The summer weather and your busy schedule have left your landscape looking a bit weary. There’s still time to add sparkle and enjoy your landscape this summer.

Mix things up and add a bit of sparkle to your landscape this season.

Add a little extra color, motion and interest to your landscape by attracting birds and butterflies to the garden. Make sure your yard provides all the essentials - food, water, shelter and a place to raise young. And be sure to avoid the use of pesticides that can harm the wildlife you are trying to attract.

Piles of plastic pots fill the sheds and garages of gardeners across the country. Don’t throw these in the trash. Rather look for ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle plant pots.

Bring a bit of the desert, tropics or evergreen forest to your backyard. Container plantings allow you to push the limits of your growing environment.

Keep your flowers blooming longer and your garden tidier with a bit of deadheading.

A beautiful landscape can feed your body as well as your mind and spirit, when you include some edible ornamental plants.

Extend your enjoyment of potted and forced tulips, daffodils and hyacinths.

Add a little extra color and beauty to your fall landscape.

Try forcing a few spring flowering bulbs for indoor enjoyment or added beauty on your patio and deck.

Replace your plant stakes with pruners to keep some of your floppy flowers full of blooms and standing tall.

Vertical Wall gardens are all the rage. They green up otherwise unplantable spaces and can even help conserve energy.

Whether gardening on a balcony or an acre lot – there is always room for an evergreen. The many new dwarf varieties available make it easy for everyone, even balcony gardeners, to include evergreens in their landscape.

Add a bit of nutrition to your diet and landscape. Grow a container full of nutritious vegetables for your patio, deck or balcony.

Parsley is not just a garnish for your meals. This Vitamin rich herb is a great addition to your garden and recipes.

Reduce your grocery bill this summer by growing a few of your favorite vegetables. And the good news, you don’t need much space to produce enough fresh vegetables for you and your family to enjoy.

Apples are the perfect fat free fruit for your diet and garden. Plant just a couple trees or a small orchard so you can harvest an apple-a-day right from your own backyard.

Apples are the perfect fat-free fruit for your diet and garden. Plant just a couple trees or a small orchard so you can harvest an apple-a-day right from your own backyard.

Love your shade trees but tired of the sparse lawn and bare spots? Make this the season you eliminate the frustration of trying to grow grass in the shade and go for a permanent fix.

Looking for a last minute gift for mom? Don’t worry there is plenty of time to create the perfect gift she will enjoy all season long.

Add a bit of color to the shady corners of your landscape with the 2012 Perennial Plant of the Year.

Get the most flavor and nutritional value from your garden-fresh vegetables with proper harvesting, storage and preparation.

Tired of fighting moss in your lawn and garden? It may be time to embrace it and grow a moss garden.

Trees, shrubs and perennials are great for container gardens. But as winter approaches we need to provide a bit of care to help them through the winter.

Ahhh the sweet smell of lilacs generate fond memories for many of us. Be sure to grow a few new memories in your garden this year.

Celebrate the Fourth of July with a little red, white and blue in the garden.

Late spring is the time to bring overgrown lilacs, forsythia and other spring blooming shrubs down to size.

Tight budgets or just a sense of wonder may have you looking for annuals that readily reseed in the garden.

Memorial Day is the traditional start of gardening for many. Get your plants off to a healthy start with proper planting.

Include annuals on your Memorial Day planting list. They can add a little color and even fragrance to any garden in any season.

Don’t panic if your garden plans are bigger than the available planting space. I have some space saving techniques that can help you get the most out of your landscape.

Save money and your plants from disease by growing in pathogen-free potting mix.

Anyone can grow fresh strawberries for their cereal in the morning or to enjoy with a glass of wine at night.

Add a bit of nutrition and beauty to your patio, deck, or balcony with a pot of strawberries. It’s a great way to keep a nutritional snack close at hand.

You’ve got the car packed, the pets at the kennel and your kids are ready to go. But what are you going to do about all those beautiful containers?

Get your garden off to a winning start by including a few All-America Selections winners in this year’s garden.

Add a bit of greenery to your front steps, window box or patio with a winter container.