Melanie Mathieson – Gardening Guru

This is the time of year when many gardeners start to lose their enthusiasm for the gardening and yard chores. But the actions you take now can affect the success of your garden next season. •The flower gardenWatering in the perennial garden is a must. Although perennials may be slowing […]

When starting seeds indoors, you do not have to worry about the weather, insects, or the myriad of plant diseases and fungi that can affect your outdoor vegetables, trees, or flowers. There is, however, one disease you must be concerned with when starting seedlings in the house or greenhouse and […]

Here in the dead of winter, it’s hard to imagine a garden. A garden with soft, warm soil–soil you can sift through your hands while the warm breezes tickle your neck and the sun threatens sunburn. It’s hard to imagine little radish leaves peaking out on Friday when you only […]

Anyone who has a garden of any kind, or lives in the country, knows there are a lot of things which attack our plants of all kinds. Here are just a very few of the common ones. oColorado Potato Beetle: This is the common “potato bug,” about 3/8 of an […]