Don’t let hot, drought-filled weather dry up your dreams of growing a productive, yet water-efficient vegetable and flower garden! A wise and seasoned gardener shares her secrets for enjoying a thriving garden with minimal maintenance and water.

Soil pH – What Does it Mean?

pH is important to gardeners because it affects everything they work with: soil, water and plants. But what does “pH” mean and how does it work? Read on to find out!

	Bushes, Bulbs and Rhizomes That Take the Heat

	Confident Planting in Droughtful Times

	Hard Freeze in Spring = Hard Times for the Garden

	SOS (Save Our Shrubs)

	Shrubs for Wet Sites

	Soil pH – What Does it Mean?

	Don’t Guess, Soil Test

	Protecting Plants From Early Spring Frost

	Trees for Wet Sites

	Tried and True Shade Annuals

	A Word About the Weather