How to Clean out a Flower Bed
OREGON By Laura with Garden Answer. Prairie Winds® ‘Desert Plains’ Pennisetum – http://goo.gl/XdShbQ Rock ‘N Grow® ‘Maestro’ Sedum – http://goo.gl/IvakY2 Anna’s Magic Ball™ Arborvitae – http://goo.gl/hlb9xP Amazing Daisies™ Daisy May® – http://goo.gl/HA2KdL Lo & Behold® ‘Blue Chip’ Butterfly Bush – http://goo.gl/v8lDlZ Fruit Punch® ‘Sweetie Pie’ Pinks Dianthus – http://goo.gl/ZS7rse Felco 2 Pruners – http://amzn.to/2lWIjAz Atlas …Read more »
The Pros and Cons of using Weed Control Fabric
NORTH CAROLINA By landscape professional Jim Putnam of HortTube. Bottom line: Weed control fabric only temporarily reduces the number of weeds. It prevents soil improvement and keeps the soil to wet. It is useful when making decorative stone paths. With over 30 years experience in the green industry, Jim has worked in high end garden …Read more »
Managing Weeds in the Landscape
MIDWEST By horticulturist Melinda Myers for Pasquesi Home and Gardens in the Chicago area. Weeds – seems like they’re everywhere. Taking over the garden, growing through the shrubs and crowding out the grass in the lawn. There are so many you haven’t a clue where to begin. Manage them like any big task, one small step at …Read more »
Mail Order Plants
NEBRASKA From the University of Nebraska at Lincoln’s Backyard Farmer: Extension Landscape Horticulture Specialist Kim Todd guides us through ordering plants from mail order catalogs.
How to Fold a Newspaper Container for Plants
MARYLAND By the University of Maryland Extension’s Home and Garden Information Center. Thanks to Allegheny and Garrett Counties. Step by step directions can be found at http://go.umd.edu/paperpot.
How to Transplant Bare-Root Native Plants
AUSTIN, TX From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Wendy Redding, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center horticulturist shares her tips for having success when planting bare-root natives in six easy steps. Find these 6 steps highlighted in the Spring 2011 Wildflower Magazine.
How to Protect your Plants from Frost
SUNSET MAGAZINE Sunset’s garden department breaks down the easiest ways to protect plants from frost. Do you have any good tips on plant protection? Let us know in the comments section below! Subscribe to Sunset’s channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c… Follow @SunsetMag on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SunsetMag Find Sunset on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SunsetMagazine
Should I Use Landscape Fabric? (NO)
CONNECTICUT By Land Designs LLC: Should I use landscape fabric? The short answer is no you shouldn’t. Here I’ll explain and show you why landscape fabric is a bad idea. Landscape fabric is also called weed barrier fabric, weed cloth, weed fabric and weed barrier. Find lots more good views at the Land Designs Unlimited …Read more »
Moving Houseplants Outdoors for the Season
WHEATON, MARYLAND From Brookside Gardens, Kathy Stevens talks about the process for successfully moving plants from growing indoors to growing outdoors
Pet Waste Management for Water Quality
U. ARKANSAS EXTENSION Learn more at the Arkansas Extension website and Youtube channel.
Grasscycling to Protect Water Quality
From U. ARKANSAS EXTENSION Learn more at the Arkansas Extension website and Youtube channel.
Yard Waste Management to Protect Water Quality
From U. ARKANSAS EXTENSION Learn more at the Arkansas Extension website and Youtube channel.