A walk around the garden in mid-July, plus my thoughts on the idea that plants grow in certain spots because they are "needed."

During my time as an employee at a garden center, I've answered lots of questions from would-be gardeners, anxious to solve their plant...

Some Saturday morning thoughts on blueberries, soil, and successful gardening

Expect lots of videos in the near future. Now they can be watched without leaving my blog. Hurray!

When I was a child, hemlocks made a big impression on me. Deciduous trees dominated in our yard and in most woods that I regularly played...

New video update here: https://youtu.be/jAgXD4LEsrI

According to author Joy Larkcom, the French word 'potager' is translated as 'kitchen garden,' though the actual manifestations of the...

It has always seemed strange to me that box elders are so named, because they rarely get old. For every mature box elder I encounter, I...

Labor Day weekend with is storybook perfect weather is over. It was warm yet breezy, and most importantly, not humid. Let's hope this...

It's August. It's hot, and it's dry. This is normal for southeast Ohio, but that doesn't mean I don't complain regularly about the...

When I visit the garden center, I'm overwhelmed by plant lust and want to grow every plant I see. However, like most of us, I'm limited...

When you're in the business of selling plants, you're going to do everything you can to sell more plants. To this end, the landscape...

Spring is in full swing. The multitudinous shades of green are eye-wateringly intense. Perennials are popping up everywhere in sight, as...

It's been an extremely mild winter here in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Not the warmest I can remember, but temperatures have definitely been...

The year is waning fast. The days are not perceptibly longer, but there is a psychological value in knowing that they are indeed...

So you're interested in growing perennials that offer food for birds and bees, and you go to the garden center, where you are directed to...

I love the idea of canning vegetables, but I just don't have the time. Let me repeat that: I don't have the time. That advice about how...

No, not the social and economic demographic you probably belong to. I'm referring to the plant middle class. In my garden I have plants...

It's getting close to December and the Ohio landscape is looking pretty barren. The oaks still have a few brown and shriveled leaves...

Wait! I don't love weeds, I hate them. Or I hate most of them. Some I don't mind so much. Some I hate, but I love pulling them and using...