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...
QUESTION: This fall I'd like to replace two hollies that were planted too close to the house and have overgrown their spot. I trim them every year, but now the trunk...
QUESTION: I have a Lady Banks rose that has grown and bloomed quite well since I planted it a couple of years ago. I have tried to root a cutting to plant in another...
Follow these tips for new furniture
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You spend a third of your life in bed, so it's important to find the sturdiest frame you can. You don't want a wobb...
