Growing with O: Get those garden spots ready

The calendar noted March 20 as the first day of spring, or Spring Equinox.

In the garden with Felder: Thank our ancestors for fewer aches and pains

Rain or shine, a small statue of a hooded man stands sentinel over my garden, reminding me of the billions of gardeners who have shared vegetables, herbs and flowers with others.

Southern Gardening: Perennial salvia add strong landscape color

It’s no secret that I’m a real fan of salvia.

In the garden with Felder: Ready to swap?

Got a plant you’d like others to know and grow? Need a way to spread it around?

Southern Gardening: Use trellises to grow pickles to eat, share

If you read this Southern Gardening column frequently, you realize that I grow much more than pretty flowers in my home garden.

In the garden with Felder: Don’t go far, Thelma Lou and Helen

You know that cringey feeling when someone attends a wedding wearing something so flashy it takes away from the bride’s glory? Same thing happens when azaleas erupt into eye-popping bloom.

Southern Gardening: Versatile salvia family includes the herb, sage

Salvia is one of the groups of plants that everyone should have in their landscape.

In the garden with Felder: Lawns don’t have to overwhelm you

My first strong memory of our childhood lawn was vowing to “not have any grass to mow when I grow up.” And I don’t.

Southern Gardening: Dark leaves of ornamental peppers make garden splash

Some of my favorite late-summer annuals are the ornamental peppers.

In the garden with Felder: Gambling in the garden

It’s legal to gamble in the garden, which is good because I just threw money, effort and hope at some tomato plants.

Southern Gardening: Supertunias give reliable color to summer gardens

We had another great weather weekend in the garden, and I spent a couple of days catching up on getting my Urban Nano Farm ready for spring.

Gardening with O: Local gardeners are ready to go

Gardening is at the top of the list for a healthy hobby. Thirty minutes a day can improve your mood and stress levels. After being inside all winter, didn’t that first bright yellow daffodil bring a smile to your face?

In the garden with Felder: Good ‘fences’ help make good gardens

I have an expensive dilemma in my little garden, thanks to an appreciation of wildlife. My altruistic intentions are one thing, but keeping voracious interlopers off my vegetables is a whole ‘nother issue.

In the garden with Felder: Mississippi, let me count the seasons

Never know how to dress these days, much less what is safe to plant.

This time of year, it’s ups and downs, temperatures jerking from 70 one day to 30s the next. It’s the season weather forecasters can only shrug sheepishly.

Southern Gardening: Basil is easy to grow, great cooking addition

After going through that recent cold snap, the glorious weather this past weekend has me wanting spring to get here as fast as possible.

In the garden with Felder: Composting can be fuss-free

I just “86ed” some of my garden by tossing freeze-damaged plants and trimmings into my leaf-pile compost bin. It will be run back through the garden later.

Southern Gardening: Leafless branches reveal non-threatening lichen

The great winter storm of 2021 is finally over, and now we can finally get out into our gardens to survey the damage. And my

In the garden with Felder: Well, that hurt. Now what?

I survived this month’s single-digit freeze, but my garden wasn’t so fortunate. What to do now?

Southern Gardening: Hard freezes challenge Southern gardeners

I have to admit that I can’t even remember the groundhog’s prediction when he was dragged out of his burrow in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2. It seems we have experienced an entire year’s worth of weather conditions since that day.

In the garden with Felder: ‘We’re here, and we’re trying’

What’s the easiest DIY veg and herb garden for newbies?