The United States Department of Agriculture has been tabulating and releasing a map of the lowest temperature that might be expected county-by-county across the entire United States. It’s an extremely …
It’s a disease that was first found in wild roses east of the Rockies more than 80 years ago. It had been observed across the entire country within 20 years, …
I met this beautiful lady, Nellie R. Stevens, the holly, in November 1970. One of the members of my Extension advisory committee, Steve Dodd of Dodd’s Garden Center in Dallas …
Normal people spend most of December focusing on the holidays. But we gardeners never claimed to be normal, so here are a few things you’ll want to accomplish in this …
I’ve told you elsewhere in this week’s e-gardens that we live in an 11-acre forest that’s on both sides of a dry stream bed. However, when heavy rains come, that …
When I was a young horticulturist just getting started in greenhouse production of flowering plants, we spent a few moments learning about cyclamen. Moments. They were just too difficult, too …
Few things win kitty’s affection quicker than a container garden filled with fresh winter treats. Instead of catmint, catnip and cat thyme, think grasses. Cats naturally enjoy nibbling on ryegrass, …
Here is your short list of things to tackle as time allows. PLANT• Spruce things up with cool-season color, including pansies, violas, pinks, snaps, ornamental cabbage and kale. In South …
