If you’re staring at your hydrangeas wondering what on earth belongs next to them, the answer starts with where they’re growing! As a famous gardener, William Shakespeare once said: Alas, poor Hydrangea, I knew it before the cruel mildew made a spectacle of its leaves. To plant or not to plant companions nearby, that is…
My garden is currently a multi-generational daycare. I brought home a fresh baby lavender this year, already full of flowers. Then there are the two teens from two years ago, hitting their awkward growth-spurt phase. Finally, I have the gnarled senior lavenders I married into. They kept me quite busy last weekend, so if this…
Normal flowers are fine if you enjoy staring at your feet, but I prefer plants that can look me in the eye. It’s time to think big! Or at least think tall. The Long and the Short of It Nobody likes being looked down on, least of all by a plant. But these tall back-of-the-border…
Growing organic? Afraid of pests? Plant these eight flowers, and let the biology start screaming. smell strange, leak useful compounds, lure in the good bugs, and make pests work harder for lunch. Your chatty neighbor may also suffer minor fence-related discouragement. Now for the floral offenders, and what they actually do once they’re in the…
We turned apex predators into neurotic four-legged roommates who ignore us, so it only follows that we treat the flower bed with equal confidence. Grab the pellets and let the spring bribery begin. With that said, these are the flowers I’ve noticed bloom better when I give them a little help in spring. Time to…
Admit it. You want a yard that looks like a magazine cover, but you also have a life. Or you’re trying to get one. What’s stopping you? Probably your lack of boundaries, and I mean the garden kind. Skip a couple of overpriced lattes with boring people, and you’ve saved enough money to start turning…