Looking for a colorful ornamental grass to liven up your landscape? Wondering how to select, install, and maintain purple fountain grass? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros gives the lowdown on this unique accent plant and offers some tips for growing it successfully.
Looking for an oversized hosta that will thrill in your shade garden? Want to know more about ‘Empress Wu’ and its big, bold personality? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros takes you for a walk in the shade and dishes all the dirt on this perennial favorite.
Looking for garden design inspiration? Your home's style is a great place to start. In this article, master gardener Liz Jaros looks at seven different home styles and offers tips for selecting the perfect plants.
Ready to get into raised bed gardening and looking for design inspiration? Wondering how you can style your garden beds in unique and useful ways? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros offers 13 ideas for designing a beautiful and productive raised bed garden.
Thinking about installing a raised bed in your garden but not sure where to put it? Looking for tips on getting the location and orientation right? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros highlights the priorities for siting a raised bed where it will yield the healthiest, most productive plants. You’ll learn the characteristics of an ideal location and how to avert some costly location mistakes.
Ready to build a raised bed garden in your yard? Wondering how to prep your raised beds for success? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros offers 7 beginner tips for choosing, building, filling, planting, and caring for a raised bed garden.
Looking for plants to accentuate the unique features of your contemporary home? Wondering which trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, and groundcovers are best for your property? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros discusses the principles of contemporary home and garden design and suggests 19 plants to enhance and extend your 21st-century architecture.
Wondering where that pretty patch of variegated, flowering ground cover on the side of your house came from? Beginning to worry that it might take over your whole yard if you don’t do something to stop it? Goutweed is a problem plant for many gardeners in North America, but it can be eliminated if you’re committed to doing so. In this article, master gardener Liz Jaros tells you how to identify goutweed, discusses the problems it creates, and suggests some tried and true methods for getting rid of it.
Thinking about ditching the grass for a more earth-friendly alternative? Want to know a little more about the benefits and drawbacks of installing a ground-cover lawn? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros looks at the pros and cons of replacing a traditional turf lawn with perennial plants and spotlights a few of your best options.
Are your boxwood shrubs looking a little sad and pale? Wondering if a shot of fertilizer might help perk them up? Boxwood shrubs tend to become nitrogen deficient over time, and a proper fertilizer application can help restore their vibrant green glory. But how much and how often should you feed them? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros talks about the boxwood shrub’s specific nutritional needs and offers 5 tips for fertilizing them properly.
Wondering what to plant outside your Spanish-style home? Want to learn more about Spanish architecture and garden design? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros explores this exotic garden style and profiles 25 plants that will help you get the look.
Wondering which plants are right for your mid-century home garden? Interested in learning more about the principles of mid-century architecture and landscape design? Certified master gardener Liz Jaros has you covered with this breakdown of mid-century style and a look at the plants that embrace its philosophy.