Making It Grow Minutes

Host Amanda McNulty shares some gardening wisdom from conservationist Doug Tallamy.

Moths are sneaky little fellows, which is why Amanda McNulty tries not to have any furniture over a rug that would otherwise give them a dark space in which to thrive.

Clothes moths are easy to overlook, and can even be found in relatively new houses.

In the South, a fixture of old houses was a cedar chest in every bedroom.

Older homes oftentimes did not have dedicated linen closets. Host Amanda McNulty explains what was used instead.

If you don’t limb up your magnolias, the lower limbs make them perfect for climbing.

Our first idea for insect pollination is usually bees, but those insects didn’t come along until much later than magnolias, which rely on beetles for that function.

The selections of Magnolia grandiflora that are available now offer a variety of sizes and improved leaf color.

Not all evergreen magnolias (Magnolia grandifloras) are the same, so choose wisely.

If you like to have greenery in the house, you can always cut Magnolia grandiflora, more commonly known as Southern magnolia.

Plant breeders developed grafted honey locust cultivars without thorns and without seeds pods for people to grow in their yards and along streets.

Honey locust seed pods have a sweet nutritious substance surrounding the seeds, but not many animals these days can eat through the tough pods.

Gleditsia triacanthos is the scientific name for honey locust, Gleditsia for a German botanist and triacanthos means "three-spined."

Some scientists theorize the reason that honey locust trees developed thorns is because of the mastodon.

Early human inhabitants of our continent did interact with mammoths, mastodons, saber tooth tigers, and even horses that are no longer here.

Host Amanda McNulty describes the many uses of black locust trees.

Want fence posts that will last for 100 years? Use black locust wood.

Host Amanda McNulty describes the joys of gathering the fragrant white blossoms of the black locust tree.

Locust wood is extremely durable and reports say locust fence posts easily last fifty years.

At first glance, the blossoms of a black locust tree can be mistaken for white wisteria.