Amy Simone
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Planting perennials this fall
The ground’s not frozen yet! Master Gardener Amy Simone offers some tips on planting or transplanting perennials this fall.
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Ask A Master Gardener: How to attract hummingbirds to your garden
Attract the ruby-throated hummingbird to your yard with these tips from Master Gardener Amy Simone, then sit back and enjoy their beautiful show.
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Ask A Master Gardener how to celebrate America’s 250th birthday in the garden
Every wonder what a garden looked like 250 years ago? Master Gardener Amy Simone takes us there.
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Ask A Master Gardener: Tips to combat slugs
Slimy slugs aren’t so fun in the garden. Master Gardener Amy Simone offers some tips to off the little suckers.
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Ask A Master Gardener: Sheet Mulching For Lawn-To-Garden Conversion
If you are like many home gardeners, you may be looking for ways to repurpose some of your turfgrass into perennial beds.
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Ask A Master Gardener: Spring Cover Crops For The Vegetable Garden
Learn how early spring cover crops can help give your veggie garden a boost this year.
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Trees, glorious trees!
Even the smallest yard can accommodate at least one or two glorious trees!
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Ask a Master Gardener: Boost veggie diversity with seeds
Choosing seeds and starting your own transplants are among the most empowering ways to garden. Why grow the same vegetable varieties that you can buy at the grocery…
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to grow citrus indoors
Imagine having sunny orange, bright yellow and luscious green fruit growing in your home, especially during this gray, cold time of year. While we do not associate citrus…
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to share your yard with nature
Your home landscape can be an amazing opportunity to collaborate with nature. With thoughtful plant choices, you can invite more biodiversity into your yard.
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Ask a Master Gardener: Growing your own perennials
Many gardeners start vegetables, annual flowers and herbs from seeds, either indoors or directly in the garden. However, have you ever considered growing your own perennials from seed?
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Ask a Master Gardener: Get ahead by planting seeds indoors
The holidays are over, and we find ourselves in the cold, dark days of mid-winter. As a gardener, you may feel that the planting season is so far…
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Ask a Master Gardener: Think outside the flower box
If you have a gardener in your life and need some help selecting a gift, read on for some ideas that should please even the choosiest of gardeners.
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Ask a master gardener: Hibernating houseplants
Those lovely houseplants that clean the air and add beauty to our homes are primarily tropical natives.