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Why you should not plant burning bush, and what you can plant in it's place

By Dwayne

Although a euonymus alatus (Burning Bush, Winged Euonymous) is a beautiful plant when it’s leaves turn a fiery red in the fall, that is where the plants good qualities end. Here is a list of 10 reasons you should not plants this invasive shrub in your landscape.

It has escaped from ornamental plantings into urban and [...]

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June 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Gardening Related | Leave a comment

How to reinvigorate your ornamental grass

By Dwayne

Ornamental grasses are great additions to the landscape. Like other perennials, some maintenance is required to keep the plants happy and healthy. As ornamental grass ages, the center dies back because all new growth is concentrated on the outside edges of the clump where it can get plenty of moisture and sun. If left alone, [...]

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March 12th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Gardening Related, Propagation | Leave a comment

Ornamental Grass (REWRITE!)

By Dwayne

Instead of writing an article, I have decided to just offer up 24 links to other articles on ornamental grass.
Enjoy!

http://9am.ten.com.au/gardening-ornamental-grasses.htm
Last One Standing Grasses for Fall Color
But there are plenty of ornamental grasses that put on their best show in the fall. They still give you a full growing season of swaying and rustling, but they [...]

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March 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Gardening Related, General | 2 comments

How to divide ornamental grass

By Dwayne

Dividing your ornamental grass is a great way to increase the number of plants you have in your landscape. Another benefit is that the clump of grass you remove the division from now has more room to grow. Ornamental grass has the newest growth on the outside of the clump. The older and weaker portion [...]

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February 12th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Gardening Related, Propagation, Uncategorized, Website Related | Leave a comment

Raised Beds For Plants-Advantages and Disadvantages

By Dwayne

There are many ways of structuring your garden. One way that is gaining popularity is raised beds.
A raised bed garden consists of erecting beds of soil on top of the ground. Like any gardening style, there are advantages and disadvantages of raised bed gardening. There are also a few options to consider when creating your [...]

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February 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Gardening Related, General | Leave a comment

How To Make Your Plants Bloom More-Why You Should Be Root Pruning Your Plants

By Terrin

Do your plants have plenty of nutrition, water and light but not performing as well as you had hoped? You might want to think of root pruning, a process that consists of cutting the roots of the plant to promote new root growth and flowering.
Root pruning works by forcing the plant to grow new roots [...]

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December 9th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Gardening Related, General, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

5 Cool Season Ornamental Grasses

By Dwayne

What is a cool season grass?
Cool season grass prefer to grow in cooler weather and go into a dormant type state during hot weather.
Here is a short list of cool season grasses.

Arrhenatherum
Most Festuca
Koeleria
Calamagrostis x acutiflora
Alopecurus

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November 28th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Gardening Related | Leave a comment

Replacing Invasive Burning Bush. What plants can be used?

By Dwayne

As you probably already know, Burning Bush, Euonymus alatus, is considered invasive in many states and most have banned the sale of the plant. Burning Bush has fantastic color in the fall. The leaves turn an bright red, hence its name, and in late fall, bright red berries form to add even more visual effects. [...]

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November 8th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Gardening Related, General | Leave a comment

When should a warm season ornamental grass be divided?

By Dwayne

What makes a grass, a  warm season ornamental grass?

Ornamental Grass "Morning Light"

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Warm season ornamental grasses like it hot. By hot I mean approximately 82 degrees F. If the temperature stays above 82 degrees, the grass will put on tremendous growth which will continue until the temperature drops. If the temperature [...]

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November 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Gardening Related, General, Propagation | Leave a comment

Compost and insects

By Dwayne

Here is a nice article that explains whether your mulch will attract insects.

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October 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Gardening Related, General | Leave a comment
 
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