Gardening With Sal

 The Fall Wildflower Lineup 🌱 Plant Talk | by Guy Saldiveri | October 14, 2026 Wild Sunflowers Way down south, the trees don't generally put on the spectacular show that many folks up north are used to. But if you drive around the neighborhood right now and keep your eyes at least halfway open, you'll witness something just as spectacular. Ditches full of wild sunflowers, fields and fence lines covered in goldenrod, blue mistflowers popping up out of nowhere, and sycamore and oak leaves starting to blanket every yard. Down south we don't get that orange-red Thanksgiving fire, but nature still knows fall is here, and she's putting on a different kind of show for us to enjoy. And the timing couldn't be more perfect. Grasses are starting to slow their growth, summer blooms are fading, and leaves are turning brown and falling to the ground. Most of the hummingbirds may have gone, but the birds, bees, and countless insects will be taking full advantage of the fall buffe...

Or More Accurately — Gardening as You Age 💬 Opinion | by Guy Saldiveri | October 9, 2026 This entry is more reflection than opinion. More realization than expectation, and more understanding than questioning. Gardening and landscaping used to drive me. I had a mission, a blank canvas that needed to be painted. I had to plan things out, learn what things needed, what made things work, and what made things fail. 

Two Very Common Pests That Are Easy to Confuse 🐜 Garden Pests | by Guy Saldiveri | October 2, 2026 Webworm Infestation These native pests have a wide distribution across the US and are solidly entrenched in the Deep South. I find it hard to look at trees in my area from mid-spring through late fall without seeing the evidence of at least one of these guys.