Nothing says Halloween like a bright orange pumpkin! From carving, illuminating, decorating and even cooking a traditional pumpkin pie or delicious fall soup, pumpkins are available in more varieties than ever before. With all those choices, you have more options… Read More
A Guide to Summer Harvests
There are many benefits of growing an edible garden – not only will the garden provide you with fresh produce, but it can provide learning opportunities for your entire family. From learning about soil composition, water consumption and conservation, to… Read More
Planning Your Spring Lawn & Garden Projects
March is here and whether it feels like spring where you are or not, the season’s change is just around the corner! Now is the ideal time to get a jump start by planning your spring garden and other outdoor… Read More
The How-to on Growing Tomatoes in Containers
When it comes to home gardens, tomatoes are one of the best plants to cultivate, especially since home-grown produce tastes better than store-bought! Even if you have limited space, tomatoes are within reach of any aspiring gardener. With the right-sized… Read More
Pruning 101 – Improve the Health of Your Plants
Your outdoor landscape and plant life is an important part of your home’s exterior aesthetic, and seasonal maintenance is necessary to ensure its natural beauty and well being. Proper pruning is a way to do so, although the average homeowner… Read More
Native Plants for a Mid-Atlantic Landscape
When choosing plant life for your landscape…go native! With four distinct seasons and average rainfall here in the Mid-Atlantic, we are fortunate to have a good variety of native plants that work well in borders and gardens. Keep a few… Read More
Composting the Right Way
Composting is a gardening activity that many homeowners are interested in learning about, and often find easier to accomplish and more rewarding than they expect. Composting is one of the best things you can do for your home garden –… Read More
Seeds or Seedlings? Ideas to Get Your Vegetable Garden Going
With the start of spring next week, local garden centers will begin to stock young plants in the coming weeks. If you’ve always wanted a garden in your custom home’s backyard, but you’re unsure how to start, you may find… Read More
How to Make Succulents the Stars of Your Garden
Succulents are very popular plants in gardens today and for very good reason. They grow easily and are resistant to drought, intense sunlight, and wind exposure. Perfect for containers and rock gardens, while most people think of succulents as desert plants, they can… Read More