My Carolina Yard

What’s growing in January? It has been unusually cold this winter and I was surprised to see I still had a few vegetables and herbs in my ga...

"January is the quietest month in the garden. ... But just because it looks quiet doesn't mean that nothing is happening. The so...

I like to take a slow walk in the garden in January to evaluate the structure of the garden and decide what might need to be added or remove...

Make your garden a haven for wildlife this winter and the future with 4 easy steps: 1. Provide food for wildlife with native plants that off...

In winter I turn my attention more to the wildlife that comes to my yard than the plants. The birds that visit my yard are colorful and are ...

Technically my cactus are not part of my yard but they do live outdoors from about May until November. My Christmas cactus continues to grow...

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...