http://gardening.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Gardening GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-05-12T01:01:47Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/13/compost-tea-in-the-garden.htm Darlene Fry sent in this very appropriate photo, in response to my asking what items you recycle in your garden. I don’t think Darlene had compost tea in mind,... http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/13/compost-tea-in-the-garden.htm 2008-05-13T01:01:12Z http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/12/choosing-colors-for-your-landscape-2.htm I always wish I had a brick or gray house whenever I start to pick out plants for my front yard. Landscaping plants should enhance the house and my... http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/12/choosing-colors-for-your-landscape-2.htm 2008-05-12T01:01:47Z http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/11/container-gardens-uncontained-gardening-enthusiasm-2.htm Container gardening offers limitless possibilities and several advantages over conventional gardening. In container gardens you can control the soil quality, follow the sun, raise your garden to a good... http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/11/container-gardens-uncontained-gardening-enthusiasm-2.htm 2008-05-11T01:01:39Z http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/10/growing-hostas-in-full-sun-2.htm Hostas are shade plants, right? Well, yes and no. We think of hostas as shade perennials, but there are some hostas that need a dose of sunshine to... http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/10/growing-hostas-in-full-sun-2.htm 2008-05-10T01:01:00Z http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/09/plant-of-the-week-phormium-new-zealand-flax.htm Phormium is a spiky, spectacular, sword-leafed evergreen perennial that makes a striking garden focal point or specimen plant. Some are small enough to use in containers, others can reach... http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/09/plant-of-the-week-phormium-new-zealand-flax.htm 2008-05-09T01:01:22Z http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/08/gardening-question-of-the-week-is-vinegar-good-for-killing-weeds.htm Here’s another question I’ve gotten from more than one reader: can you use vinegar as a herbicide? The short answer is - yes. There are some ifs, ands... http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/08/gardening-question-of-the-week-is-vinegar-good-for-killing-weeds.htm 2008-05-08T01:01:08Z http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/07/257262.htm Diseased trees are real heart breakers. By the time you notice symptoms, it’s probably too late to treat the tree. Insects infesting trees are a little easier to... http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/07/257262.htm 2008-05-07T01:01:20Z http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/06/how-to-re-pot-a-plantyes-it-has-to-be-done-2.htm Repotting plants is not hard to do, but it can be a little scary to uproot and move a plant that seems fine where it is. Still, every plant... http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/06/how-to-re-pot-a-plantyes-it-has-to-be-done-2.htm 2008-05-06T01:01:27Z http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/05/planting-a-hedge.htm While we have our pruners out this spring, it's a good time to take a look at those shrubs we planted to give ourselves some privacy. Personally, I like... http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/05/planting-a-hedge.htm 2008-05-05T01:01:26Z http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/04/calling-all-photos-whats-being-recycled-in-your-garden.htm We haven’t posted any reader’s photos recently and I think it’s about time we started bragging again, don’t you? How about sending in photos of some of the... http://gardening.about.com/b/2008/05/04/calling-all-photos-whats-being-recycled-in-your-garden.htm 2008-05-04T01:01:27Z