Wood Ash Serves As A Great Soil Fertilizer
When the weather turns from winter to spring, the lifestyle of many of us also changes. In winter many of us stay...
Tree Selection and Planting
Trees are a considerable part of the landscaping of a home. It is not uncommon for homeowners to select trees to...
Small Trees for Small Yards
So, you just bought your first home. You’ve created the garden and planted some shrubs, but you want to include one...
More Garden Apps
The creation of a garden is not an easy undertaking. There’s research, trips to the nursery, digging, planting,...
Part III – Repairing Ice or Storm Damaged...
Trees in some regions of the country more so than others may experience ice storms one time or another. Although they...
How the Groundskeepers at MLB Stadiums Do It
  If you’re a male of the family –- like a husband or the oldest son –- your major family chore on a...
Cool Season Grasses
If you are lucky enough to be acquiring a home early in its development process, then you may have more influence in...
Part II – Tree Repair
In the first installment of repairing trees I discussed how to fix a girdled tree. I explained that a girdled tree is...
Maintaining Cool-Season Grasses
In a previous blog I discussed facts about cool-season grasses. These types of grasses are ideal for use in the middle...
Fall and Winter Shrubs
Fall and winter are usually periods on the calendar during which gardens lay dormant. It doesn’t have to be. There...