Most gardeners aim for a well-maintained landscape, but trying to control weeds this time of year can feel like a never-ending struggle. Weeds not only detract from the aesthetics of your garden but ...
Dear Master Gardener: My wife and I were walking along the banks at the North Shore and saw a patch of plants that looked like chives. They had lavender flowers. Is there a wild species or was it ...
Answer: Wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) is an aggressive, native vine that can almost smother small trees. The leaf shape is similar to a maple leaf with widely spaced teeth all around the edges.
Q: What can I do to help the wild birds this winter? A: The wild birds require adequate water, nutrition and shelter. In addition to protein bird seed, provide blocks of suet with fruit, nuts or ...
When William acquired the property in 1884, it was just the beginning of his 50 years of garden experimentation. As the only garden he ever built, this is where he laid down principles of wild ...
One of the worst weeds in Iowa gardens is wild campanula (Campanula rapunculoides), also called creeping campanula. Unlike the various types of perennial and annual campanula flowers available in ...
New York's High Line is one of the best examples of a wild garden in a public setting. For some time, enlightened gardeners have grown away from contained, stiffly regimented beds organized around ...
Do you dislike well-groomed and well-defined landscape areas and plants? Perhaps you enjoy a more chaotic and diverse landscape that promotes wildlife and more likely mimics a natural environment. I ...