Winter’s Landscapes | Conifers Offer Majestic Trees and Shrubs
While many conifers are evergreen, not all evergreens are conifers. Nor are all conifers evergreen. Confused? It’s easy to be, at first glance. The name “conifer” stems from Latin and ...
Holidays in Bloom | Give the Gift of Green this Season
Fall’s cool and shorter days herald the holiday tradition of decking our homes with fresh greenery and winter-blooming plants. Some favorites for seasonal displays and gifts include paperwhites, amaryllis, Christmas ...
Composting Is Cool | Turn Kitchen Scraps into Garden Gold
Black gold, chocolate cake mix, and liquid treasure all sound like something we should want—and as gardeners, we do, since they all describe “compost.” Gardeners use creative nicknames like these ...
Summer Bouquet | Let Zinnias Work Magic in Your Garden
ZINNIAS ARE AN ANNUAL, BUT IF YOU DON’T DEADHEAD THE LAST FLOWER HEADS WHEN WINTER FREEZE KILLS THEM, THEY WILL RESEED IN SPRING. YOU CAN COLLECT DRIED ZINNIA HEADS AND ...
Green Gardening | Best Practices that Are Good for the Earth and Your Yard
There are many reasons why making your garden more eco-friendly is a good idea: It reduces your impact on the earth, it helps attract pollinators, it’s better for your garden ...
Winning Combinations | Companion Planting in the Vegetable Garden
Plants, like humans, do best when they have friends. And just like humans, particular plants get along with some plants better than others. When planted near each other, simpatico plants ...
Retaining Walls | Where Form Meets Function
Few landscape features combine aesthetics and function as well as retaining walls. These sculptural elements can be simple or massive, hidden behind a living green screen or showcased with plantings ...
Historic Garden Day | Preview Homes on the Fincastle Tour
UPDATE As of press time, the Garden Club of Virginia has cancelled Historic Garden Week 2020 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. HOME magazine is dedicated to providing awareness ...
