Garden Newsletter: Hurricane Michael Came and Went
More Rain and Wind than Hurricane Florence We live in the north central Piedmont of North Carolina. Last Thursday, the
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Knockout Roses – Stand Out Fall Flowers
Those of us who live in temperate zones are indeed fortunate to have more time to enjoy the late bloomers
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Night Blooming Cereus – Queen of the Night Flower
“Cereus-ly” Worth the Wait The Night Blooming Cereus is a wonderful, mysteriously elegant desert plant. Lady Cereus, also goes by
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Garden News: Leaf Blowers, Fall Flowers, Birds and Winter Holly
Fall Color is not solely about the leaves turning. We’ve tucked in our fall and winter crops for the season.
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Cordless Leaf Blower Comparison – Stihl versus Greenworks and More!
Blowing Through Our History of Leaf Blowers Preparing for this leaf blower comparison, I found myself reminiscing on the various
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Fall Gardening: Gynura Procumbens, Okra, and Feathered Friends
Newsletter Fall is definitely on! The dogwood trees are loaded with red berries and the birds (cardinals, goldfinches, brown thrushes,
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Growing Longevity Spinach—Gynura Procumbens—a Medicinal Protein Vegetable
We’re really enjoying our longevity spinach! Related to but not the same as “Okinawa spinach”, longevity spinach (scientific name gynura procumbens, from the
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Harvesting, Freezing and Storing Winter Squash
The most popular winter squash next to pumpkins, is butternut squash. But when it comes to winter squash, gardeners have
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Loving Marconi Peppers – Red and Green!
We Love Our Marconi Peppers! We’ve grown the Marconi Peppers (red variety), Capsicum annum, for three straight growing seasons. These
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