Posts by William:

  • 07.13.10

    Summer Watering

    Posted In: Container Gardening
    Posted By: William Moss

    The recent heat wave has people sweltering and gardens swooning. Watering is typically a relaxing task but in this type of weather it becomes a critical, demanding chore as plants can literally thirst to death in a couple days. Annuals and veggies are the first to dry up and die. (Our farmer friends,

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  • 06.28.10

    Sweet Tater Containers

    Posted In: Container Gardening
    Posted By: William Moss

    Sweet Tater Containers
    June 2010

    In South Carolina, where I was born, sweet potatoes are as common in the garden as on the plate. My great grandmother gave me a piece (slip) from one of her plants back in 1998. Since then, we’ve grown that same plant every year. After cutting the

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  • 06.02.10

    Roofdeck Roses

    Posted In: Rose Gardening
    Posted By: William Moss

    Roses can be some of the most colorful and easy to maintain summer plants for the garden, if you choose the right variety for your conditions and commitment level. On my exposed Chicago rooftop with my low-maintenance approach, mini-roses work best.

    Mini-roses are tough compact mounds of summer

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  • 06.01.10

    Summer Rose Care

    Posted In: Rose Gardening
    Posted By: William Moss

    Roses have a rep for being difficult, but they don’t have to be. If you start with the right roses and follow a few simple steps, your roses can look lush and bloom beautifully all summer.

    The first step is selecting a rose cultivar that has a long bloom season. Mini-roses and Earth Kind

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