L.A. Jackson

Potted plants are the perfect solution for adding instant botanical interest to a sidewalk, porch, patio or deck this summer, and while they tend…

EEEK! A SPIDER! For gardeners afraid of eight-legged creatures in the garden, perhaps it is time to welcome a different kind of spider into…

The native black-eyed Susan has long been a standard beauty in southern gardens. Whether Rudbeckia hirta that blooms in early summer or the later…

Fragrance is elusive in the winter garden. But the blooms of winter daphne (Daphne odora) brave the chill of February to saturate the air…

Even when winter winds are howling, your garden and yard are evolving. Here, Cary Magazine Garden Adventurer L.A. Jackson says the things you do…

African violets are just the right perky plants to help avid gardeners shed the dead-of-winter blues. While these potted beauties are dependable performers, they…

Want to be an enriched gardener in 2014? Well, how about cashing in with money plants? Don’t start counting on any extra income though…

With summer vegetable gardens approaching their peaks now, it is time to share some “tricks of the trade” on determining  the best time to…