Category: pruning

Hands On: Pinching and Hand-Pollinating for a Bumper Crop

Ever wonder why one garden is extremely lush, while the one next door in the same ecosystem is struggling along? And particularly when both get the same hours of sun and are appropriately watered and fertilized? As with anything else in life, it comes down to attention to detail. Pinching—which can be done with garden…


A Brave Grandfather Branches Out

By Jerry Zezima From Tribune News Service I used to think the high point of grandparenthood was doing incredibly silly things with my grandchildren. Now I realize I am not the top grandfather anymore. That’s because I recently met one who climbs trees for a living. Rene Funez is a happily married man with four…


Landscaping Questions

If you haven’t bought an Easter lily, you should go buy one now. They will be on sale after this weekend, and if you want to you can call it a spring lily. You can enjoy the flowers and fragrance for the next few weeks and then you can plant it outdoors. Keep the lilies…


A Non-Expert’s Guide to Keeping Houseplants Alive

Big, leafy indoor plants have been all the rage and one of the most popular fads for the past few years. They’re obviously not a new thing, but it seems that every new home turns to these green beauties to decorate and fill each nook and cranny of space. But for me, indoor plants have…