The last two years, color in my yard is almost entirely due to my overwintered containers. While I love to have flowers blooming throughout my yard,...
Adopting a “greener” lifestyle to decrease our “carbon footprint” has become the current mantra these days. It has likely been discussed in many households as well,...
There is nothing more engaging to me than writing about plants and I’m guessing it shows. It helps when you have engaging plants to write about,...
To spray or not to spray? For many gardeners it’s simple; you see bugs, you get out the bug spray and the problem is solved. In...
Versatile, nutrient-packed and generous; there’s lots to like about broccoli. Yet, as members of the Brassica family, broccoli are often overlooked and overcooked, which results in...
In my garden near Boston, some of the roses are still blooming, but the flowers look a little battered at this time of year. We’ve had...
Without a doubt, we as gardeners and growers have more choices than ever on different varieties of annuals, perennials, vines, bushes and trees that we can...
The number one limiting factor in efficient photosynthesis is Carbon Dioxide. What this means is although plants need light, nutrients, and water, it is the make-up...
In the early 1970s, Allan Cooper (1972) introduced his nutrient film technique (whose acronym is NFT) that changed the basic concept of hydroponic growing since no...
Doug Mills Grows Orchids and More in his Greenhouse and Even a Terrarium. He became intrigued with gardening by watching the lady next door and started growing...