There are many good seed companies to choose from but the list that my daughter and I developed may help you out even more – click here to view the list. Use their websites to …

And I Shall Have Some Peace There: Trading in the Fast Lane For My Own Dirt Road
by Margaret Roach
260 pages
Grand Central Publishing, 2010
List price: $25.99
In our dream world, while still …

I’ve got a bunch of ideas and things that I’m percolating on writing down.
But I haven’t yet– so here’s a video that almost made me wet my pants. Although these days, it doesn’t take much…

Please help me save my 66-year-old Christmas cactus, which is wilting.

We love ‘Contorta’ flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Contorta’) for its early bloom and its twisted branches, which lend it more interest out of flower than other quinces.

Why do we love garden talks, shows and programs so much? The answer is simple, we are a social lot. Even though we may garden alone, we never really garden on our own. We rely …

I noticed my African violet seems to have two growing centers from which new leaves are coming. It is giving the plant a very odd shape and I’d like to split it into two new plants. Are there any tricks to dividing an African violet?

Last spring I had the chance to speak at one of Proven Winners’ Extravaganzas. It was the Year of Saying Yes- so I did.
(This is now the Year of Saying No, so don’t even bother …

Crocuses: A Complete Guide to the Genus
by Jānis Rukšāns
280 pages
Timber Press, January 2011
List price: $45.00
It’s not often that you see a book that claims to be a complete guide about anything that …

Ice and snow, freezing temperatures; it’s enough to make a gardener cry “Uncle!”  One of the best escapes from the winter doldrums is reading garden blogs.  That’s what I was doing last night as the …

Scarlet Beauty sweetspire is a new sweetspire shrub that blooms in the summer and has colorful fall foliage.