Susan Martin

Updating Foundation Plantings

Refresh or redo an outdated, overgrown foundation bed by planting a variety of native shrubs.

Several native milkweeds are great candidates for the home garden, offering eye-catching floral displays and manageable size.

This calendar will help you figure out HOW and WHEN to remove invasive plants.

When choosing native evergreens, the choice is limited. Inkberry, however, is an attractive, adaptable, eco-beneficial shrub.

A tidal wave of cultivars has been primarily based on four Heuchera species, including two species native to Virginia.

Learn how to plant a garden that is beautiful, ecologically functional, and fun!

Monitor your garden carefully as the weather changes; enjoy the holidays safely; and nurture your houseplants.

Ask questions and share comments on particular articles.

There’s a lot more to sunflowers than the big happy smiley face we all know and love.

Be patient, be messy! Prepare a new spring perennial bed the easy way; choose native shrubs to attract wildlife; buy bulbs early but plant later.