Fall Blooming Wildflower - Willow Aster
Aster praealtus
Family - Astereae - AsterThe Willow Aster inhabits thickets, prairies, and meadows in an area ranging in the north from Manitoba, Canada to Massachusetts, South to Virginia and Maryland and west to Missouri and...
Zoysia Grass - Find Out How to Make Your Lawn as Soft as a Carpet
As winter rolls back its frosty landscape, your plants and lawn wake-up to another season of challenges. What would you say to keeping your lawn greener ... decreasing your watering costs ... decreasing insect infestations and...
Organic Gardening - Good For You and the Planet, Too
Each month, Im a guest on a local radio talk show in mid-Missouri. I share the latest food and health research, promote gardening and take questions from callers the best part.Recently, I reported a study showing that...
The Grass is Greener with Organic Lawn Care
What's there not to like about organic lawn care? It's relatively cheap. It's better for the environment and it takes less work than your traditional well-manicured lawn.Americans take their lawns seriously. Lawns used to be...
Quickly Grow a Natural Privacy Screen or Sound Barrier
The Perfect Fast-Growing Evergreen Screen
This week we are featuring an evergreen that is not only fast growing, beautiful and low-maintenance, but supplies the ideal privacy screen - 'Thuja 'Steeplechase.' 'Steeplechase' is a...