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Starting and growing native tree seeds
Learn how to properly plant and over-winter native tree seeds for germination using cold stratification and preparation techniques.
Growing Alpine Plants, aka Rock Gardening: Getting Started
Learn the history of rock gardens and how to grow alpine plants in your garden. Discover the unique growing conditions and design tips for success.
Ideas for Long Blooms in Small Spaces
Discover a variety of plants that bloom for weeks, from hydrangeas to clematis, perfect for adding color to your garden all year round.
The Ultimate Guide To Garden Mulching
Many gardeners aren’t aware of the myriad benefits mulching can bring to your garden. If you’re looking for healthier soil, fewer pests, stronger plants, and a more attractive garden, then mulch could very well be the answer.
Maintaining Gooseberry Bushes
Discover expert advice on saving and rejuvenating gooseberry bushes, including tips on shade, soil, watering, diseases, and pruning for optimal growth.
Toxic Plants for Dogs and Cats, and Safe Flowers
Learn the toxic and pet friendly plants and flowers for cats, dogs, horses and other animals. Keep your four-legged family safe with this list of plants.
Don’t Compost Tomato Plants
Learn how to save seeds from your favorite tomatoes and overcome challenges in your garden, including poor germination and location issues.
Wood Betony, Stachys officinalis
Learn about Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo' and 'Pink Cotton Candy', beautiful and low-maintenance plants attracting pollinators to your garden.
Is Cucumber A Fruit Or Vegetable?
Discover the answer to the age-old question of whether cucumber is a fruit or vegetable, delving into horticultural, botanical, and culinary perspectives.
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Tips For Making Landscape Mounds And Berms
Landscape berms and mounds are an easy and attractive way to add interest to your yard and landscape. Building them isn’t complicated.
Plants that Attract Monarch Butterflies
Choose the right plants for your monarch butterfly garden. If you feed them plants they like, they will pollinate your entire garden.
Gardening In Small Spaces
Discover how to optimize your small garden space with layers of plants and create stunning color combinations for year-round blooming.
Grow a Garden Full of Memories
Celebrate loved ones and honor ancestors by choosing specific plants that hold special meaning. Grow a garden full of cherished memories in your own backyard!
24 Flowers For September and October
Find the perfect fall-blooming flowers in September and October to add vibrant colors to your garden until first frost.
Favorite Easy-To-Grow Wildflower Combinations
Discover the best wildflower combinations like Zinnias and Cosmos for long-lasting blooms and attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial bugs to your garden. Easy to grow and perfect for colorful solutions in any space!
Tropical Hibiscus and Hardy HibiscusÂ
Hibiscus are hardy perennials, while others are annuals, shrubs, or tropical plants. Hibiscus plants are grown for a variety of uses.
Spectacular Annuals for ContainersÂ
Annuals for container gardening are great for novice gardeners or anyone who wants to add interest and colour to their porch or patio.
Hardening Off: Last Stop Before Planting Out
Discover a simpler method for hardening off seedlings and creating protective environments for your plants to avoid sunscald and promote healthy growth.
Plants That Love The Sun
Plants that love the sun may provide vitality and colour to bare regions in the landscape. Read on for ideas.
Hydrangea Care: an Easy Guide for Beginners
Hydrangeas are hardy fellas that don’t require a whole lot of fuss, producing beautiful flowers in various shapes. Read how to care for them.
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Veggie Bites – Calendula and Grapeseed
I am very excited at how well my calendula oil turned out. I used grapeseed oil as my carrier oil this time.
Sense of Smell in the Garden
Gardening is a multisensory experience. When you walk into a garden, discover and experience scented pleasures. All senses can be stimulated in the garden.
Bird Netting for Roses in Winter
Judith shares her secrets on getting her roses ready for winter, including using netting and snow cover. Discover just how she gets her roses prepped with her useful tips and tricks – even with her knee braces!
Garden Brick Ideas for an Attractive Landscape
Garden brick ideas can be elegant, functional, and can make your landscape even more inviting and exciting. Read on to explore ideas with us.
Smooth Solomon’s Seal
Smooth Solomon's Seal adds a unique arching foliage structure and white bell-shaped flowers that dangle along the leaves.
Veggie Bites – Dog Strangling Vine
Dog Strangling Vine grows vigorously around plants effectively strangling them and it produces an amazing number of seeds.
Planting Guides – Forage for Honey Bees
Abundant and healthy populations of pollinators can improve fruit set and quality, and increase fruit size.
Dehydrator Recipes for Storing Food
Dehydration is the best way to store food for the long-term. We worked to find the best dehydrator recipes for preserving foods.
Get To Know the Graptopetalum Genus
Graptopetalum is a genus of eighteen species under the family Crassulaceae. All species have the common names Ghost Plants and Leather Petal.
Plants that Attract Monarch Butterflies
Choose the right plants for your monarch butterfly garden. If you feed them plants they like, they will pollinate your entire garden.
Can Epson Salts Help Minimize Transplant Shock?
When transplanting, the shock might make the plants become weak and wither. With the use of Epsom salt, the shock is minimized considerably.
Planning A Garden Wisely: How To Avoid Garden Planning Mistakes
Growing a garden is a great way to make your yard look beautiful while adding to nature. Plan your garden to get the most out of it.
Easy, Breezy Houseplants that Cool Your Home
Beat the summer heat with these 5 eco-friendly houseplants to cool your home. Aloe Vera, Bamboo Palm, Sansevieria, Peace Lily, and Areca Palm Tree not only look good, but will help keeping your house cool, clean and humid.
Fern Care Guide
Now let’s take a look at your fern and double check it is living its best life. Here are 10 things to keep in mind as you tend to your fern.
Rooting in Water
I can’d wait to see how it all turns out! Try propagating cutting from supermarket herbs to start your own garden of salad greens and peppers!
Evening Primrose – Oenothera biennis
Evening primroses are beautiful flowers and easy to grow. They open visibly fast every evening, producing an interesting evening spectacle.
Beekeeping 101: How to Start an Urban Beehive
It’s a fact that urban beehives can thrive and are more healthy and productive than bees found in the country.
Understanding Soil
Uncover the secrets of soil layers and learn how to create an optimal environment for your garden with this comprehensive guide.
Five Scary Plants to Frighten Your Day
Fake your own fright night with five of the most spooky plants! Here's what you need to know about the Venus Flytrap, Doll's Eyes, Dracula Orchid, and more. Discover how to make these ghoulish plants part of your Halloween decor!
Flat-Topped Aster
The flat-topped aster attracts a range of pollinators, many bees, wasps, beetles, flies, and butterflies. We present a quick growing guide.
Spring Garden into Summer
Get valuable insights on tick prevention, caring for viburnums, and transplanting herbs and vegetables in the warm spring weather. Don't miss out!
Aphids and Pest Control – Treat Them Correctly
As a pest control technician and business owner, I have found that every year, at least one insect has a boom in population.
American Elder
American Elder provides an incredible summer floral display. At least 50 species of songbirds relish its fruit. Discover more.
Garden Edging For Landscaping: Guide, Tips & Ideas
ideas serve to improve appearance, curb appeal, and aesthetic value. It helps make landscapes and yards more attractive and functional.