Top 10 Gorgeous Ground Covers
Struggling to find just the right ground cover? Check out these gorgeous ground covers and see if one, two, or ten strike your fancy!
Planting Pumpkins in Summer for Fall Harvest
By Shirley Bovshow
The perfect time to plant pumpkins for a Fall harvest is a nice, warm, spring or summer day.
Heucheras & Spider Mites
Spider mites are a very common and devastating nuisance plant pest. They are capable of rapid reproduction, and can wreck havoc and wipe out flowers as well as vegetables.
6 ways to reduce stress
Spring in the garden is a joyous time, but hectic too. I’ve discovered a few simple tricks to reduce my stress so that I can enjoy my Spring garden without the guilt.
Hallelujah Hellebore
BY HOLLY STICKLEY
At a time when color in the garden is sparse, hellebores are pure delight.
Stellar shelter
When Joe and Linda Kintz replaced a rotting gazebo in their Eugene hillside garden, they wanted more than just a basic garden shed. “We wanted space for storage, but we didn’t want anything ugly,” says Linda. “Those aspects came together in the design.”
Strong starts
Every spring I look forward to buying tomato starts. Even though my yard suffers from neglect rooted in lawn hate (I just can’t bring myself to care for a lawn I plan to remove one glorious day), I love my raised garden beds. I can’t remember the last year I didn’t grow tomatoes. Even when I rented a duplex, I’d plant beefsteaks in containers and hope for the best.
How to add art to your garden
Personality blooms in the garden with thoughtfully placed glass, mosaics, sculpture and more.
