5 Leaf Akebia

A super vigorous vine with dangling stalks of fragrant flowers appears in early spring. Blooms are often followed...

Time To Adjust the Timers

If your irrigation system’s water volume in September was the same as its volume for June, you need...

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This week’s photo is for the outdoorsmen who read this column. Imagine eight men on a houseboat last...

Our days really feel just like autumn should. Cool nights, bright days, and moist soils are the highlights...

Fall is definitely in the air. Rains with cooler nights have produced the ideal crop of Autumn Joy...

We can expect afternoon rains and increased humidity through October, giving us about two full months before the...

It is cool enough now that our gardens should shift from summer flowering plants that bloom only until...

For showy seasonal changes in the yard, fruit trees are hard to beat. In spring they exuberantly burst...

Experienced gardeners know that great gardens are a process, not a destination, and the wisest gardeners learn from...

Patience is needed for truly natural gardens. Early in June my gardener’s confidence was crushed when a tomato...

Usually this column is dedicated to specific local gardening topics and reacting to local garden issues. Today’s article...

It’s been ages since the last spring snow when it seemed as if our pansies would keep blooming...

Summer brings Russian sage in all its glory. However, it is so happy in mountain landscapes that this...

Well, we’re into July again, and with its rising humidity it presents the right climate to give growing...

The title of this week’s column refers to fruit trees. Not all fruit trees are created for life...