Welcome back gardeners! Today we tackle the fear of planting.  We all know the plant hoarder.  This person goes to the nursery, (or neighbor, brother, mother) and brings home a plant and another and another and so on. Soon the driveway is covered in black pots and the...

Next in our series is the 'organic', native gardener. They love to garden however they don't use any artificial fertilizers, pest killers, weed killers. They also don't use manure, compost, water or a hand weeder. They understand that organic gardening is difficult,...

I've been a garden designer for 15 years. I have met people in many different situations and many different locations. I am often called upon to help people with already installed gardens that are 'out of control', or gardens that refuse to grow at all (water helps)...