5 Leaf Akebia

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

Keeping Plants Heat Healthy

The official start of the summer gardening season begins this week. This is when many heat- loving plants...

I can't think of many things that affect us as diversely as trees do. For starters, they contribute...

Following a winter in our Arizona mountains we gardeners are eager to get back into our yards. With...

The planting season is on at the lower elevations and only a week away for the rest of...

Snow Factoid – there is no better moisture for the landscape than a deep snow. It is unusual...

Imagine that it’s October and that you’re enjoying a walk through a forest. The air is crisp, the...

It’s time to make out and start checking off items from that fall gardening to-do list. These are...

This week’s ‘Plant of the Week’ is the Lace Leaf Sumac, a fast-growing shrub that really delivers a...

This cooler weather ushers in one of my favorite gardening seasons. Mums abound in almost every shape, size,...

Gardeners new to this area might put this week’s gardening class on their calendars. The topic is: 'Gardening...

H-O-T is the only way to describe the west walls of our homes during the afternoon hours in...

It's no secret the local economy is in a slump, but for garden centers it’s not entirely bad...

While a beautiful garden is a treasure within itself, a garden that exudes great wafts of fragrance is...

If you overlooked herbs when planting your garden this spring, it’s not too late to add them to...

The first day of school usually ushers in nurserymen’s harvests of early fall crops. So, watch for the...