Some old and some new varieties to try.

Scale insects attach themselves to the host plant and suck out the plant juices or sap. This particular scale is commonly called Japanese maple scale, but it c…

This plant is growing in my flower bed and I don't recognize it. Please advise — is it a weed or a good plant?

A perennial, a shrub and a tree this week.

All of my Althea were luscious till mid-late last summer, when the first two started looking bad: branches losing leaves and drying up. I watered and fertilize…

Spring is finally here, or maybe it is summer already. April was a month of ups and downs, winter to summer and back again — so who knows what is in store.

One plant will be easy to find, another is obscure.

My friend has had this plant growing in a shrub bed for years. He bought it from a plant sale here in Saline County, and it’s been about this size over the yea…

Our gardens look like spring, but the temperature needs to catch up.

Two shrubs and a perennial this week.

Our holly "tree" on the southwest corner started going south last summer, perhaps after that severe winter freeze. It also appears to be in critical condition.…

Spring has been playing with us, coming and going at random. Gardens seem to be taking it in stride and coming alive daily. Nurseries and garden centers are ge…

Three new plants to try.

I know from reading your articles, you are not a big fan of the Bradford pear tree. This time of year, I am amazed at how many there are around.

Three plants for color in the garden now.