Although it doesn’t happen often here because of our high, dry, climate, sometimes you will see small gray to whitish, fuzzy patches on your houseplants. Most likely this is powdery mildew. Ideal...

With the holiday season upon us, the living gift of a holiday poinsettia is always a welcome one this time of year. Whether you are the giver or receiver, this is a choice that is always the right...

I know that finding the perfect gift can be a challenge. Everyone has “that” person on their holiday gift list, the one who has everything. The one who is impossible to buy for. The one you end up...

It’s the holiday season and some of the most appreciated gifts are poinsettias or Christmas cactus. Yet one of the questions we hear most often at the garden center this time of year revolves...

Today is windy, and as I am writing the plume grass outside my window is catching the golden light of an autumn day. Swaying the breeze, this gentle plant is a reminder to me that sometimes the...

Has that day lily or iris you planted a few years ago gotten huge this summer? With the great moisture last winter, my perennials took off this year and have now outgrown their space. Those...

Although it has been unusually warm, cooler weather has arrived in some spots in the high country, and it’s time to begin to think about wrapping up the summer growing season and preparing for the...

A backyard orchard can be a most rewarding and fun gardening project and may be easier than you think, and fall is the perfect time to start. Because the ground is still warm, trees planted now...

I ran into a friend the other day, and she said to me, “Oh, I’d be so embarrassed to show you my garden this year. It hasn’t done well at all!” I started laughing and said, “Welcome to the club!...

It seems as if the summer has been unusually hot this year and not only on people: The garden has been taking it on the chin as well. With the hot temperatures and dry breezes, it’s been difficult...