Q: I’d love to add a vine to my garden, but am not sure how to find a suitable option. Do you have suggestions or a favorite species? A: I have way too many favorites, admittedly, but I can offer ...
The garden does not reward laziness when it comes to support. Let tomatoes sprawl and beans tangle, and chaos takes over faster than a summer storm rolling across the horizon. Stems snap, fruit rots ...
If you're the kind of gardener who runs out of room in your gardening, climbing and vining plants are an intriguing prospect.
Some plants just want to stretch out. But if you don’t give fast-extending pole beans, morning glories, clematis, and similar vining plants something to grab onto, they’ll run, flop, and generally ...
Vines can add a new dimension to your garden. Many are grown for their vibrant flower colors, and there are several great locally available native vines to consider adding to your landscape. All will ...
A guide to how far apart to plant tomatoes for the healthiest plants and best yields, including recommended spacings for ...
Alabama is the vine state. It sits in the center of native vine diversity in North America. You better appreciate that if you’re an Alabama gardener. In our climate, a lot of plants want to climb.