Fall Container Gardens – Plan Now for Spectacular Autumn Color
Cool autumn days means it's time for fall container gardens. Pots planted in the spring and summer are starting to look a bit tired, and a gardener's thoughts turn to planning containers filled with spectacular autumn color. What are you looking for
How to Protect Your Mature Trees When You Build Your Home
Mature trees provide many benefits. One, they grace us with shade that helps lower our energy costs. And a large tree's aspect can heighten land values. But if your building a house, you'll need to plan ahead to protect these assets. What can you
Knock Out Roses Combine Long-Blooming Vibrant Color with Low-Maintenace
Are you "rose challenged"? Can't devote a lot of time in caring for more traditional roses? Take a look at Knock Out Roses. They deliver long-season bountiful blooms - very little maintenance required. The Knock Out Rose variety was developed by rose
Butterfly Truths – Little Know Facts About Those Wonderful Butterflies
Butterflies - one of the many joys of nature. We gardeners work diligently to attract them to our gardens. Just how fascinating are these insects? Wildlife in the garden has always been a worthwhile goal. Birds are perennial garden favorites. And
Container Garden Design
Why Garden in Containers?
You might ask yourself…Self? Why would I want to garden in containers? Why not just stick my plants in the ground like any other self-respecting … [Read More...]
Protect Your Container Gardens form Winter Stress
It’s freezing out there! I live in the South, and what’s cold for me is likely balmy for my Northern brethren. But cold is cold for container gardens, and … [Read More...]
Fall Container Gardens – Plan Now for Spectacular Autumn Color
Cool autumn days means it's time for fall container gardens. Pots planted in the spring and summer are starting to look a bit tired, and a gardener's thoughts … [Read More...]
Container Garden Creation
Container Creativity
Container creativity starts with a great design idea, and culminates in a beautiful, elegant container arrangement that perfectly complements your home or … [Read More...]
Landscape Plants Thrive with the Ideal Light Conditions
Many factors affect the health of landscape plants. One of the most confusing is light intensity – the amount of sun or shade a plant needs for optimum vigor. … [Read More...]
How to Kill Your Azaleas
Azaleas have a reputation as finicky plants, but it’s undeserved. They’re pretty tough cookies if handled right. What azaleas really suffer from are … [Read More...]
Smokin’ Pots Blog
Spring Has Sprung – Now What?
All us gardeners have been waiting patiently for spring. Here in the South, that's Spring with a capital "S". Up north, it's most likely SPRING!!!!! Well, the waiting is over. Spring has officially arrived (and early, at that). So now … [Read More...]
First Trillium of the Season!
Went hiking with my wife Martha at Chicopee Woods Preserve in Gainesville the other day. That's Gainesville GA, not FL or TX. Chicopee Woods is around 3000 acres of rolling woods that we're lucky to have. We try to hike the Dunlap Trail in early … [Read More...]
Why Garden in Containers?
You might ask yourself…Self? Why would I want to garden in containers? Why not just stick my plants in the ground like any other self-respecting gardener? Well, there’s a ridiculously simple answer to that question, and one a little more … [Read More...]