This week I'm visiting two of the many gardens run by the South Hills Interfaith Movement. The gardens help long time residents with food insecurity and create a community for those moving here from other countries. I'm also in the garden planting a container with a plant gifted from last week's guest Frank Pizzi. Don't forget to love your lilies too, I've got tips on saving money when planting them. Rob Kruljac from Davey Tree shows how to identify trees.

Get a free pollinator plant in a 4" pot Sunday, 1pm at Bedner's Farm and Greenhouse if you're one of the first 60 people at my free presentation-"Pollinator Power: Easy-to-Grow Plants that Attract & Support Pollinators." Learn how to create the perfect pollinator habitat by choosing the right varieties.

My guest on Sunday June 15th was Butterfly Ambassador Gabrielle Marsden who is trying to bring back the zebra swallowtail butterfly. The insect uses our native paw paw trees as it’s only host plant.

Join me for an amazing trip to explore Southern Italy and the Island of Sicily October 29th through November 10th, 2025. This is the best time to be in Italy as the weather will be perfect and the crowds will be small.

We’ll visit Palermo, Monreale, Agrigento, Valley of the Temples, Piazza Armerina, Giardini Naxos, Taormina, Strait of Messina, Winery Tour & Tasting, Matera, Sorrento, Positano, Pompeii and many other places.

Nothing is deer proof, but these shrubs and plants have not been bothered by the deer.

This week I'm visiting the garden of my friend Frank Pizzi, former curator of Horticulture and Ground at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium. We've known each other for decades and I was excited to see his garden which was a decade in the making. I'm also planning for fall bulb planting, and have a great trick to mark the areas for planting. For "You Should Grow This," I highlight an indestructible, deer resistant perennial that's a beauty. Rob Kruljac from Davey Tree explains what black knot is and how homeowners can deal with the disease.