Yards to Paradise- Max Phelps

How to remove, or utilize, that stump in your yard

What do you do with a stump in your yard? Many a new home is on a small…

Yards to Paradise- Max Phelps

Altering terrain for drainage, usefulness, aesthetics

One of the biggest landscaping projects that seems to be overlooked, or put off until later, is dealing…

Yards to Paradise- Max Phelps

Creating a comprehensive landscaping plan

Landscape and landscaping are words used regularly. The term can refer to a lovely painting, to maintaining a…

Opinion

Landscaping is a smart investment

 Is landscaping a good investment? Does it add value over time to your home? Does it give instant…

Opinion

Peat moss for landscape gardening

Peat is a most useful and abundant planting and seeding material that is almost universally used in modern…

Opinion

The woodland garden

Woodlands are typically associated with a rustic or unique home, but this naturalistic option for landscaping can be…

Community

Homegrown holiday greenery

Traditions of decorating with greenery about the time of the winter solstice go back to ancient Mesopotamia and…

Community

Fall and winter home curb appeal

Missing tree leaves, browning lawn grasses, weeping tree limbs, and butchered perennials and shrubbery, or even trees, can…

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Apples: Grow, eat, celebrate them

Apples are a most loved fruit. They can be grown just about anywhere, come in thousands of varieties…

Columnists

Landscaping with Daylilies

The daylily has been steadily growing as a fad for the garden, with over 80,000 varieties registered with…