Gardening Articles
Birds, Wildlife & Beneficial Insects
Accidental Orange Invader
Bats
Bats - A Scary Surprise
The Truth About Bats!
Driving me Bat-ty"!
Bees
Bees Aren’t the Only Pollinators
Controlling the friendly Carpenter Bee
Honey Bees and Other Pollinators
Late Summer Bees & Wasps
Native Bees
Plan Bee - Native Pollinators
Really Bad Year for Yellow Jackets
To Bee or Not to Bee – A Gardening Dilemma
The friendly, beneficial honeybee
Where Have All the Bees Gone?
Beneficial Insects
Praying or Preying Mantis?
Beneficial Wasps
Birds
Attracting and Keeping Bluebirds
Attracting Eastern Bluebirds to Your Garden
Attracting Hummingbirds
Attracting Hummingbirds to a garden
Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Garden
Attracting Purple Martins
Attracting Winter Birds
Bird Feeding – A Winter Activity
Bird feeding basics for the budget minded
Bird Gardening
Bird Gardening – A Double Delight
Create Your Own Winter Wonderland with Berry Plants
Feed the Birds:
Good for You & Your Garden
Feeding and Attracting Birds
Feeding Birds In the Winter
Feeding the Birds in the Winter take 2
Gardening for the Birds
Nesting Birds
Nothin'll Grow There - Except Peanut Butter and Bird Seed!!!
How to Attract Birds
Summertime Habits of Favorite PA Birds
Butterfly Gardening
Butterfly gardening: A great source of enjoyment
Butterfly and Container Gardening
Butterflies and Violets
Monarch Butterflies
Monarchs Are Definitely Back
Monarch - King of the Butterflies
Starting a butterfly garden
Creating Garden Spaces for Cats
Critters in the Garden
Eastern Grey Squirrels
Gardening Facts for the New Year
How to Attract Beneficial Insects
Lady Bugs
Lady Beetles: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Ladybugs, The Beneficial Insect
Ladybug, Ladybug Fly Away Home
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Lady Beetles, Part 2
National Wildlife Federation’s Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program
Red Fox: The Not So Secret Life of a Red Fox
Spiders
Spiders
Spider Kin
The Night Life
Toads in Your Garden
In Praise of Toads
A Plea to Save the Frogs and Toads
Winterizing Your Garden for Our Wildlife Friends
Worms
Winter Worms Inside & Out
Worms ate my Garbage
Drought
s
A Spouse's Guide to Building the Perfect Water Barrel System
Automatic Watering Systems
Building the Perfect Rain Barrel System
Gardening in a Drought
Gardening in Changing Weather Patterns
Honey, I'm not going to cut the lawn anymore
Plants to Grow in a Drought
Saving Plants: Saving Water
Saving Rain for Landscape Watering
The key roll rain barrels play in gardens
Tips for Efficient Water Use
Tomatoes and the Drought
Understanding Drought Stress
Watering During the Dry Days to Come
Water-wise Yard and Garden Care
Xerscaping - Water Wise Gardening
Ecological Gardening
& Native Plants
A garden gone wild
Alternative to Traditional Lawns
Baptisia
Beware the Beloved Scottish Thistle
Black-eyed Susans
Brambles - the Season of the Berries
"Companion planting" & organic gardening
So Happy Together ... Companion Planting
Controlling Japanese Beetles Without Use of Chemicals
Effective Weed Control for Your Garden
Environmentally Sound Fall Clean Up Practices in the Garden
Exotic Invasive Plants and Our Environment
Gardening with Gold
Gardening With Nature
Goldenrod for Fall Color
Honey, I'm not going to cut the lawn anymore
Ice Melting Products
Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management - Take II
How to battle bugs and be sensitive to the environment
Managing Plantings without Pesticides
Making your garden a refuge for local wildlife
Native Intelligence
Native plants better, cheaper than lawns
Native Plants for Late Summer Bloom
Native Plant Gardens
Going native
The Invasive are coming: Be Prepared
Invasive plants, Part II
Invasive Exotics Are Taking Over!
Spring-Summer 2005 tour
The down side of non-native plants
Using Native Plants in Your Home Landscape
Why Grow Natives?
Preparing a Sunny Wildflower Garden
Preserving our Natural Habitat
Saving Plants: Saving Water
Selecting Native Trees for Your Yard
Spring Blooming Native Perennials
Taking the Safe Seed Pledge
Techniques for a healthy, productive organic garden
The Hidden Side Effects of Chemical Weed Killers
The Downside of Burn Barrels
The Effect of Urban Sprawl on Wildlife and Home Gardening
The Secret Life of the Soil
Things you can do to help improve the heath the Chesapeake Bay
Using fireplace ashes in your garden
Using Native Plants in Your Home Landscape
Welcoming Nature into the Garden
What’s Old is New Again
Wildlife Ponds and Pond Care
Wildflower Meadows - An Alternative to Lawns
Diary of a Wildflower Garden - Year One
Xerscaping - Water Wise Gardening
Garden and Landscape Design
A Diary of a Garden
A Meadow Patch for your Yard
An Easy Landscape Design
Architectural Gardening - Adding a Room Outdoors
Attractive gardens don't just happen
Beware – Some Plants Are Evil
Church Gardens
Container and Small Space Gardening
Fall Container Gardening
Top Ten Container Plants for Record breaking Hot Summer
Cottage Gardens - the Anything Goes Garden
Crazy for Red Berries
Creating Garden Spaces for Cats
Designing a Shade Garden
Designing Container Gardens
Diary of a Wildflower Garden - Year One
Evening Gardens
Frequently Asked Gardening Questions
Garden Accents for the Outdoor Décor!
Garden Ornament, Old and New
Gardening for All Seasons
Gardening for the Soul
Gardening in the New Year
Gardening in the Shade
Gardening With Microclimates
Gardening with Succulents
Ground Covers
Introduction to the Great American Garden - Yours!
Hardscape in the Landscape
Hardy Chrysanthemum - Fireworks for Fall
Herbs in the Landscape
How to Garden Frugally
Landscaping your new home
New Home Landscaping
New to You Landscaping? Before you call the professionals
Low-maintenance groundcover to spruce up those barren areas
Making your garden a refuge for local wildlife
Mass Planting - It's Spectacular!!
Master Gardeners Trial New Plants
Maximize time spent to achieve a lush garden
Meditation Gardens - Finding Sanctuary in the Garden
Moon Garden - A Luminescent Splendor
Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental Grasses in Container Gardens
Perennial of the Year, Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’
Planting in Containers
Gardening in Containers
Gardening in containers is one of my favorite things to do
Plants that Require Patience, but are Worth the Wait!
Planning Your Spring Garden
Planning for Your 2011 Garden
Raised Bed Gardening
Which Raised Bed is Best for Your Garden?
The Straw Bale Raised Bed
Rocks Rock!
Selecting Bulbs for your Spring Garden
Selecting Plants for Their Fall Leaf Colors
Sensory Gardens
Shasta Daisies
Starting From Scratch
Stretching Summer Color into Fall
Shrub Border – Deciduous Shrubs
Shrubs for the Winter Landscape
Summertime Outdoor Exotics
The Picture Perfect Garden Fence - The Perfect Winter Project
The Right Plant plus the Right Light Equals Success
Theme Gardens
Things we can learn from old gardens
Thinking Low To The Ground: Ground Covers For A New Climate
Trees and Shrubs for Your Garden
Understanding Plant Heat Zone Designations
Water-wise Yard and Garden Care
Who doesn’t look forward to planting a new garden?
Winter Indoor Armchair Gardening
Winter - the best time to plan your garden!
What's up with Rain Gardens?
Woodland Plants for Next Year
Ye Olde Stumperie
Gardening Humor
An Amateur’s Guide to Plant Nomenclature
A Spouse’s Guide to Garden Watering
Honey, I'm not going to cut the lawn anymore
Gardening Techniques
Build a Cold Frame in Your Garden
Can Beer Make Plants Grow?
Caring for your Rose Bush's in Winter
Common Gardening Mistakes
Composting
Composting: the Nuts and Bolts
Composting is for everyone
Compost Critters
Composting the Minimalist Way!
How to compost leaves
Leaves are often referred to as "gardeners' gold."
Confused by Fertilizers? Read On!
Container Gardening
Six Tips for Successful Container Gardens
Creative Planting Projects for Every Season!
Elder Gardening Made Easier: Simple Tricks of the Trade
Everything I knew about gardening I learned...
Garden Soil
Gardening in the Shade
Gardening With Microclimates
Good Planting Practices
Grow Your Own Plants
Growing From Seed the Easier Way
How to Garden Frugally
How to Plant a Tree
How to Prepare Your Soil for Planting
Hydroponics Gardening – A Year-Round Gardening Experience
Make safety part of your gardening plan
March Gardening Tips
Mulching
Mulching 101
Mulching – More is not Always Better!
Mulching for Success
No More Mulch Volcanoes, Please!
Mulching Vegetable Gardens: Hay vs Straw
Prepare Your Garden for Winter
Protecting yourself from Poison Ivy
Seed Saving and Heirloom Varieties
Self-sowers can help fill in your garden
Shade Gardening
Stop Vegetable Thieves Now
Stratification of Seeds take 1
,
Take 2
,
Take 3
Terrariums - Nature in Miniature
Tilling 1, 2, 3
Tired of composting, weeding and fertilizing?
Turn Your Weeds into Nutrient-Rich Fertilizer
Winter care for backyard ponds
Winter Mulching
Herbs, Vegetables
and Fruits
A cost-effective way to grow vegetables from seed
A No-Garden Herb Garden
Amazing Aloe
Asparagus
Backyard Fruit Gardens
Bewitching Witchhazel
Calendula, Herb of the Year 2008
Culinary Herb Growing 102
Culinary Uses for Lavender
Dill - Herb of the Year 2010
Good Seed? Bad Seed?
Edible Flowers
Edible Flowers – The New Rage in Haute Cuisine
Echinacea: Herb of the Year 2002
Fall Planting Potatoes
Five Step Plan for Asparagus Planting
For the Humble Vegetable Gardener: Some Thoughts for 2005
Full of Beans
Frankincense and Myrrh
Gardening with Children
Garlic - It’s Not Just for Breakfast Anymore
Grow It Now: Garlic
Great Ways to Use Herbs
Have you ever grown 'Ground Cherries'?
Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden
Grow your own Asparagus
Grow your own culinary herbs
Growing your own Tomatoes
Growing Grapes with the Help of the Internet
Growing Jerusalem Artichokes
Growing Mouth Watering Carrots
Growing Potatoes
Fall Potato Planting
Growing Vegetables and Herbs in Containers
Heirloom Vegetables and Fruits
Harvesting your Bounty of Herbs
Herbs for Thanksgiving
Herbs in the Landscape
Herbs in Winter
Horseradish, Herb of the Year 2011
Hot to Grow Hot Peppers
How to Grow Asparagus
I'm Blue for Blueberries
Is it That Time Already?
It’s Okay to Eat the Lavender Flowers
Lavender
Growing Lavender for profit
I Didn’t Know There Were That Many Kinds of Lavender
Lavender, 1999 Herb of the Year
Lavender - Lovely But Confusing
Lavenders I have known
Lavender: What’s in a Name?
Tender Lavender
What We Learned at the Lavender Conference
Lemon tree, very pretty, and the flower so sweet ... Growing Citrus Indoors
Luscious Leeks
Marjoram and Oregano: Herb of the Year 2005
Mulching Your Vegetables
Now is the Time for New Year's Gardening resolutions
Nobody Doesn’t Like Basil
Observations from the garden
Ornamental Corn Yields Fall Pleasure
Peas: Spring’s First Garden
Pepper Garden
-
Pepper Garden Take 2
Peppers in the Flower Garden
Planning Your Spring Vegetable Garden
Planning for Your 2001 Vegetable Garden
Planting Vegetables – It’s Not Too Late
Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden
Planting a Food Garden
Put Some Herbs in Your Landscape
Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening
Rosemary, Herb of the Year 2000
Sage Herb of the Year 2001
Salute to Ole King Cole
Scented Geraniums--herb of the Year 2006
Planting Spring Crops for Fall Harvesting
Stop Vegetable Thieves Now
Sunflowers Are Funflowers
Suggestions for this year's vegetable garden
Swiss Chard -- A Versatile Garden All-Star
Tips for Drying and Freezing Herbs
Tips for Growing Herbs Indoors
The Winter Jar Garden
The Winter Windowsill
Today’s Colorful Vegetable Gardens
Tomatoes
Behold the Beloved Tomato
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The Beloved Tomato - Part II
"Eighth Wonder of the World" Heirloom Tomato
Growing Tomatoes – An Engineer Looks at Support Design
Tomatoes and the Drought
Tomato Plants Dry? No problem!
Saving Heirloom Tomato Seeds
Vegetable Gardening - the Healthy Hobby
Victory Garden's Revisited
Watermelon -
Growing Watermelon
Winter Care of Herb Plants
House Plants
A cost-effective way to grow flowers from seed
A Different Succulent for Your Indoor Garden
A Careful Look at Houseplants
Award Winning Plant Selections
Bird of Paradise Plant
Bringing Your Annuals Inside for the Winter
Fall Container Gardening
,
Take 2
,
Take 3
Easy Houseplants to Grow
Five Flowers for a Festive Season
Forcing Buds for Cold Weather Color
Genealogy of My Surprise Lilies
Genealogy of My Surprise Lilies, Second Edition
Growing and Caring for Orchids
Growing Holiday Flowers
Growing Houseplants
Growing indoor plants
Holiday & Winter Flowers
Amaryllis, the Perfect Indoor Winter Plant
Amaryllis Care After the Holidays
Forcing Bulbs
Growing Holiday Flowers
Holiday Plants
How to care of for those lovely holiday plants
More tips on how to Force Bulbs
Poinsettia Pointers
Houseplants for Clean Air
Houseplants--Your Winter Garden
Houseplants Winter Doldrums
How to Care for Flowering Indoor Plants
How to Care for Ivy Topiaries
How to get started growing orchids
How to Force Bulbs
Hybridizing Iris
Making Your Own Container Soil
Out of the Ordinary Fried Flower Arrangements
Plants that Stink
Potting Soils
Repotting Your House Plants
Spanish Moss and its relatives, the air plants
Starting From Seed
Seed Starting
Decorative Sweet Potatoes as House Plants and Ground Cover
Why We Love Lilies
Insects
& Garden Pests
Ants in the Home
Beavers:
What to Do After the Beaver Comes
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Budworm--Bad Bug
Bagworms
Caterpillars & Bagworms - Mid Summer Woes
How to Control Bagworms
Cool Weather and Indoor Insects
Controlling Spider Mites
Controlling Tent Caterpillars
Controlling the friendly Carpenter Bee
Controlling the Hibiscus Sawflies
Cool Weather and Indoor Insects
Cicadas
They're back! The 17 year cicadas are coming this year
Hysteria over the cicada emergence of 2004
Deer Resistant Plants
Fall Webworms
Fall Web Worms et. al.
Fall's Unwelcome Guests
Garden Pests – the 4-legged Kind!
Green June Beetles
Gypsy Moths
Keeping Rabbits Out of Your Garden
Identifying Insect Damage
Insects can be found just about everywhere
Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management - Take II
Japanese beetles
Controlling Japanese Beetles
Controlling Japanese Beetles Without Use of Chemicals
How to control Japanese beetles
Moles, Voles and Holes
Mosquitoes and the West Nile Virus
Nothin'll Grow There - Because of Zorro!!!
Pesky Pantry Pests
Slugs in the Garden
Dealing with Slugs in Your Garden
Stink Bugs
Eradicating Stink Bugs!
Stinkbug Explosion!
Stink Bug Warriors: Reports from the Frontlines
Termites, Mulching Trees and the
Urban Legend
The Effect of Urban Sprawl on Wildlife and Home Gardening
Vole Damage & Control
Lawn Care
&
Weed Control
Broadleaf Weed Control
Controlling Broadleaf Weed in Lawns
Effective Weed Control for Your Garden
Late Summer - Time to Seed Your Lawn
Lawn repairs for beginners
Lythrum - A Noxious Weed
Fall Lawn Fertilization
How to Read a Pesticide Label
Making Spring lawns look great
Mid Summer Weeds in the Lawn
Native plants better, cheaper than lawns
Summer Lawn care
The Hidden Side Effects of Chemical Weed Killers
Wildflower Meadows - An Alternative to Lawns
Plants & Gardens
A quick primer on growing roses
What’s Killing the Roses?
A Visit to the Desert in Bloom
Adding late-season color to perennial beds
Alliums a Perfect Solution to that In-between Time
Container Gardening
Container and Small Space Gardening
Planting in Containers
Chrysanthemums are one of my favorite perennials
Daffodil – plant of the month
Deer Resistant Plants
Dreaming of Spring: Seed Starting
Earliest Bloomers to Tempt You
Flowers suitable for window flower boxes
Gardening In Alaska
Gardening in the Glorious Month of May
Growing Azaleas
Have You Shared Any Good Plants Lately?
Herbaceous Perennials
Heirloom Plants - Growing a Piece of the Past
Hibiscus Sawflies
Hardy Chrysanthemum - Fireworks for Fall
Hooked on Perennials
Hostas
Keeping the Past Alive Through Plants
Lacecap Hydrangeas – A Tapestry of Beauty
Late Summer Bloom
Lavender
March Gardening Tips
More tips on how to Force Bulbs
Miniature Roses
Pansies and their Companions
Perennial sunflowers
Perennials for Beginners
Planting Bulbs for Spring Color
Plants for Jazzing Up A Yard With Fall Colors
Plants that are interesting in the winter landscape
Plants that Require Patience, but are Worth the Wait!
Plants that thrive in moist and shady conditions
Positively Picture-perfect Fall Garden
Preparing a Sunny Wildflower Garden
Preserve Summer Flowers to Keep Everlasting Color All Winter
Raising Dahlias
Singing (and Planting) the Blues
Talk to the Annuals
Techniques for a healthy, productive organic garden
Testing Seeds for Germination
The Garden as Catechism
The Petunia - Old Standby or New Favorite?
Roses
A Rose for Every Garden
Tips for caring for your roses
Selecting Bulbs for your Spring Garden
Some Sage Advice about Salvias
Selecting the Best Plants for Planters
Shrub Border – Deciduous Shrubs
Starting Seeds Indoors
Summer Perennials - A Splash of Color!
Things to do with the abundance of flowers in your garden
Think Spring. Plant Spring Bulbs Now
What do you do for fall color?
Wet Weather and Your Garden
Who doesn’t look forward to planting a new garden?
Your Grandmother's Garden
Valentine Roses
Shrubs and Vines
Annual Vines
Caring for Rhododendrons
Colorful Climbing Clematis
End of Spring care for Junipers, Leylands and Hollies
Fall Shrubs
Hedgerows and Hedges: Then and Now
How to Grow and Care for Clematis
How to care for Hydrangeas
Why Won't My Hydrangeas Bloom?
Ornamental Vines
The Right Time to Prune Trees and Shrubs.
The Shrub Border – Deciduous Shrubs
Vines: the Gymnasts of the Garden
Trees
#1 Pest of Hemlock
10 Myths About Trees
Alternate Bearing Trees, or Where Have All The Acorns Gone?
Annual pruning fruit trees
Assessing Winter Injury to Trees and Shrubs
Cabin Fever
Caring for tress damaged in a storm
Combating Sooty Mold and Scale in Tulip Trees
Diagnosis of Deciduous Trees
End of Spring care for Junipers, Leylands and Hollies
Fall Shade Tree Planting
Favorite Trees of Distinction
Growing Nuts for Food and Fun
Growing Pecans Trees in South Central Pennsylvania
Choosing Pecan Varieties for South Central Pennsylvania
Hanover's Special Trees
How to force flowers indoors on cut branches
How to Plant a Tree
How winter snows and storms effect trees & gardens
Leaf Galls & Cicadas
Lemon tree, very pretty, and the flower so sweet ... Growing Citrus Indoors
Maple Sugaring: Native American Lore and History
My iPhone Gardening Apps
Pruning Crepe Myrtles
Relax and Enjoy a Crepe
Seeing the Forest in a New Light
Selecting Native Trees for Your Yard
Selecting Plants for Their Fall Leaf Colors
Shopping for the Right Tree
Sudden Oak Death
Summer Flowering Trees
The Beauty of Birches
The Demise of the American Chestnut
The American Pawpaw
Legend of the Dove Tree
The Mighty White Oak
The Pros & Cons of Bradford Pears
The Science Behind the Colors of Fall
The Right Time to Prune Trees and Shrubs.
Topping Trees is Not Acceptable Pruning Technique
Trees for the Winter Landscape
Tree Infections: the Continuing Battle
Varieties of Christmas Trees
When and how to prune an evergreen
When and how to to prune tress and shrubs
Who Spit on My Trees
Wonderful Shade Trees
Misc
A Gardener's Bookshelf
A Gardener's Travels - The Marie Selby Botanical Garden
A Mini-Glossary of Gardening Jargon
Books for the Gardener
Books for Gardeners- Perfect Christmas Gifts
Building a Garden Bench
Building the Perfect Rain Barrel System
Cast Your Garden in Concrete
Creating Garden Spaces for Cats
Everything I knew about gardening I learned...
Latin for Gardeners: a Brief Pronunciation Guide
A Primer on Plant Nomenclature
Who’s In My Garden
Gardening for Good Health
Gardens and Gardeners Through Time
Garden Gloves -
Love That Garden Glove
Gifts for Growing Minds
Gods in Our Gardens
Growing Kids who Love Gardening
How to Become a Adams County Master Gardener
Keeping a Garden Journal
Garden Journal
Keeping the Past Alive Through Plants
Magical Gardening
Make a Plant/Flower Press for Fun & Education
Master Gardeners Are Made In Backyards
Mini-Glossary of Gardening Jargon
Plants in the Trail Garden
Preventing Winter Damage to Shrubs and Trees
Stratification of Seeds
Stratification of Seeds - Necessary but not Sufficient
Tetanus and the Gardener
The Arthritic Gardener
The Effect of Urban Sprawl on Wildlife and Home Gardening
The Evolution of a Master Gardener
The Science Behind the Colors of Fall
Tips on Landscaping A New House
Tussie-mussies: "Talking Bouquets"
Unusual Gifts for the Gardening Enthusiast in Your Life
What is This in My Garden? Or Master Gardener Hotline Opens Soon
Where to Learn More about Gardening
Wet Weather and Your Garden
Why plant stores and catalogs use confusing Latin