Article: Secret to gardening is to keep it simple.

Article: Choose Plants Carefully for a Shady Garden
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 7, 1992 ;     559 words ... ... include vinca, pachysandra, moss, some ferns and hostas. Soil moisture and pH will determine the final plant choices. Wet ... clethra, add sparkle to the mid-summer garden. For fall, choose plants with vivid colors or that bloom in fall such as anemone, monkshood ...

Article: Water babies ; Be adventurous, choose plants that ...
Evening Standard - London;  January 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... clippings - into mulch, to spread on the soil and help conserve water. Both butt and ... whatever the weather holds: toil with the soil. Work on getting it in as good shape as ... mushroom compost, will greatly improve the soil's nutrients and composition. If the ...

Article: Use winter lull to choose plants for coming ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... intriguing new plants. While some homeowners dream of digging in warm soil and snipping spent blossoms, not everyone has the time or inclination ... cold winters or droughts, while growing in our unique sun and soil conditions. New varieties offer the same adaptability as the ...

Article: Cranny Savvy // Choose Plants to Match Your Yard's ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 7, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... greater exposure. In this area, Randhava said, wind and wind chill can be limiting, along with the pronounced alkalinity of the soil. "And one thing we can never account for is snowfall," she said. "This year is a classic example. We had very little snow ...

Article: Heat-Zone Gardening: How to Choose Plants that ...
National Catholic Reporter;  October 26, 2001 ;     593 words ...HEAT-ZONE GARDENING: HOW TO CHOOSE PLANTS THAT THRIVE IN YOUR REGION'S WARMEST WEATHER By H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy Time-Life Books, 192 pages, $12.95 ...

Article: Questioning best practices. (Tales From the Trees).(improving ...
Arbor Age;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... AT THE TREE CARE Do clients choose plants from photos of fully mature ... to plant it in today's poor soil? Will your client ever see ... conditions won't allow it. When a soil is bad, tell the client, or ... for today's extensively poor soil. We need to consider the entire ...

Article: Chalk up a win over alkaline soil
Southern Living;  September 1, 1999 ;     531 words ... ... center stores. Having alkaline soil isn't a problem if you select ... should never be planted in alkaline soil: American holly (Ilex opaca ... some toil and torment. If your soil is limy, choose plants that like it. You'll wonder ...