My Carolina Yard

November 20, 2010 My yard has already experienced a very light frost a little over a week ago. It did not touch the cool season vegetables o...

I’ve been busy the last few weeks taking out dying summer annuals and cutting back perennials in my yard to make way for some cool season fl...

Now that high temperatures are hitting the mid 70’s in my area it is time to start thinking about preventing cool season weeds. Before tackl...

Today I used some radishes from my fall garden in my salad. Lettuce is also ready to pick and spinach is nearly ready. My granddaughter pick...

Two of my three camellia sasanquas have started to bloom. I’m not sure of the names because I bought them as an experiment to see if I could...

Tea olives are some of the most sweetly fragrant plants in Southern gardens. The word Osmanthus is derived from Greek osma, meaning "fr...

When I first laid out my plans for our yard in 2004 I planned a small space near the back door for a herb garden. I thought I'd grow the...

I haven’t forgotten about writing but have been very distracted taking care of a new puppy. This got me to wondering if this new lab puppy ...

Not everything has gone as planned in my yard. Some plants struggled and had to be replace while others took off and out grew the spot they ...

December is a time for resting for most gardeners even in the south. But planning is a big part of gardening so time not spent deadheading a...