If you want to attract hummingbirds to your yard, it's important to know the kind of environment they prefer. Read More
Vertical gardening is the use of a vertical space to grow vegetables, herbs, flowers, and even some plants with woody roots. For centuries, traditional gardeners have used trellises to do similar things with climbing plants like squash and beans. Read More
Beneficial bugs are predatory insects that like to target other specific insect pests. As gardening season rolls around, the presence of these predators becomes crucial for a healthy landscape. Read More
Just like roofs shed water, towns have become engineered to channel and divert stormwater to prevent flooding. However, this efficient system of moving water also provides a conduit for the chemicals used in our gardens and yards to reach streams, creeks, ponds, and rivers. Read More
When warm weather arrives, mosquitoes can quickly become a nuisance. Some of them transmit diseases. There are many different species, each with different preferences for climate and breeding territory. Read More
"Vidalia onions aren't just the most famous onions in the word; I think they may be the only famous onions in the world." -- Chef Bobby Flay Read More
The inquisitive call of who-who-who isn't the only intriguing thing about owls. They have a voracious appetite for voles, mice and other rodents as well as large insects that can destroy a garden. Read More
Not all plants will thrive in cool weather. Cool-season vegetables grow best at temperatures around 15° cooler than those needed by warm season types. Most can survive short periods of frost. Read More
Originally hybridized in South America, Cybister Amaryllis have narrow, spidery flower petals that appear more species-like than other Amaryllises. Read More
Tea's long history as a popular beverage is part fact, part myth and part ideas derived from several schools of philosophy and religion. Read More
After the excitement of the holidays subsides, the winter blues can set in. We're stuck indoors, darkness comes earlier, the weather grows cold and gray, and our moods can sink right along with the temperatures. Read More
Southern tradition says eating black-eyed peas and rice with collard greens on New Year's Day will bring health and prosperity in the New Year. The collards represent paper money and the black-eyed peas represent coins. Read More
When the Pilgrims landed on the coast of what is now Massachusetts the week before Christmas in 1620, they found the American holly tree. The familiar tree was reminiscent of the English holly that had been known in Europe for centuries as a symbol Christmas. Read More
This popular holiday condiment has an interesting history and some health benefits you may not know about. Read More
Have you ever had roasted chestnuts? They're part of holiday traditions in many cultures around the world. Read More
The word potager comes from the Middle English word pottage meaning something in or from a pot. Potage is an Old French word denoting a thick, meatless, vegetable soup. Read More
In 1979, the Tennessee Coneflower became one of the first plants to be added to the Endangered Species List. Read More
With the possible exception of kelp, sea vegetables are not as well known in this country as they are in other parts of the world. In many cultures, they're eaten every day for their many health benefits. They're versatile and one of them even tastes like bacon. Read More
I've written about my snag tree before. It's still standing in the corner of my back yard and I still love that old snag. Read More
Having property that backs up to acres of woods provides a constant variety of avian visitors to my yard. Read More
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