Do you know why we celebrate Memorial Day today? Read More
As a gardener you have most likely been told time and time again, the key to good planting is good soil. There's no getting around that really. Most plants require a healthy, nutrient-rich soil. While there are many ways to achieve this, I will share with you a fun, inexpensive way to improve your soil. Read More
If ever I need a reminder of how incredibly fortunate I am, I only need to look outside my office window and look at the dozens of people waiting for food at our church food bank. Read More
It has been said that the sense of smell is the quickest way to recall most memories in life. Think of all the wonderful scents that have the powerful ability to evoke the best and even worst times of your life: rain, cut grass, fire, wet leaves. Now think of all the aromas of Christmas. There are so many. I shall share with you some of my favorites beginning with vanilla. Read More
Welcome to summer! Gardens across the northern hemisphere have burst into life and color. Wouldn?t it be great to capture all this beauty in an image to keep forever? Read More
I have written articles highlighting the philosophy of growing plants suited to your zone. I really should follow my own advice. Or, should I? Read More
I watched a CNN special one evening a while back and they were asking children questions about various things. Where does food come from? The store was the reply. Where does the store get the food? They make it there. I found that to be beyond sad and actually very disheartening. Read More
Should there be more to a gardening book than the expected ?how to? or quick reference? Absolutely! Our garden library should be as vast and varied as the garden itself. Read More
I chose the beautiful plumeria as the thumbnail image for this article because here in the low desert of Arizona, there is a huge temptation to grow this beauty. All it takes is one particularly cold winter and we realize why so many have said YOU CAN'T GROW THAT HERE! Read More
As gardeners, we most likely have a plethora of other hobbies we attend to. For me, I enjoy keeping an aquarium. Not only can I tend to a water garden but I can also enhance my outdoor garden as well with aquarium by-products. Read More
As gardeners, we love our pets ? a lot. If you visit any of the forums at Dave?s Garden, someone, somewhere will tell tales of their pets. Sometimes the stories are fun, other times they are not. Here is my story. Read More
In part one of this series I discussed the overwhelming desire to choose plants not necessarily suited for the climate in which we live. When the growing season begins, there is a large selection of the most beautiful plants cultivated and raised in the idyllic conditions of a greenhouse. The garden centers and nurseries are counting on you giving in to temptation and taking something home -- whether it will last or not. Read More
Grow, I sang to the seeds. Bloom, I commanded the plants. Safe, I told myself. Home. Read More
