Foliage Container Gardens | Just the Leaves, Please
While flowers are lovely, have you ever stopped to think about what the real stars of your container gardens are? Consider the foliage—the plants that often get added as filler ...
Magnificent Magnolias | Turn On the Southern Charm in Your Yard
When it comes to the most popular flowering trees of the South, there’s nothing that tops the magnolia. This landscape staple has it all: good looks with its glossy leaves, ...
Protecting Pollinators | “Bee” the Solution in Your Back Yard
English ivy cascading over old tree stumps and wisteria climbing trellises are both charming, hardy plants that seem to define the South in photographs and literature. But are they good ...
Garden Gear | Get Your Tools Ready for the Season
For many gardening enthusiasts, spring signals a call to nurture and steward the earth, a covenant fulfilled with the help of trusted garden tools. Like artists and craftsmen, experienced gardeners ...
Foundation Fundamentals | Set the Stage with Plants
Foundation plantings help anchor a house to the surrounding landscape, softening the edges of the structure while giving it a sense of belonging to the immediate terrain. Arguably an important ...
Historic Garden Week | Celebrate the Spring Garden
After a Covid-caused cancellation of the tour in 2020, Historic Garden Week in Virginia’s Roanoke tour returns on Saturday, April 24 with a timely, exclusive emphasis on exterior living spaces ...
Forcing Blooms | Bring Early Spring Inside
With most plants sitting dormant this time of year, the winter months can be short on freshly cut garden flowers to add a burst of color to your home. Thankfully, ...
A Foliage Fancy
Most of us have always had a few leafy roommates lounging about—a ficus greeting guests in the foyer, African violets basking in a windowsill, a philodendron cascading off a bookshelf—but ...
