| Is
Green the New Black? |
| Why should we encourage people to get into their gardens? How is gardening important to
you? |
| Gobble
Your Garden |
| You don't have to plant a huge garden to enjoy home grown vegetables and fruit...learn how to include edibles in your landscape. |
| Softening
the Corners |
| Choosing the
right foundation plants to soften the hard edges of your house. |
| Watering
Container Plants |
| Be it a
houseplant, outdoor pot of annuals, or even a small,
containerized tree, the guidelines for watering are the same. |
| Knowing
The Numbers |
| When it comes to buying fertilizer, it helps to understand the numbers
on the package. |
| Daffodils |
 Find
out why you don't have to cut the old daffodil flowers off when
they finish blooming. |
| Basket
of Grass |
| How
to grow a living Easter basket or charming spring centerpiece:
an easy plant project for all ages. |
| Temperennials |
| Some
perennial plants are more reliable than others...find out why! |
| Puzzled
About Pruning? |
| Learning
a few basic guidelines for the pruning of shrubs and trees will
help you to be a barber, not a butcher... |
| Preparing
Soil for Tomatoes |
| There
is nothing as good as a homegrown tomato, and the success of
your tomato crop depends on paying attention to the soil. |
| Rooting
out the Truth |
| To
loosen the roots or to leave them alone...that is the question! |
| New
Dirt for Old |
| When
planting your containers and window boxes in the spring, do you
really have to use new soil? |
|
Saving
Seeds |
| Be
adventurous and thrifty by saving seeds from your garden. |
| Pillar
To Post |
| Adding
a vertical element to your garden is an easy weekend
project. How to create a fun and functional ornament for
your landscape. |
| Deadheading |
| Do
you really have to cut off wilting flowers on your perennial
plants? The pros and cons of deadheading. |
| The
Tomato Code |
| If
you've ever looked at a packet of tomato seeds or the tag on a
flat of tomato seedlings, you may have wondered about that
string of letters after the name. VFNA...what could it
mean? |
| Success
With Annuals |
| Some
general tips for success with these long-flowering plants. |
| Containing
the Overly Vigorous |
| Some
plants are well-behaved, and some are thugs! Dealing with
over-enthusiastic growers. |
| Composting
In the Garden |
| You
say you don't want to fuss with a compost pile? Take those
kitchen scraps right to the garden! |
| The
Prevention Potion |
| Why
garlic and red pepper belong in the garden shed as well as in
the kitchen. |
| Seedlings
Under Lights |
| You
say you want to grow plants from seed but you don't have a sunny
window? |
| Keeping
Poinsettias |
| Every
January people wonder: "Should I keep my poinsettia or toss
it into the compost?" |
| Planting
Shrubs For Screening |
| Find
out why a long line of arborvitae or Leyland cypress may not be
the best screening... |
| Growing
Paperwhite Narcissus Indoors |
| They
bloom in the winter, they smell nice, and best of all, they're
easy! |
| Preventing
Houseplant Problems |
| You
can have beautiful, healthy plants even if you don't have a
green thumb: some tips for success with houseplants. |
|
Waiting
for Winter |
| Gardeners
are more likely to relish the coming of winter, I think.
My thoughts on welcoming the snowy season. |
| New Garden
Beds |
| New
flower beds and vegetable gardens don't have to start with
tilling the soil...learn about an easier way. |
| First
Year Sleep |
| We
gardeners can be an impatient lot: we often want our gardens to
be glorious from day one. Our plants, however, often have
a different agenda. |
| Superior
Oil |
| Looking
for lest-toxic insect and disease control? Start with a
summer-weight oil. |
| pH
Explained |
| Why
the acidity, or alkalinity of your soil is important to you and
your plants. |
| How
to Choose a Healthy Plant |
| When you go to nursery to buy plants, which should you choose? The
largest ones? The ones that are in bloom? This article helps you to
pick healthy, robust plants. |
| Fornari's
Favorites 04 |
| I
love these plants! I want to plant them again! A
review of the new and tried-and true, 2004. |
| Fornari's
Favorites 05 |
| I
might just have to rave about my favorites every year... |
