Landscaping & Gardening Information

Low Maintenance Vegetable Gardening for a Bountiful Harvest


Increase your harvest without increasing the size of your garden or workload. All you need is a bit of intensive planting, along with some low maintenance techniques.

Winter Damage


Many gardeners are finding that they have damaged plants in their landscapes this spring.

Stinkbugs


There are a couple of bugs that are becoming a real pest again this Fall in some areas.

Enjoying Your Garden Mums: This Fall & Next Year


There are a number of ways to improve the survivability of the "garden mums" that are so beautiful in our gardens this fall.

Are You Ready for the First Freeze?


This is about the time we normally get our first killing frost. Is your yard ready, is there anything we should be doing to be ready for the first real FREEZE.

Evergreens Shed, Really?


Sometime during the last month or about this time of year is when many gardeners think their evergreens- spruce, pines and arborvitaes are dying.

Is Your Landscape Ready for Winter?


The warmer than average temperatures this fall may create some problems for our landscape plants.

Get Next Year's Weed Under Control This Fall


It is necessary to mention one thing before we get into the "weeds". It is VERY DRY and it is critically important that we keep watering our landscape plants, especially newly planted trees and shrubs.

Winter Protection for Roses in Your Landscape


There are several methods of protecting rose plants from being killed or severely damaged due to some of the severe winters we can have in the Miami Valley.

The Colder Weather is Here!


The colder weather is finally here. November temperatures have been above normal but now it appears we are back to our normal temperatures for this time of the year.

Some Poinsettias Last, Others...Not So Much


Locally grown poinsettias look better and last longer in your home or office, and, when you can make your purchase directly from the grower, that is even better.

Christmas Season House Plants


Now that we are into the Christmas season we will see, and maybe even have, one or more of the holiday plants in our home.

Winter Pruning Tips - Shade Trees


Now that winter is here there is a limited amount of outdoor work we can do so we'll spend a little time talking about dormant season pruning.

Plant Some Great Plants this Fall


Now that we have had refreshing rains, perfect soil conditions for planting and cooler temperatures it is time to plant some beautiful additions to the landscape.

Fall Garden Mums: Are They Hardy?


This is a question that we are asked frequently and the answer is - it depends.

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