As I was walking along Grand, this front landscape came into view. Bingo! I had my next blog article. I am all for using evergreens for structure and winter interest. However, this is a prime example ...

Big spaces make playing hopscotch difficult for flames. When playing hopscotch, we learned that making big jumps is hard. In a fire-smart landscape, we want to make it hard for fire to play hopscotch ...

With the planting season well into its stride, I'm still often asked by perplexed gardeners about correct planting distances. Many older gardening books tend to state prescriptively exact distances.

Q: I need to know the spacing of male holly pollinators and their female counterparts. In my yard, if I space the male holly ideally from the females, it will get less than ideal sunshine. To get more ...

Know what kind of tomato plant you're sowing—determinate tomatoes need less space than indeterminate varieties. Determinate tomato varieties do better in containers or raised beds because they do not ...

There is no absolute "proper planting interval" for crape myrtle trees. Spacing is based on the mature size of the plants. Photo by LSU AgCenter. QUESTION: Horticulture must be like religion -- ...