Real Estate, Home and Gardening
New Ideas and Plants Take Root In Displays, Lectures and Sales Take advantage of a lecture, workshop, tour or other educational opportunity as we move into late summer and early fall.
To Article...Notes of Silver and Blue Bring Elegant, Subtle Contrasts to Garden Foliage Shades of blue can be a striking addition to your garden.
To Article...As Fall Approaches, Some Plants Need Attention; Others Prefer Rest If pests have been a plague, rain has been too scarce and the old arthritis has been acting up, you may be relieved by the onset of fall.
To Article...The Future of Your Lawn Is Now: Tending Grass in the Fall When managed properly, a lawn can slow rainwater, allowing it to percolate into the soil and reduce sediment and other runoff into rivers and streams. Healthy lawns control dust, dissipate heat and noise, reduce glare, lower fire risk, and can improve soil and water quality.
To Article...Don't Put the Fertilizer Away Just Yet It's time again to answer some of your gardening questions.
To Article...A Few Plants That Rise to the Local Challenges What do you want in a plant? Flowers, berries, foliage color in summer and fall? Perhaps resistance to deer and drought? Should it be evergreen and low maintenance?
To Article...Plantings to Brighten Your Winter and Your Shade Time again to answer some of your questions about fall gardening.
To Article...The Tricks To Maximizing A Trickle Usually by October, plants are slowing down and luxuriating in cool, moist conditions. Not this year.
To Article...Advice on Planting, Pruning and Picking Up Q: Our oak trees have been dropping enormous quantities of acorns for weeks. In addition, they are shedding masses of tiny granular objects. Some sidewalks look like they're covered in sand. Can you tell me what it is? -- Ursula
To Article...A Vocabulary Lesson for Lawn and Garden Learning Here is a brief glossary of common landscape terms that may come in handy:
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