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Wild Nights, Hot and Crazy Days  Doctor: I’ve got good news and bad news. Patient: What’s the bad news? Doctor: You’ve got powdery mildew. Patient: What’s the good news? Doctor: It’s not fatal, just horribly disfiguring. The invitation has been sent and powdery mildew has arrived. Hot humid days and cool dry nights are a delight for this hideous fungus. Rain, which usually stops the spread of the spores, has been absent allowing it to grow and propagate. It can manifest itself in various ways. Sometimes it appears like a sugary glaze on leaves and flower buds, and sometimes it...

The end of summer doesn't need to mean the end of beautiful flowerbeds when you carefully plan fall annuals to make the most of every bit of the gardening season. There are great plants that can help extend your gardening season and create fabulous fall flowerbeds. Why Bother With Fall Annuals? Many people question the wisdom of planting fall annuals – why bother, when winter is closer than ever? But there are many benefits to adding new flowers and foliage to your garden and flowerbeds in autumn. Staying active in the garden throughout the fall will encourage you to keep...

LET IT GROW, LET GROW,LET IT GROW... With the unrelenting sun we've had this July I'm sure you've seen plenty of sun scalded lawns this summer. Now I know that all of you retired guys love to give your lawns weekly crewcuts to make them look like putting greens, but since you’re not playing golf on your lawnyou’re probably doing more harm than good. In fact scalping your lawn is probably one of the worst things you can do; especially, if you don’t have an established lawn or if you’re lawn is not performing as perfectly as you like. So here are four benefits that taller grass...

August is a tough time for gardeners. However, as many know when the going gets tough, the tough get going. This is the time of the year after a hot summer where many anticipate production and harvesting to come to an end. For the experienced gardener, it’s a time to get even more out of your garden! Think of August as your second wind. It’s time to uncover that last bit of potential and to prove that your garden is much hardier than you ever imagined. To achieve these results, it only takes a little more effort and a few...

Butterflies are beautiful, helpful visitors to the garden as they pollinate a wide variety of blooms to increase flowering and productivity. A great way to bring butterflies to your yard is with a dedicated garden to meet their needs and attract even more species of these winged wonders. About Butterflies Butterflies are brightly colored insects with distinct fluttering flight. There are more than 18,000 butterfly species worldwide, and they are widespread on every continent except Antarctica. More than 700 butterfly species are found in North America alone. Butterflies have been found in the fossil record as long as 55 million...