my Garden and Greenhouse

March 4, 20240

How to Brighten Any Space with Containers of Summer-Flowering Bulbs

Caladium Add unexpected beauty to your patio, deck, or balcony with summer-blooming bulbs. You may have grown elephant ears, lilies, dahlias, glad

March 1, 20240

Boost the summer-long beauty and heat tolerance in your gardens and containers with new varieties of annual vinca (Catharanthus). The unique Soir

February 27, 20240

As I filled my tea kettle from the water fountain at Saint Michael's College, something jumped along the wall and caught my eye. The motion, a short

February 24, 20240

Add some comfort and beauty to your outdoor spaces this year. Look for options that fit your lifestyle, budget, and schedule. Even simple changes can

February 20, 20240

Have you ever heard of a praying mantid? That’s mantid with a “D”, not a praying mantis. The distinction is simple. All mantises are mantids, but

February 15, 20240

When my mind wanders, I sometimes consider where house centipedes lived before we built houses? Were they cave dwellers? Did they hunt ants in hollow

February 11, 20240

Low maintenance, beautiful flowers, and plenty of varieties have made hydrangeas a favorite landscape plant. It seems you can’t visit a garden ce

February 8, 20240

During the winter, bugs disappear, only to reappear when spring comes around. What prompts these bugs to go back to life as normal? It’s not like

February 5, 20240

Just like us, insects spend their winters in different locations. Unlike us, they spend their winters in different stages of development. Some ma

February 2, 20240

Hydroponic gardening, or gardening without soil, is a popular technique employed by many indoor horticulturists because of its accelerated growth rat