Flying Cats But No Grass
Benches and chairs beckon visitors to sit and enjoy the surroundings. Or visitors can view the most unusual feature of the yard, a mural on the back of the garage featuring two three-dimensional cats flying above a ... [... more]
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Taking Traffic
Some of the traffic-tolerant plants include those that offer gardeners more color and texture for the landscape than does grass, such as Erysimum 'Orange Flame' (figure A). Caring for these plants is quite similar to ... [... more]
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Orb Weavers And More
And finally, make sure you've got good spider habitat. That includes relatively undisturbed areas that are attractive to insects, such as water gardens, mulched flower and vegetable gardens, even areas near outdoor ... [... more]
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Shade Gardening
A garden spot that gets fewer than four hours of sun a day cannot grow full- or partial-sun plants. If the shade is the result of a north-facing exposure, a high roof-line or overhanging eaves, there's not much that ... [... more]
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Cutting Fresh Flowers
Arranging your newly cut flowers is easy. Make a fresh cut to the stems before you place them in the vase. Start with a foundation of greenery--a cutting from some of your bushes will do nicely. Build upon that base ... [... more]
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Coreopsis
There are many more members of the genus worth trying--both annuals and perennials--and all are easy to grow, even in less than ideal soils. Most will grow in poor soils, provided they get plenty of sun. In addition ... [... more]
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Summertime Care
While you're out in your garden, take note of any pest damage or other maintenance issues. Check the mulch level to see if any has washed away or decomposed. If so, spread another inch of mulch over the entire garden ... [... more]
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Grooming The Garden
Another plant that truly benefits from deadheading is the rose. Cut your roses back to the first set of five leaves. A new bud will sprout well from that point. If you keep on top of deadheading, your roses will ... [... more]
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Fragrant Flowers For Your Garden
If you enjoy the garden by moonlight, be sure to include evening primrose, flowering tobacco, moonflower vine, angel's trumpet (Datura), night-scented stock, four-o'clocks and August lily (Hosta plantaginea). All are ... [... more]
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Heat Seekers
Figure B Although technically an annual, cosmos reseeds so readily that it behaves as if it were perennial (figure A). It's a snap to sow from seed in average soil, and some varieties can reach five feet in as many ... [... more]
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Annuals, Perennials
An annual is a plant that during the course of a single season germinates from seed, flowers, sets seed and then dies. Some annuals may self-sow year after year; that is, one plant will produce seeds that grow into ... [... more]
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Garden Tour
Beneath two magnificent Japanese maples he placed a few boulders and filled the area with a few of his favorite ferns. One is ostrich fern, which will grow to around three feet in height and spread slowly. Another is ... [... more]
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