Two summers ago, as I pondered how to address ground ivy(Glechoma hederacea)in the front yard, my husband stopped mowing there so the bees could feed on the plant’s early flowers and nest in the bare patches of soil between. By fall, when the ground ivy had continued to spread and I...
Trees like Japanese maple, star magnolia, crabapple, flowering dogwood, sugar maple, arborvitae, blue spruce, and desert willow add beauty and color to the landscape. Shrubs like rose, holly, lilac, azalea, flowering quince, and spirea have a smaller footprint with beautiful flowers perfect for ...
Rabbits also have an extremely high reproductive potential, so keeping them around might quickly cause a total garden infestation. They can produce up to three litters of six babies per year in the north and up to six litters of three babies yearly in the south. The first litter appears in ...
The Best Places to Plant the Mimosa Tree The Mimosa Tree, which originated in southwestern and eastern Asia,prefers the warmer climates. The tree is now commonly found throughout many regions of the world, and it can withstand brief cold spells. ...
As soon as you take cuttings from the plants you want to propagate, immediately place them in a container that contains enough of the willow water to immerse the ends of the stems. Let the stems soak out of direct sunlight for several hours or overnight before you plant the cuttings. Alth...
Butterfly bush(Buddleia davidii) Cotoneaster (Cotoneastersp.) Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) Rhododendron(Rhododendronsp.) Tatarian dogwood (Cornus alba) Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) PERENNIALS Adam’s needle (Yucca filamentosa) ...