The highly anticipated book by Mark Zilis may be just around the corner.  While his Hosta Handbook continues to sell for $100's of doll...

This past Saturday I had to put my dog, Chevy, to sleep.  It has been really lonely in our house without him.  It was a hard decision, but i...

Fall leaves are great for your flower beds.  We have a leaf blower/vacuum.  The vacuum sucks the leaves up and mulches them.  I use this mul...

It's hard to believe that almost 16 years ago one winter I walked into an animal shelter and saw a sad, scared, droopy eared dog.  My ch...

Fall is not the time to move hostas around in the yard.  They need time to grow roots, and the ground freezes too soon in fall.  Spring is t...

I was looking at my gardens this afternoon and was surprised to see bright blue color poking out of my gardens.  Then I remembered that I pl...

Right now is when you look at your yard or garden and realize that everything is starting to look a little dead. That's why it's im...