The Most Fun You Can Have With Your Bibs On!
Heeling in? What do you mean by that? I’m telling people that they can temporarily “heel in” plants until they are ready to deal with them and this often confuses people. Why do I need to do that? There are a lot of reasons for heeling plants in, but the reason that we do it… Click here to read more…
April is a busy time of the year for gardeners. Lots and lots to do! Early spring is the ideal time to divide ornamental grasses just before, or just as they are starting to grow. A few years ago I made a movie about that process, you can watch that here. Early spring is also… Click here to read more…
Vole damage in a yard or garden can be extensive. Moles can also do an incredible amount of damage to your yard and gardens as well. Actually moles and skunks will often tag team your yard. The moles attack it from the underside and the skunks attack it from above. Digging it up like a… Click here to read more…
Many of the flowering shrubs that we grow are vigorous growers and we want them to look fantastic when it’s time to sell them. The only way that can happen is if we keep them pruned so they look good. When I’m doing the pruning things get cut back really hard. I mean really hard! … Click here to read more…
I’ve had this beautiful Laceleaf Weeping Japanese Maple in my landscape for years. The variety is ‘Waterfall’. But eventually it out grew the bed that it was in. It was encroaching the sidewalk on two sides. Pruning it to keep it from blocking the walkway would have ruined the shape of the tree. Then I… Click here to read more…
If you have moles tunneling in your lawn and or skunks digging up your lawn, chances are your lawn is full of Japanese Beetle Grubs. And make no mistake about it, the grubs are silently destroying your lawn from the roots up. Japanese Beetle Grubs quietly feed on the roots of your lawn. You don’t… Click here to read more…
Maintaining a Beautiful Lawn is Not that Difficult. If you know a few simple tricks. Summertime is great! By far the best season of the year if you ask me. I have a Jeep Wrangler. Around Memorial Day I take out the canvas windows, pull the top down and take the doors off and leave… Click here to read more…
By this time of the year most of our lawns have some “issues”, and they are a lot easier to fix than you think. Two of the primary “issues” are weeds, and ugly, thick bladed grasses. A lawn with a lot of weeds is probably quite thin which is why the weeds have been able… Click here to read more…
Fresh garlic is a staple in many kitchens, and good cooks know that a hint of garlic can enhance many dishes. The pungent bulbs are incredibly easy to grow and homegrown garlic will be far better and keep longer than what is sold in the supermarket. Fall is the best time to plant garlic. Garlic… Click here to read more…
My oldest son, Duston, had this beautiful Japanese Maple Tree in the front of his house. It was there when he moved in. The previous owner really planted it too close to the house. If they would’ve kept a close eye on it and pruned it when necessary, it probably would’ve been fine. But it… Click here to read more…
