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• Is moldy mulch harmful?

  Raking some older mulch may give you a good look at mold on the wood chips or decaying plant material. Mold is actually one of the factors that works along with the decomposition of the wood chips. The mold is not harmful. You can decrease the amount... Posted May 30 2008, 09:27 AM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, landscape, mulch, stone, wood chips

• Are there advantages to a raised garden, besides appearance?

  Yes, I think there are some advantages besides the landscaping element for a yard. You will have better control of the garden soil or growing medium for your plants. Another obvious advantage is that a raised bed means less bending over which is great... Posted Mar 20 2008, 07:06 AM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: gardeners, landscape, raised bed gardening, soil conditions, soil drainage, vegetable garden

• Dreaming of a Winter Wonderland in Spring

  Now that spring is hear, you are probably thinking that you can't wait until the snow falls next year. Just kidding. If you are anything like me, snow is the last thing on your mind. People are getting ready to get out side and gardeners are getting... Posted Mar 11 2008, 04:30 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: berries, common questions, evergreen, garden, holly, landscape, plan, planning, plant, planting, shrubs, trees, winter, winter interest

• I heard I can divide my peonies, how do I go about that?

  Very few plants can showoff with multitudes of large flowers in the spring like a peony. What could be better than 1 peony, well divide that beautiful plant and you can make your garden a flowering showcase in the spring. If you are in the Midwest I suggest... Posted Mar 07 2008, 02:45 PM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: landscape, large flowers, peony, perennial, perennials, root division

• Turf Grass - 1) Introduction

  First Installment - Introduction With spring just around the corner, people are starting to plan their spring lawn and garden projects. The questions have been pouring in and lately turf grass has been a hot topic of conversation. With the hot summers... Posted Mar 07 2008, 08:46 AM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, grass, grass plugs, grass seed, landscape, lawn, plugs, seed, sod, soil, turf, turf grass

• Variegated Plants

  Plants with variegated leaves are highly popular and make great additions to your garden, but they bring up the question: "what is variegation?" Variegation is often just describes as a plant with multi-color leaves. For the most part, variegation... Posted Feb 26 2008, 12:47 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: cells, chlorophyll, color, common questions, garden, gardeners, grow, landscape, leaf, leaves, plant, variegated, variegated plant