Choosing A Christmas Tree: Compare Varieties And Check For Freshness
Christmas can be a time of joy and fellowship, but it is also a moment of numerous decisions. One question that some people struggle with is: What typ...Grow A Christmas Tree At Home – Start From Seedling Or Plant A Living Tree
If you are looking for an unusual Christmas project, why not grow a Christmas tree at home? You can start it from a seedling or plant a living Christm...Fill up your cup at Innisfree Garden, part 1
December 08, 2021 “Pam, I hope you are planning a visit to Innisfree, the world’s greatest underrated and too little known garden.” So messaged ...Vermont’s Green Mountains blush orange and red in October
December 01, 2021 Forty-seven miles — that’s how wide Vermont is at its tapered southern end. For someone from the endless state of Texas (773 mil...Florida Thatch Palm Facts – How To Grow Florida Thatch Palm Trees
Florida is known for its many varieties of palms, but here’s one you may not have heard of: Florida thatch palm trees (Thrinax radiata). This long-l...10 Best Fruit Trees To Grow – Tips For Growing Fruit Trees
The best fruit trees to plant in your home orchard depend on the fruit you love to eat. But when you are contemplating growing fruit trees, there are ...Trolls, grasses, and a storybook children’s garden at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
November 03, 2021 We traveled north in early October to enjoy fall foliage in New Hampshire, stopping first in Maine for a couple of days. A garden on...9 Trees With Edible Leaves to Forage or Grow
Foraging can be a great way to supplement a homegrown diet. When foraging, you may be surprised by some of the great wild edibles you can find. For ex...Pruning Basics: Tips For Pruning A Shrub Or Tree
How to start pruning a tree? We get many questions about how to prune trees and shrubs, and the process can feel overwhelming when you aren’t famili...Beautiful Flowers, Wrong Season
By Larry Hodgson Question: My magnolia is blooming again in the middle of summer! There must be at least twenty new flowers. Is this something I shou...When a Tree is Struck by Lightning
By Larry Hodgson Lightning often strikes the highest object of a given sector … and that is frequently a tree. The trees most likely to be hit are t...Playing at revamped Kingsbury Commons in Pease Park
July 12, 2021 I recently rounded up the family to explore the newly redesigned section of Austin’s Pease Park known as Kingsbury Commons. The bigges...Tour of P. Allen Smith’s home, vegetable garden, and rose garden at Moss Mountain Farm
July 09, 2021 Last month, on a garden-visiting road trip with my mom, I bought tickets for a farm lunch and tour at P. Allen Smith‘s Moss Mountain F...Tour of P. Allen Smith’s Moss Mountain Farm: Terrace Garden and Sister Oak
July 07, 2021 After St. Louis, Mom and I headed back to Texas via Little Rock, Arkansas. On the morning of June 17th, we wound our way into the hills ...Women in American art at Crystal Bridges Museum
July 04, 2021 Roadtripping up to St. Louis last month with my mom, we stopped in Bentonville, Arkansas, to visit the marvelous Crystal Bridges Museum ...Home gardening inspiration, plus a boxwood garden and Chinese garden: Missouri Botanical Garden, part 4
June 27, 2021 Visiting Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT) earlier this month for the first time, I expected to breeze through the Center for Home Garde...- 2 of 2
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