If you struggle with getting good design in your landscape, develop a relationship with the space, the plants and the natural rhythm of the seasons. That’s the advice from noted ...
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Be a citizen scientist and participate in the Great Back Yard Bird Count
Celebrate Valentine’s Day by showing your love of birds. The 17th annual Great Backyard Bird Count will be Feb. 14 through 17. Last year was the first for worldwide reporting ...
You Can Grow That! February 2014: Sketch your plant desires
This time of year is one of the most tempting for gardeners. Most of the mail order catalogs have arrived and daily, we get e-mails offering seeds for delectable ...
Groundhog Day prognostications for gardeners
In honor of Groundhog Day, this might be a good time to review what some of the green prognostications for 2014. Window boxes. What better way to get a little flower and color ...
How will our plants weather the weather?
You know how we talk about winter hardiness and USDA Zones? The recent polar vortex provided an extreme test for many of our perennials, shrubs and trees. The current USDA ...
Cheyenne Spirit coneflower delights humans and pollinators alike
The National Garden Bureau has named 2014 the Year of Echinacea to celebrate our native coneflower. A worthy and reliable proponent of the title is last year’s All-America ...
Plants of year get their 365 days of fame
Every year the Perennial Plant Association names a plant of the year and in 2014, a native ornamental grass gets the nod. ‘Northwind’ switch grass (Panicum virgatum) was ...
Tips to avoid winter damage of plants, pets and hardscape
Most of us can weather winter by not going outdoors unless we have to. Our landscape plants, though, must withstand the relentless elements of the season along with some poisons ...
Chelsea Flower Show, Hidcote, Oxford and the Cotswolds on English gardens tour
I'm thrilled that I have been invited to lead a tour of English gardens, including Chelsea Flower Show, May 14 through 23, 2014, and I invite you to come along! Europe By Design ...
Plant for pollinators this year
Looking for something beneficial and incredibly easy to do in the landscape this summer? Make pollinating insects a priority. There are many plants that will fill this desire, ...