Lush Landscapes

12/01/2020

Popular garden shrub berries are toxic to birds and other animals.

04/01/2020

Today’s landscaping project

Took out 20 year old dogwoods
Put in 3 new 5 ft white dogwood trees
Pressure washed border rocks
Black mulch
Made a new rock bed with river rock
Rock border around miniature lilac tree

Adding more green plants later

02/20/2020

10/01/2019

At the beginning of October my mid-south, zone 8A garden is still full of blooms but by Halloween, it begins its steady decline toward dormancy. So I start the month in harvest mode and transition…

09/18/2019

This isn’t the first time I’ve ranted about bad mulch choices and it certainly won’t be the last. But this pictorial cautionary tale is too important to pass up. We already know that sheet mulches …

09/12/2019

Care of container grown mums can be a little tricky but if you follow some simple rules of chrysanthemum container care, you should be able to enjoy their blooms throughout fall and possibly even the next spring. Click this article to learn more.

06/11/2019

WEEDS - with lots of rain, come lots of new w**ds. On the positive side, when the ground is saturated they are much easier to pull. If you are seeing a lot of new w**d seedlings, you might also want to consider putting down some pre-emergent herbicide to get ahead of the next batch.

06/07/2019

My Hydrangeas did not bloom last year and it looks like they will not bloom again this year. They are in a mostly shaded area. Please help, I want blooms! Everyone loves old fashioned hydrangeas (H…

06/01/2019

June Gardening To do list. What you need to do for this month. Your monthly reminder.

05/16/2019