Articles by Marianne Lipanovich

The dream of a greenhouse is hard to deny, with rows of healthy plants growing happily together indoors. But once you have the structure in place, what’s next? Below is a list of some basics to get you started, as well as some suggestions for other items you may want to add as well. Luckily, you probably…

The dream of a greenhouse is hard to deny, with rows of healthy plants growing happily together indoors. But once you have the structure in place, what’s next? Below is a list of some basics to get you started, as well as some suggestions for other items you may want to add as well. Luckily, you probably…

The dream of a greenhouse is hard to deny, with rows of healthy plants growing happily together indoors. But once you have the structure in place, what’s next? Below is a list of some basics to get you started, as well as some suggestions for other items you may want to add as well. Luckily, you probably…

Just because the weather has turned chilly — or even downright icy and snowy — doesn’t mean your outdoor compost pile needs to hibernate for the winter. After all, you still have kitchen scraps, leaves and other materials to get rid of.
It’s relatively simple to keep composting outside over winter,…

Just because the weather has turned chilly — or even downright icy and snowy — doesn’t mean your outdoor compost pile needs to hibernate for the winter. After all, you still have kitchen scraps, leaves and other materials to get rid of.
It’s relatively simple to keep composting outside over winter,…

Just because the weather has turned chilly — or even downright icy and snowy — doesn’t mean your outdoor compost pile needs to hibernate for the winter. After all, you still have kitchen scraps, leaves and other materials to get rid of.
It’s relatively simple to keep composting outside over winter,…

It may take a second glance to realize that ranunculus flowers are real, given their resemblance to the paper flowers that children make. It’s even more amazing to realize these beauties come from tuberous roots that resemble a clod of dirt with prongs or tentacles growing from it. Persian ranunculus…

It may take a second glance to realize that ranunculus flowers are real, given their resemblance to the paper flowers that children make. It’s even more amazing to realize these beauties come from tuberous roots that resemble a clod of dirt with prongs or tentacles growing from it. Persian ranunculus…

Brightly colored freesias are a choice bulb for warm-winter climates. They can’t handle the chilly weather that many other bulbs need. Instead, they thrive where they get winter and spring rains and summer drought. If that describes your climate zone, then plant these bulbs in fall for almost guaranteed…

An automated irrigation system may be more efficient than watering by hand, but it doesn’t ensure that you’re providing the amount of water your plants need or even helping save a precious resource. Once you’ve set a traditional controller, you still have to make manual adjustments.…