IN THE GARDEN: It can wait

by Chuck McClung
Spring is technically here now, even though we’ve felt spring-like for many moons. As a result, some of us are fortunate enough to be further ahead in our beginning-of-the-year gardening endeavors than ever before.
And some of us not so. Please don’t stress. It is still early spring, the threat of a frost still [...]

IN THE GARDEN: Starting seeds

Along with last year’s increased interest in home veggie gardening, more people are now interested in starting their own seeds. Growing plants from seed can be fun for the kids, and saves money on plants. Like anything, there are tradeoffs to starting seeds versus buying starts. So consider the following if you’re wanting to start [...]

IN THE GARDEN: New landscape assistance

Published Jan. 29, 2010
by Chuck McClung
Perhaps you’ve just bought a new home with no landscaping, or perhaps you’re just unhappy with your existing landscape. Since it seems we’re going to have an early Spring this year, jump on it! A nice, long Spring means more time for new plantings to get established before our dryish [...]

After the Holidays

In the enthusiasm and spirit of the season, many of us buy plants and fresh decorations for the holidays like poinsettias, fresh garland or wreaths, amaryllis, and orchids. Without the holidays many of us would likely not have made such a purchase. Many holiday plants thrive only for a few weeks with “average holiday care”, [...]