Dealing With Spring Drainage
Winter is the perfect time to install a drainage solution to remove standing water in the yard by adding surface drains, French drains, or both. Removing excess standing water helps with disease...
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Feb 24, 2020 | In the Garden
Winter is the perfect time to install a drainage solution to remove standing water in the yard by adding surface drains, French drains, or both. Removing excess standing water helps with disease...
Feb 20, 2020 | In the Garden
Red maples, lavender henbit, and yellow dandelions are blooming, all early signs that spring’s explosion of color is merely one month away. Why is spring so colorful? What mysterious force drives...
Feb 17, 2020 | In the Garden, Landscape
Many early spring flowering trees and shrubs begin to break out of dormancy in late February. However, gardeners often miss the beautiful tree or shrub flower show because they pruned too early....
Feb 13, 2020 | In the Garden, Indoor Plants
Orchids are becoming increasingly popular with many home plant hobbyists because of their beauty, long-lasting blooms, and affordability. A favorite among many is the moth orchid (Phalaenopsis...
Feb 10, 2020 | In the Garden, Vegetables
February is the time for planting early vegetable crops. Garden peas (Pisum sativum L), and spinach (Spinacia oleracea) can be planted in the Piedmont region from mid to late February and will...
Feb 6, 2020 | In the Garden
“Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save environmentalism and the environment, we must...
Feb 3, 2020 | In the Garden
During February, tree and shrub irrigation requirements often get overlooked. Many gardeners tend to think these types of plants do not need water during winter or early spring, because of lack of...
Jan 27, 2020 | In the Garden, Landscape
A writer for a popular gardening magazine reached out to me recently and asked what my favorite garden tools for homeowners and small hobby farmers were. Of course, this is an impossible question to...
Jan 23, 2020 | In the Garden
Winter can be a dreary time for a gardener. What better to do than look forward to sunshine and prepare for spring? During the growing season, our garden tools are typically an afterthought left...
Jan 16, 2020 | In the Garden
January is a special month as it is the start of a new year filled with the hope of great things to come. After holiday decorations come down, with the lights, sparkles, and glitter of the holiday...
Jan 15, 2020 | In the Garden
2020 Spring Online Master Gardener Course Start Date: February 24, 2020 Registration Link: https://secure.touchnet.net/C20569_ustores/web/classic/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=3151 Would you love to...
Jan 13, 2020 | In the Garden
Evergreen trees and shrubs are prone to unsightly damage from winter storms. They can be splayed open like a blooming onion or flattened like a pancake by the weight of heavy snow or ice loads....
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