by Ilona Erwin | Garden How-To Practical Help, Growing from Seed, homegardening
You may wish to grow your own seed supply for plants that you love. Perhaps they are hard to get or simply grow well in your garden and you wish to have a continuing stock. If that is your plan here are 5 “secrets” of success to get you started. It is easy... 
by Ilona Erwin | Garden How-To Practical Help, Gardening tips, trees
Why People Plant Trees Reasons to plant trees are sometimes the same used to procrastinate tree planting. It all boils down to time and expense. If you are looking for a way to improve the value of your property, and making the yard a place for the family to enjoy,... 
by Ilona Erwin | Autumn, garden tales, interesting facts, tulips
Tulips grown from bulbs raised in Holland are the easiest way for even ‘brown thumb’ gardeners to get fabulous spring garden color. Those big gorgeous tulip blooms don’t often recur; a realization brought home in the very next year, or two. This... by Ilona Erwin | Featured Articles, Garden How-To Practical Help, Growing from Seed, Summer
There are times when nature offers unexpected gifts, and we can capitalize on that generosity when we find desired plants that multiply themselves in our gardens. From a single planting of seeds or when a shrub is allowed to set seed, we may find that our garden has... 
by Ilona Erwin | groundcover, Plant Guide, Spring
I once read someone’s complaint against Ajuga, a plant that has a reputation as a vigorous groundcover that blooms with pretty blue spikes in the spring. They were disappointed with the lack of growth it displayed for them. For me, It has always been a very... by Ilona | Garden How-To Practical Help, Gardening tips, herbs
British TV provides some of the best views and information on this most fragrant and favorite herb, so let’s start a feature length overview. The show features Lavender, not just in the garden, but in cooking and its other uses. Filled with gorgeous color and...
