Everything is coming up roses

The Rose Garden at Renziehausen Park in McKeesport is still a month away from being filled with fabulous blooms, but Read the full article…

April 27, 2017

Community garden idea growing at Greensburg church

As often happens, hours spent on a tractor can lead to great ideas. When Fred Oestreicher volunteered to cut the Read the full article…

April 20, 2017

‘I just like tulips’

It’s pretty easy to pick out Don and Joan Orlando’s quaint Mt. Pleasant home — there are 1,000 tulips blooming Read the full article…

April 20, 2017

See Doug Sunday at the South Hills Home Show, it’s free!

I’ll be at the South Hills Home Show Sunday April 23, 2017 at 2 p.m. I’ll be talking gardening, answering Read the full article…

April 19, 2017

Tulips

I had to share a photo of some of my tulips before they disappear! These ones are Red Emperor.

April 17, 2017

Pitt Moss serves as organic replacement for peat moss

Make your garden grow without harming the earth with Pitt Moss. A Pittsburgh-based company is producing an environmentally friendly peat moss substitute.

April 14, 2017

How to have an organic lawn

Just about every person through the door of Evey True Value Hardware in Bethel Park greets owner Andy Amrhein with Read the full article…

April 13, 2017

Plant cool weather veggies now for an early harvest

It’s often said the best garden nursery is the closest one to home, a maxim I happen to agree with, Read the full article…

April 6, 2017

Little Girls and Their Gardens

Ava, 6 and Ivy, 3 of Fairview, PA have already planted their first seeds of the season. Wild flowers, tomatos Read the full article…

April 6, 2017

Free Organic Gardening Talk with Doug, Sunday Butler Home Show (free seeds too)

I’ll be at the Butler Home Show on Sunday 4/09/17 at 2 p.m. talking about how to have a great Read the full article…

April 4, 2017