Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Assessing Nature with a Certain Detachment, or, How I Learned to Love the Great Outdoors (Even Though I’ve Got a Wrecked Eyeball) An ocular misfortune put the brakes on my gardening efforts and landed them in the compost pile right along with my eyesight. I couldn’t tend my garden […]
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Readers, Show Me Your Gardens!!! Dear Readers, after a year of being forced to look at my flowers, you’re finally getting your turn. That’s right. Welcome to the entry announcement of The Renaissance Garden Guy’s first annual “Readers, Show Me Your Gardens!!!” feature. Check out the details here, and
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy How to Train Clematis Vines to Climb: An Easy Hack Clematis vines are renowned garden climbers. But not all vertical surfaces are clematis-friendly. Know how to train your clematis vines to climb. Here are some simple techniques you can use to help these climbers get a leg up on
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Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy How to Lower Soil pH for Acid-loving Plants Many types of ornamental plants require acidic soil in order to access and absorb nutrients. This quick tutorial explains how I lower soil pH for my acid-loving plants. By John G. Stamos In my last article here in The Renaissance Garden
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy How to Fix Yellow Rhododendrons (and Azaleas and Pieris, Too) Although there could be a number of reasons why your rhodies are lying in the rough with yellow foliage, a combination of high soil pH and a lack of nutrition is a pretty good bet. Here’s how to fix
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Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy A Rain Delay A rain delay? There’s no need to roll out the tarps. The game’s not going to be called. In fact, a rainy day in spring is the perfect time to catch all the action in the garden. By John G. Stamos I had originally planned another
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy 7 Super Perennial Groundcovers for Sun, Shade, and More Whether they’re growing under featured plants, in sun or shade, with one another, or all by themselves, these can’t-miss little plants have got you (and the naked ground in your garden) covered. Read on to meet my garden’s 7 super
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Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Should You Underplant Your Featured Perennials? Should you underplant your featured perennials? Purists may scoff at the idea, but surrounding the stars of your garden show with a great supporting cast ensures blockbuster planting features from spring through fall. By John G. Stamos The fine art of garden design
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy 5 Awesome Perennials You Can Plant Right Now Still have frost and cold in your zone? Not a problem. Just get these plants in the ground and let them do the rest. Your teeth might be chattering, but the cold weather is no match for these 5 awesome perennials
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Stupid-proof Your New Garden: 5 Huge No-nos Don’t let your enthusiasm, lack of experience, or anything else derail your new garden’s beauty, happiness, and well-being. Don’t make the mistakes I’ve made. Stupid-proof your new garden and avoid these 5 huge no-nos. By John G. Stamos Greetings, readers and subscribers.
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