What a great transformation! Safer, better looking, and as KK said, it really sets off your house. If you don't want to add shingles, there is an...
Cayuga, here is a link to a discussion we had about propagating roses http://www.gardenstew.com/about20913.html Tina, don't expect a young rose...
Well, three inches bigger than the pot doesn't seem adequate. The "rule of thumb" is half again as deep as the pot, and half again as large...
Hi from a fellow Texas gardener! Crepe myrtles are a hardy shrub (can be pruned to tree form) and yours are just undergoing transplant shock, it...
Donna, didn't your mama ever say to keep your feet off the bench? Well, these feet look good on your bench--really cute!
Looks good, Captain--nothing better than the first salad of the season. Seems that a few bacon bits on top would add flavor, though.
Granddaddy, I have cedar posts, I have some old barn lumber, I have a husband who can build most anything, and I'm going to have a potting bench!...
Any friend of Carolyn's is a friend of ours, so Happy Birthday!
Jerry, good reminder! We use rainwater, and since the containers are in mostly shade, the water doesn't get hot. However, it does get warm, and...
Heavens, Toni, where other people see baby bed springs, you see a trellis! I love the ingenuity you show (and I am a bit envious, also.) Your...
Welcome from Central Texas! The planning phase is one of the most pleasant phases of gardening (other than planting, weeding, pruning, picking and...
Definitely larkspur! A friend gave me some which I planted in the front bed. Now I have a swath of larkspurs there, and they are coming up in the...
I can hardly wait to see what all you do with it! I admire people with imagination and drive, but from a safe distance :) .
Reuters news service reported five killed in Oklahoma tornadoes. The suburbs of Oklahoma City, including Moore, OK, were threatened before the...
Toni, nope, not vegan, but we do eat a lot of vegetables! When you grow your own, the vegetables just taste better, and there is almost no waste....
What good luck, both for you and for the plants! Stella d'Oro is a great lily--you'll enjoy it for years. Kalanchoe is often sold as a...
Donna, I sense a kindred spirit in you! Our garden keeps expanding (as does my waistline!) but it is so much fun to dig, plant, harvest and eat....
Right now I have too much basil and too much parsley, and come December I'll be wishing I had both fresh. The next best thing to fresh is basil...
Spider mites can be removed with a good blast of water. If you think your bean plants aren't sturdy enough to stand up to a hose blast, you can...
Frank, that 'toon is hilarious! Mrs. G, now when I see the bunnies leaping over each other, I can tell my husband that they are binkying. He...
