Eco-Friendly Gardening
Each fall, Mother Nature provides us with the perfect ingredient for compost, a.k.a. a gardener's black gold.
Fall is the ideal time to clean-up the beds and prep them for winter. Removing plant debris exposes the soil surface to sun and cold terperatures, which help destroy any insects or diseases that may spend the winter harbored in leaves or fallen fruit.
In many areas of the upper Midwest, West and Eastern U.S., gardeners have been struggling with drier than normal summers.
Ice melt products make the sidewalk, driveway and porch steps safe in bad weather, but some may be deadly to landscape plants or damaging to concrete.
Hot, dry summers can be hard on plants. Be a water-wise gardener with these three heat-tolerant plants.
In the heat of summer, supplemental watering may be needed for vegetable and flower beds or the lawn. Here are some landscaping ideas and conservation tips.
