Grow your own produce on your very own patio with these helpful patio accessories!   The Earthbox: If you don't have room fo...

     Watering can be a tricky thing this time of year.  With the sweltering heat of summer, combined with a sunny day, plants...

With temperatures over 100 degrees in Southern Illinois, it's head for the shade or bake in the sun. Are you looking for ways to add shade to your out...

     Few plants brave the hot, dry, humid summers of Southern Illinois better than that of the Butterfly Bush. Blooming profusely ...

     So you've decided to turn your home improvement dreams into dream home reality and move forward with that landscaping project...

  Invite hummingbirds to your garden by planting these summer-blooming plants!   Mandevilla vine – A tropical vine (unfortunately, ...

     Have you been toying with the idea of installing a water feature within your landscape? A water feature can be anything from ...

    Container planting can be creative and fun, but the amount of choices you have when it comes to plant material can be overwhel...

Seen any of these guys in your garden lately?  Chances are, you have because they are back in Southern Illinois just in time for summer. The n...

  You got your yard all cleaned up and looking good this spring, but now it's summer and you have little time to spend tending the garden. Soon ...