One of the fun things about a blog is that I get to see the search terms that got you here. Over the last week or so, I've gotten quite literally dozens of hits from people … [Read more...]
Root-bound Plants
Behold, a happy little one-gallon Stella D'oro daylily (please ignore the mess behind it- it's a work truck). I picked up this one and 29 of its friends, for a great price from a … [Read more...]
When to Plant Perennials in Northern Virginia
This weekend was the sort that gets me really excited for the growing season. It was warm and sunny, although I could have done without the gusty winds Saturday. Times like that, I … [Read more...]
Good Fences, Good Neighbors
When we bought the house, the fence didn't enclose the entire backyard. Instead, the big opening facing the main road just funneled the view into my yard. This year, with an … [Read more...]
Getting the Most Value for your Landscape Dollar
If you're like everyone else, you want to improve your home and garden, but you also want to get the most value for your dollar. That's something I help my clients with, so I put … [Read more...]
Book Review: Rain Gardening in the South
I was fortunate enough to get a review copy of the above book, Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge, and Everything in Between. I have to … [Read more...]
All-Too-Common Gardening Mistakes
Landscaping, gardening, whatever you want to call it- it's pretty forgiving. I'm of the school of thought that you can't actually have flowers that clash with one another, and if … [Read more...]
Plants for Small Spaces- Part 4
More plants for small spaces! This one here is Harbor Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo, or more accurately Nandina domestica 'Harbor Dwarf'. It's a compact, tidy little evergreen that, at … [Read more...]
Proper Paver Patio Construction
Concrete pavers have come a long way in the last decade. Back then, they were essentially a compromise product: if the client wanted a patio and didn't want a concrete slab, but … [Read more...]
Retaining Walls Revisited
MJ (my wife) reads this blog, and she made a good point about my last post ("Retaining Walls- Always Needed?"). Her point was that this blog is for a general audience, and since I … [Read more...]