Every year, gardeners everywhere sow seeds indoors. After all, starting your own seedlings offers a host of benefits over buying them. But there are three things you need to do …
If you still haven’t tried mycorrhizae, consider this your wake-up call – your plants are missing out! Your vegetables, your houseplants, the flowers you plant in the front flower bed, …
If you’ve got slugs, one of the best ways to get rid of them is to open up a bar. Yes, it appears that, like many of us, after working …
Which phrase rings more memorable to you? Old French climbing rough mountain oak. or Old rough French climbing mountain oak. No, it doesn’t make much sense. And no, I didn’t …
It’s February, and I’ll bet you’ve got blueberries on the brain. No? Well, if you have blueberry bushes, you should be thinking about blueberries. Despite the fact that it’s still …
Blueberries are a favorite fruit to grow among home gardeners because they’re delicious, don’t take up a ton of room, and are pretty easy to grow as far as fruit …
Whether you’ve been at this whole gardening thing for a while or you’re just getting started, you probably know that starting your own seeds is a game changer. But doing …
How much would you be willing to pay for a single snowdrop bulb? Would you believe that a single bulb of a new snowdrop hybrid went for £1850 (about $2300) …
We’ve all heard that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The same goes for gardening. Or would it be something along the lines of an ounce …
Let’s take a look at Oregon Spring, the tomato variety created at Oregon State University specifically for the short, cool summers of the Pacific Northwest. Whether you live in a …
For many of us, starting our own seedlings is one of the many highlights of gardening. It’s a great way to kick off the garden season well before we can …
Yes, you should dust your houseplants. No, none of us wants to do it. We’ve got better things to do with our time, and this chore always takes forever. Until …
Are you planning on starting seeds this spring? Before you wait much longer, you’ll want to see if any of your seeds fall on this list. Otherwise, you may end …
There’s something about growing tomatoes that begs for experimentation. Rarely do we get excited about a new carrot variety or see all the green beans in a catalog and think, …
If you happened to be walking behind me last week at the garden center, I’m sure you would have clearly heard me mumbling: I hope nobody buys this! Yeah, this …
As a kid, I always knew when we had reached the heart of winter. I’m not talking about the holidays but that long, empty stretch that comes after. It’s during …
It happens. You bought bulbs with the intention of getting them in the ground in the fall to enjoy next spring. But life got busy. Suddenly, it’s the holidays, and …
Did you know two vegetables need to be started in January each year? If you wait, it will be too late to grow them this season. Join me as I …
This past summer, a colony of bald-faced wasps took up residence right next to my garage door. Because I know how beneficial wasps are, I decided to leave it alone. …
Whenever we get a good cold snap where I live, my southern family likes to remind me that I choose to live where we have cold winters. I usually retort …
Oh, the weather outside is frightful! Which means it’s the perfect time of year to make ice luminaries. When the temperature drops below freezing, you get the perfect conditions to …
I’ve always thought that people who love plants generally tend to be generous. In my neighborhood alone, there are three little free plant libraries in which you’ll find everything plant-related …
When it comes to living Christmas decorations, it’s hard to top the Christmas cactus. This perennial favorite is known and loved for its tropical blooms that show up around the …
I think you could call it a tradition by now for me to introduce our readers to weird plants in the winter months. Once the gardening season is truly at …
I don’t know about you, but I love the look of greens tucked around my home for the holidays. Nothing says Christmas more than pine boughs and sprigs of holly. …