Articles by Susan J Tweit

It’s true. Gardeners can be obsessively tidy — and proud of it. But, as research on wildlife habitat, biological pest control and soil fertility shows, a certain amount of untidiness is actually beneficial to garden health. When winter’s chill zaps yo…

You’ve moved to a new place, and you’re already imagining what you’re going to do to improve the outdoor space. Maybe it’s a new development, offering a blank canvas, or perhaps it’s already been landscaped. Or, perhaps you’ve lived at your current ho…

Depending on the time of year, you might see in your yard a symphony of flowers in different colors and shapes (spring and summer), a splash of leaves changing (fall) or an accent of seedpods and berries (winter). What the wildlife visitors who use yo…

What you see when you look at your yard might be the beauty of a summer garden or the architectural interest of limbs bared by winter. Or you might see the dappled patterns of shade on a perennial bed or the clean lines of a newly mowed lawn. What the…

A meadow brings the gifts of untamed nature to a garden: A sweep of grasses swaying in the wind evokes the rippling expanse of the open ocean; a freckling of wildflowers in varied colors and shapes delights with ever-changing beauty. Well-designed mea…

A meadow brings the gifts of untamed nature to a garden: A sweep of grasses swaying in the wind evokes the rippling expanse of the open ocean; a freckling of wildflowers in varied colors and shapes delights with ever-changing beauty. Well-designed mea…

A meadow brings the gifts of untamed nature to a garden: A sweep of grasses swaying in the wind evokes the rippling expanse of the open ocean; a freckling of wildflowers in varied colors and shapes delights with ever-changing beauty. Well-designed mea…

A meadow brings the gifts of untamed nature to a garden: A sweep of grasses swaying in the wind evokes the rippling expanse of the open ocean; a freckling of wildflowers in varied colors and shapes delights with ever-changing beauty. Well-designed mea…