Many plants benefit from an occasional haircut When people find out what I do for a living, I get a lot of questions about all things plants. And I...
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Plants come and go but Rocks are forever
A few things to consider when using rocks in your garden. Rocky top, rock city, rock gardens, rock lobster, rock & roll. Guess what I’ll be...
Blessed to be in an earthly paradise
Heaven on earth. Large effort = larger rewards. I am a liar. There you have it. That is a true confession. I’m not talking about all of the material...
Spontaneous Vegetation
An homage to the urban weed At a recent talk I gave on Earth Day, I had a middle school girl ask me “What is a weed?’ as I was going on one of my...
The Perfect Compost
Creating a soil machine While I’m not usually a gambling man, I will bet you sometimes save the best for last. When I thought earlier today about...
6 Simple Steps to Turn Your Landscape into a Garden
Break away from the status quo to create your special oasis. I’m not a big fan of the term “landscaping” on a residential scale. To me, it brings...
Walking Through the Keyhole
Using Portals to Transform Your Garden Once upon a time, there was a network called HGTV. The letters stood for Home and Garden Television. After...
Avoiding obstacles
A few thoughts on mowing When I was a teenager, I briefly had a job at a very popular place. I mowed in a cemetery. How popular was it? People were...
Staying in Your Lane
Selecting zone-appropriate plants for your garden Like many of you, I have a favorite / know it’s going to be good item at an eatery I frequent. But...
The Messy Garden
THE MESSY GARDEN Keeping Things Loose I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD but I’ve had former students bring up the topic once they entered my...
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