How to create a base map
On any journey, the first step is often the hardest. Designing your own landscape can be an overwhelming proposition. But it doesn’t have to be.
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July 2010
Siberian elm
Remember American elms? The leaves of this 50- to 70-ft.-tall, 30- to 50-ft.-wide woody weed look similar.
Shape up your container: pinching
Some common container plants, like the coleus here, are fantastic growers. But the flip side is that they can get a bit leggy and start taking over the entire container.
Black-legged or deer tick
Not all garden pests are found on plants. Some are actually on the gardener! Unfortunately, this pest is hard to spot.
Slide show: Shade-loving flowers
Quick, think about shade. OK, what comes to your mind? Is it cool, lush and green? Maybe you don’t visualize lots of beautiful flowers, but really, you could, because there are plenty of flowering shade plants.
Bacterial leaf scorch
You wouldn’t be surprised to find a few brown leaves on a tree near the end of summer. But take a close look: Do the leaves have an irregular pattern of browning with a pale yellow or red band between the brown and healthy green leaf tissue?
Bringing in butterflies
To get butterflies to visit and stay in your garden, you need to provide them with food and warmth.
Bull thistle
Common throughout much of North America, bull thistle is a biennial that reproduces only by seed.
