Roses were recognized as the reigning royalty of the American garden at the close of the 20th century, but it was a tenuous period for the power flower.
Now the rose again rules. Modern shrub roses are becoming the garden darlings of a new generation of growers won over by new easy-care varieties.
Despite beauty-queen looks and [...]
If you’ve finally had it up to here with grass, primarily the repetitive mowing, weeding, watering and feeding routines, then you’re in luck. You don’t have to look far for some attractive and less labor-intensive alternatives.
Consider the merits of replacing or at least downsizing your lawn with clover, moss, ground covers, rocks, water features, succulents [...]
Too much misinformation gets passed around in gardening circles, especially about feeding plants. Gardeners spend billions of dollars on fertilizers each year. No wonder few suppliers encourage moderation.
Sadly, overfeeding is harmful. In Washington state, every important waterway is polluted with excess nitrogen as well as an average of 27 toxic garden chemicals. This is bad [...]
I have always had an aversion to spraying pesticides, herbicides, or anything ending with “-cides,” partly out of laziness, partly out of ignorance, but largely out of fear. There was also the example of my mother’s garden, flourishing and feeding us without chemical help.
When I planted the white Rosa Rugosa “Sir Thomas Lipton” in 1996 [...]
I HAD never seen such a flower before: a thistlelike blossom with so many golden-orange florets jutting willy-nilly out of its head that it had the look of a rakish pineapple, or Dorothy Lamour on the road.
“How tall does this get?” I asked a volunteer at the annual Herb and Garden Faire at the Landis [...]
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