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Woodpeckers, Viburnums And Poison Hemlock When you are out walking and you hear a drumming noise from a nearby tree you know that a woodpecker is not far away even if you cannot see him. But if the woodpecker is performing on a tree in your backyard or, worse still, on your siding then it can be too... Guerilla Gardeners, Blueberries And The Top 10 "They work under the cover of night, armed with seed bombs, chemical weapons and pitchforks. Their tactics are anarchistic, their attitude revolutionary. Their aim: to beautify". They call themselves Guerilla Gardeners and their numbers are growing across the... Unusual Weeds, Locavores And Composting Slugs The common description of a weed as "a plant that is growing in the wrong place" took on new meaning for me when I noticed this press release from New Zealand. The Agapanthus is one of my favorite summer flowers. Unfortunately it does not seem to appreciate... Green Lawncare, Worms And An Encyclopedia "During the coming mowing season, about 800 million gallons of gas will burn to trim American lawns. According to EPA estimates, lawn equipment produces as much as 10 percent of all air pollution". Although I have always tried to avoid using pesticides on my... Edible Landscaping, Tomatillos And Whimsey. "Drive around any residential neighborhood in the country and you're bound to see the same, standard landscaping theme -- a few shade or flowering trees, a green lawn, and some foundation shrubs around the house. But it doesn't have to be that way. Imagine... Green Gardening Is Here And Now "There’s plenty to do; here’s where to start" and if you follow Dr Frank Gouin's advice you will start up your lawnmower and run it through the garden. The idea is to cut back your perennials and grub out the weeds all in one go. Ornamental grasses should be... Spring, Raised Beds And Bokashi Today is the first day of Spring. In the words of the poet Gerald Manley Hopkins "NOTHING is so beautiful as spring—". So where should we concentrate our efforts as soon as the conditions are right. "What better thing to create than a new asparagus bed" is... Minimalism, Frangrant Roses And Landscape Design Eco-friendly gardening is is a phrase that is heard with increasing frequency these days and this is the underlying theme at this year's Philadelphia Flower show. The emphasis is on "minimalism and all things green". "For the back yard, think native and noninvasive... Hanging Baskets, Avocados And Quonset Huts For Tom Glass from Eagle County, Colorado it feels like springtime. His fingers are itching to start planting despite the fact that there are still 15 weeks to go before the normal last frost date of the year. Amid wild dreams of leasing Quonset huts for "green-thumb... Lincoln’s Birthday, Lasagna And Wearing A Headlamp If your'e planning a new vegetable plot on a site that is full of rocks and large stones, you have two choices. Do it the hard way and dig out all the rocks or take the easy option and adopt the "Lasagna" method. Instead of digging this method involves piling... |
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