Growing Peppers – Easy, Fun & Delicious
Nutritious and delicious, gardeners love to plant peppers in the garden or planters. Here are a few ‘pepper pointers’ to
Time to Battle Spring Lawn Weeds
It’s spring! Cherries and magnolias are flowering, and tulips and daffodils are blooming. And right on cue, dandelions are appearing, and
Winter Damage on Evergreens
It’s not unusual after a tricky winter with erratic temperature fluctuations and windy conditions to see browning (desiccation) on the
Crazy About Camellias
Just before many spring-flowering plants put forth their long-awaited display of color… Camellia japonica beats them to the punch with
R is for Ranunculus!
No one ever calls this beautiful flower by its common name – Persian Buttercup. We’d rather be formal and get
Pansies and Violas – Spring Flowering Favorites!
Quick true or false: All Pansies are Violas, but not all Violas are Pansies. Answer at the bottom of this blog
Hellebores for Long Island Gardens
Hellebores have earned their reputation as favorite plants of gardeners ‘in the know’. Evergreen foliage, showy flowers when literally nothing
BMSB are Back!
Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) are finding their way into homes. This reoccurring pest makes itself known every fall; especially
Fall for Fall Asters
It’s easy to fall in love with fall blooming asters! Prized for their colorful flowers that bloom in late summer
It’s Time for Lawn Renovation
It has been a tough dry, summer for Long Island lawns. No thanks to Mother Nature with providing needed rain!