Professional Gardening Tips
Gaining Ground Garden Design – Tough Plants for tough places Helpful Hints Add ground cover shrubs such as Dwarf Mountain Pine and Juniper or upright evergreens to provide winter interest Plant Sedum, Thymus and Delosperma on rock ledges or above […]
A vibrant, open entry arbor covered in fragrant Clematis will not only invite your visitors from the sidewalk into an enchanting garden scene, but also provide the necessary transition for the paths that lead to and from your undiscovered garden […]
Have you grown weary of the all-too-common Juniper-and-Yew combination that flanks your front door? Wouldn’t it be nice to create a setting that says “Welcome” in a charming, personal way? That task is challenging if you have a front yard […]
Driveway or Sidewalk Garden Designs Planting perennials along often-used walks or driveways is one of the best ways to view your garden daily. This strip of garden can be extended or short‑ ened as needed. Because this planting may be […]
The Arctic-style winters of the northern United States (Hardiness Zones 3-5) need not be a reason to deny yourself a beautiful garden. Many favorites perennials have the wonderful ability to hunker down and hibernate during a long, sub-zero winter, then […]
If there is a damp spot in your yard that you have always thought was a problem, don’t give up. Whether it’s an area that doesn’t drain well, floods periodically, or borders a pond or stream, let that unique situation […]
Part 2 on growing big pumpkins Please review these links to see the wonderful pages on Atlantic Giant pumpkins prior to reviewing this page. Join the news group and learn the growing techniques. World Class Giant Pumpkin Homepage Atlantic Giant […]
What are the benefits of Compost Tea? Tea-applied microbes consume and out-compete pathogens for plant surfaces and food resources Reduces application rates of chemical pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. Increases the number of organisms on and around the plant to compete […]
This is a modest 12VDC cabin power system with a 1500W inverter to produce 120VAC power for running conventional loads. Some AC loads we will be operating on this system are: laptop computer, compact fluorescent lights (CFL), radio, and a […]
If you ever had a chance to drink this while attending WSU, it was the best. I think two was the limit. They taste like a chocolate milkshake. The last one I had was in Hong Kong at the Regency […]