed for the coming summer season. It’s an easy process, so let me share my latest tips for starting your own tomato at home.
Microgreens are young, densely grown seedlings of selected vegetables and herbs. I’ve been growing them for over 10 years. Let me show you how I do it. I like leafy microgreens like kale, arugula, and baby lettuce.
Renewal pruning is radical and not for the faint of heart, but it’s an effective method to salvage an overgrown shrub when compared to removing and replacing the plant. Sometimes a landscape shrub overgrows its location. Renewal pruning is an option to help rejuvenate a severely overgrown bush.
Many gardeners think that pruning is some kind of dark magic that only the experts can practice successfully. Today I want to share some advice to help take the mystery out of pruning.
I look forward every winter to those landscape plants that are beautifully decorated with their brilliant red berries. Let’s take a look at a couple of my favorites.
When the fall weather is pleasant it’s tempting to keep growing those summer annuals. But when cold temperatures strike, these plants, like this butterflyweed, need to be replaced. Let’s see how my top four cool season annuals handle the cold temperatures.