This article about native plants versus exotic ones reminded me about the ongoing discussion of what is best to plant in any environment. Are “native” plants best or most environmentally responsible? What qualifies as a “native” plant? It encompasses the idea of plant diversity and even challenges the idea of what it means to “garden.” […]
Learn to Identify 6 Good Garden Bugs
To squish or not to squish, that is the question. It is an easy enough choice if it is a ladybug or a spider or mosquito or aphid. But what if it is a beetle? Or long and slinky with lots of legs? What if it looks like a cross between a wasp and a […]
Helpless Female Attaches Netafim to Drip Pipe
[box]This is what I wrote after a project in the middle of last summer, so don’t get confused with talk of going camping and lots of flowers. I’m not going camping in the middle of March! And the only green in that flower bed right now is iris greenery breaking through the dirt.[/box] The trouble […]
What March Means in the Southwest Idaho Garden
Being high desert here in southwest Idaho means that we don’t often have to wait for a lot of snow to melt or deal with unmanageable amounts of spring rain. There are some advantages to the lower amount of precipitation, and one of them is that we can usually get out in the garden more […]
Deciding Between Bare Root or Potted Trees and Shrubs
When it comes to trees and shrubs, most people choose one of two choices: bare root or potted. I have gone both ways many times, and so offer you some things to consider when deciding which might be the best option for you. Bare root specimens are often harder to come by, partly because they […]