How to build a retaining wall
If your front yard is built on a slope, leveling it out and adding a garden full of flowers creates a lot of curb appeal.
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June 2010
Spotted cucumber beetle
Adult beetles are 1/4 to 1/3-in. long and yellow to green with 11 black spots on their backs. The wormlike larvae are yellowish and start out about 1/8 in. long.
Great ways to use vines in containers
Give a gardener a vine, and odds are he or she will plant it next to a trellis or an arbor. But do vines really have to be grown only on a structure?
Magnesium deficiency in clematis
Clematis leaves can turn yellow when they get too much moisture. But if your clematis is growing in well-drained soil, they’re likely a symptom of magnesium deficiency.
‘Double Click Rose Bonbon’ cosmos
Flower gardeners are always looking for pretty flowers — and this new cosmos really delivers. Just take a look at the big 3- to 4-in. fully double pink flowers. Wow!
Tree of heaven
Crush the leaves of tree of heaven and you’ll pick up a foul, skunky odor. The leaves are large, sometimes growing to 3 ft. long.
Berm basics
Building a berm is a big project. Consider these basics while you’re planning.
Eastern firefly
Adult fireflies (also called lightning bugs) are actually winged beetles, not flies.
Slide show: Make color work for you
Whether you’re designing a perennial border or just placing a few containers on your deck, color is important.
Hemp dogbane
Like an alien in a science fiction movie, the roots of hemp dogbane keep spreading as if they’re going to take over the world.
