Is there such a thing as too many vegetables in your garden? My radishes are definitely doing well. But, there are too many growing close together. Why did this happen? Did I plant too many? When you plant small seeds, you scatter…

I recently re-planted my herb container for the cool-season. Last spring, I planted my container with rosemary, green basil, purple basil, sage, thyme and oregano. All of these herbs do well in the warm-season and I enjoyed being able…

Guess who went plant shopping! Not me.... But, my mom did. She went to buy her fall vegetables at Baker's Nursery, which is a hugely popular nursery in Phoenix. Since I knew was going, she kindly offered to buy the remaining…

I love my job... I get to meet nice people who let me help them with their landscape.   Usually, they want help with plant suggestions, recommended maintenance, and sometimes even which plants should be removed. Sometimes,…

decorating for fall Crafting Your Own Paper Mache Pumpkins for Fall: A DIY Guide Paper Mache pumpkins? Yes please. I love decorating for fall and so I always grow some pumpkins in my garden. But, I must admit that I also use a few…

Last week, as I walked out into the back garden, I noticed something that didn't look right with my a few of my yellow bell shrubs (Tecoma stans stans).    The photo, above, shows how they should normally look, however, last week,…

I have two vegetable gardens, just sitting there, ready to plant. my newest vegetable garden This was my newest vegetable garden, last February, just before I planted it. Just a couple of months later, it was full of growing…

My favorite season is fall.  What do I love about fall, you may ask? It's not the colorful leaves.... Autumn color in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina Now before you think I am crazy, let me explain... …

I must admit that it has taken me longer then I thought to get over the flu.  It must be my age, but it seems like getting over being sick just sucks out any energy I have. The other day, I walked by my son's room and noticed that he…