Gardening Ideas

Your patio looks tired. Your living room corner has been empty since you moved in three years ago. You want that vacation-house feeling, but you’re not sure if you can actually keep a palm alive without a Florida zip code. I get it. My first palm tree purchase was a … Read more

Your backyard is the size of a postage stamp, and every “zen garden” article you find online seems to assume you own three acres and a team of monks. I get it. My first attempt at a Japanese-style corner was crammed into a side yard so narrow I could touch … Read more

You want yellow roses in your garden, but every nursery tag just says “yellow rose” like that tells you anything useful. I get it. Yellow roses aren’t one flower — they’re dozens of different personalities, from butter-soft antique blooms to yellow so loud it practically hums. I’ve planted more yellow … Read more

Every spring, my neighbor Denise walks past my yard, stops dead in her tracks, and asks the same question: “How do I get a tree like that?” She’s asking about my Kwanzan cherry, the one that turns into a pink cloud every April for about ten glorious days. And every … Read more

My neighbor Carol used to tease me about my “sad brown yard” every April. Winter would finally let go, everyone else’s tulips would be putting on a show, and my garden beds sat there looking like a burlap sack. That was before I figured out the secret: yellow perennials. Once … Read more

You’re barefoot in the backyard, coffee in hand, enjoying a nice morning. Then it happens. That sharp, burning sting on your ankle, followed by three more before you even know what hit you. You glance down and there it is: a fire ant mound you swear wasn’t there yesterday, sitting … Read more