Garden Tips

Just like animals, plants are so cute when they are young. Adorable when young. Ferocious when mature. Just like some junipers I know.

As I write this, we have just returned from an amazing adventure in Acadia National Park. It's always interesting when one goes on vacation or away from their home/garden for any length of time.

Seeing an object clearly and in focus is important. The ability to define edges and see crisp definition keeps us from rubbing our eyes or cleaning our glasses.

True confession: I am a collector. I’m not obsessed to the point of having to scour for rare finds but I have small collections of various objects.

Those who know me may attest to fact that I have opinions and sometimes I make the mistake of verbalizing these a bit too quickly.

Snow is rare in the Southeast. With climate change that may need to be edited to say “snow never occurs in Knoxville”.

When you hear the term "landscape lighting" what image comes to mind? Unfortunately, for many, the first choice is the do-it-yourself big box store lighting kit for $89.95.

We are typically eager to “draw the line” with regard of defining our property edges. But how about a more gardenesque approach? I’ve heard it said before that everyone has two property lines. [...]

The dilemma that faces us every planting season (and yes, Fall is a fantastic time to plant), when it comes to landscaping, is this. Do we venture to install some unique plants and run the risk [...]

It ‘s Saturday afternoon. You go out to get the mail and you hear it. Not the sound of the kids playing in the neighbor’s yard. Not the sound of the cardinals perched high in the oak tree. This [...]