QUESTION: I have vowed that I will not let the morning glories choke my entire garden. I have been hoeing every day, and I find hundreds of new baby plants. In the p...
Day lillies and brown-eyed Susans line about 700 feet of a lane leading to the Humphrey residence in Worth Township. The flowers were planted by Rosemary Humphrey, who p...
QUESTION: How do you know when to pick jalapeno peppers? They aren't dark like the ones in the store.
ANSWER: Yours simply aren't fully ripe yet, but they are edible...
If you are considering a room addition or a major remodel, then you need to begin thinking about the floor covering as soon as possible.
Even though flooring is normally...
ELKINS PARK — Tom Steigerwald's the kind of guy who gets upset if the sky isn't blue enough. No wonder he's a gardener.
"It creates a little oasis for me," he says, "a c...
QUESTION: I have a leak coming from my bathroom. The plumber said the lead drains in the bathroom should be replaced, at a cost of $1,800. The drain taps coming from...
A previous column about concrete discussed grading, forms and form oil, and preparing the soil.
This column describes other important steps that contribute to a successf...
This rose bush in the backyard of the East Muntz Avenue home of Joyce Hall has been blooming for 64 years. Hall isn't sure what kind of rose bush it is, but it was origi...
Here are tips to help avoid plant
Poison ivy — two words that strike fear into gardeners' hearts.
We all know it's lurking out there, but many of us don't think we can ca...
No doubt about it, summer's heat multiplies the weeds and the home gardener's workload. In addition to pulling and hoeing weeds, gardeners find themselves faced with ext...
