Gardening Highlights

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and according to our gardening expert P. Allen Smith, it’s the perfect time to remember why it's so important to wear sunscreen. Here’s his report.

Dave talks with Henry Schmidt about creating planter arrangements that can withstand winter temperatures while they beautify outdoor areas of your home.

Great landscaping tip for the hurricane season.For more landscapingtips from Andy Robinson, The Landscape Renovator visit www.thelandscaperenovator.com

Dave talks with Brad Roeller, an expert on organic pesticides, about the latest research on organics.

Great tips on how to accent your landscape project. For more landscaping tip from Andy Robinson, "The Landscape Renovator" visit www.thelandscaperenovator.com

Dave and Wayne Mezitt show you how they moved a 30-foot honey locust tree from one location to another.

Great landscape designs start at the drawing board. For more tips from Andy Robinson, "The Landscape Renovator" please visit www.thelandscaperenovator.com

Want to do some landscaping around your home? It can happen a lot more quickly than you think!

Take a look at this little guy, it’s a bat faced Cuphea. Cupheas are cigar plants, that’s one of the common names for them, and this variety is called Totally Tempted. It has non-stop bright red blooms like this all throughout the summer. It can make an explosive impact in hanging baskets, beds, borders and any combinations. Totally Tempted works best in the full sun, so remember that. You may look at these flowers and think this is a delicate plant, it’s a real toughie so give it a try.

Rose expert Muriel Humenick shows the Sacramento Rose Society how she prunes roses January 8' 2009/ Video by Scott R/ Craig/ To see a higher resolution video' please visit http:qqvideos/sacbee/com

Jim Zamzow shows you how to plant Peppers, Sweet Peppers, Hot Peppers, Zucchini, and Cucumbers. Jim uses the 5-5-3 Organic Fertilizer, Grandma Z's Compost, and Zamzows Thrive.

Using a crane is sometimes the safest and most economical way to remove large trees. Watch as some highly skilled arborists remove a huge maple tree from Dave's backyard.

Learn how to to build a Light Post for your landscape

Now this is a Coleus hybrid that can take full sun. It’s called Colorbalze Sedona and it’s named after the Sedona Mountains. What I love about it is it’s rust, orange colored leaves and if you look on the underside of the leaf it’s actually purple. They have a slight pleasing fragrance to them that I believe makes them deer resistant.