Home Gardening Solutions

Perking Up the Tired Summer Garden by Elisabeth Ginsburg

Dog Tired in the Dog Days As August arrives, gardeners and their gardens are tired.  Many locations are hot and […]

Summer Globes by Elisabeth Ginsburg

Gardens and globes go together.  Beginning in spring and progressing through the growing season, the purple or white globes of […]

Summer Blooming Trees by Elisabeth Ginsburg

Spring in most gardens is shot through with horticultural fireworks as flowers burst up from the soil, the trees and […]

Hardy Geraniums for Shade by Elisabeth Ginsburg

Gardeners sometimes curse the shade.  At first glance, every desirable plant in the garden center seems to require at least […]

Mouse Ear Hostas

    Hostas are the salvation of many a shade garden.  With leaves ranging from pale green to darkest blue-green, […]

Lovely Lacecap Hydrangeas

In James McNeil Whistler’s famous 1871 painting, Whistler’s Mother, the title subject wears a lace cap and does not appear […]