QUESTION: I have a Cecile Brunner climbing rose that I planted at my new house the end of May. It has grown well but it never bloomed last year. I grew this rose in ...
Poor quality furniture too easy to find
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A dining table may be the single most expensive piece of furniture you ever buy. Choose wisely and it could las...
QUESTION: Before my pool remodeling, my two return jets were running clockwise, making the water flow go almost all the way around the pool before the flow would get...
QUESTION: We have created a vegetable garden with green peppers, jalapeno peppers and tomatoes but want to add zucchini squash. I heard that squash can be invasive. ...
Options now exist to make pool unique
MODESTO, Calif. — With school out and hot weather in full swelter — er, make that swing — it's that time of year: swimming pool seas...
At last, summer is sweeping over lawns. Once again, the grass is green and inviting. Perhaps you considered letting go of those 40-pound bags of chemical fertilizers and...
Do you have moss in your lawn that seemed to develop overnight?
It may not have been there the last time you cut the grass last fall. The weather last winter — mild and ...
QUESTION: I have a problem with my daylilies. When the flowers open, they look like they are all chewed up. I don't see any bugs on them opened or closed. I've spray...
Plant known for bad smell
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A titan arum plant, commonly known as the corpse flower because it smells like rotting meat, is expected to bloom in less than...
It takes years to bloom
Peonies are in full bloom in our area at this time of the year. We are fortunate to have them — they are not available in the south because they m...
