Winter’s Landscapes | Conifers Offer Majestic Trees and Shrubs
While many conifers are evergreen, not all evergreens are conifers. Nor are all conifers evergreen....
Composting Is Cool | Turn Kitchen Scraps into Garden Gold
Black gold, chocolate cake mix, and liquid treasure all sound like something we should want—and as...
Summer Bouquet | Let Zinnias Work Magic in Your Garden
ZINNIAS ARE AN ANNUAL, BUT IF YOU DON’T DEADHEAD THE LAST FLOWER HEADS WHEN WINTER FREEZE KILLS THEM,...
Green Gardening | Best Practices that Are Good for the Earth and Your Yard
There are many reasons why making your garden more eco-friendly is a good idea: It reduces your impact...
Winning Combinations | Companion Planting in the Vegetable Garden
Plants, like humans, do best when they have friends. And just like humans, particular plants get...
Retaining Walls | Where Form Meets Function
Few landscape features combine aesthetics and function as well as retaining walls. These sculptural...
Historic Garden Day | Preview Homes on the Fincastle Tour
UPDATE
As of press time, the Garden Club of Virginia has cancelled Historic Garden Week 2020 due...
Green Screens | Creating Privacy Through Landscaping
Do you ever step outside your back door and feel like you’re living in a fishbowl? Modern building...
A Cut Above | A Garden for Year-round Blooms
One of the most satisfying treats is a trip to my cutting garden for a huge bouquet of fresh flowers....
Spring’s First Fruit | Strawberries Delight
In the classic children’s book by Don and Audrey Wood, The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry,...
