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Everything you want to know about Biocontrols
Introduced species become invasive in areas lacking their natural pests, diseases, and predators. Biological controls can fail without proper precautions.
Black Ash Tree
Black ash has a large natural area in the United States and Canada. These trees thrive in damp environments and are typically found in northern marshy forests.
Pots inside a Live Trap for Overwintering
I planted them in pots and protected them with chicken wire, but ended up placing the pots inside my old live trap. Now they’re safe and ready for winter.
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.
Bitternut Hickory
Discover how the Bitternut Hickory tree thrives in various environments and provides sweet rewards for wildlife in shady locations.
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.
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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.
Acid Loving Plants That Like Acidic Soil
Learn about a variety of acid loving plants that add beauty to your garden. From azaleas to hydrangeas, unlock a colorful world of gardening possibilities.
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!
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!
Spectacular Annuals for Containers
Annuals for container gardening are great for novice gardeners or anyone who wants to add interest and colour to their porch or patio.
Tropical Hibiscus and Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus are hardy perennials, while others are annuals, shrubs, or tropical plants. Hibiscus plants are grown for a variety of uses.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Judith’s Meyers Lemon Marmalade Recipe
Experience the perfect blend of tangy lemons and subtle sweetness in Judith’s Meyer Lemon Marmalade recipe. Don’t miss out on this mouthwatering treat!
Mushrooms Types in the Garden
Discover why mushrooms in your garden can be beneficial, the different types of mushrooms, and whether you should remove them.
Drying Hydrangeas
Learn how to dry hydrangea flowers for stunning winter table arrangements. Follow these simple steps from Master Gardener Gail Labrosse.
Harvest Tasty Fall Vegetables
Fall is a great time to harvest vegetables. Here are popular fall vegetables that can be harvested up until the first frost.
Light Pollution and the Importance of Darkness For Wildlife
Discover how artificial light affects migratory birds, nocturnal animals, and wildlife in your garden, and learn how to create a safe refuge with darkness.
Succulent Pot in a Pot
Creating a potted succulent “floral” arrangement inside another pot.
Common Sneezeweed
Common Sneezeweed looks gorgeous when planted en masse and mixes wonderfully with decorative grasses or other perennial plants.
Homemade Rhubard and Orange Jam Recipe
I found a great recipe for rhubarb and orange jam, truly delicious. I picked fresh rhubarb from the garden, and extra oranges in the fridge.
Grass Leaved Goldenrod Adds Colour
Grass-Leaved Goldenrod is a colourful upright perennial. The bright yellow plants are suitable for cottage gardens, borders, and meadows.
On Picking The Right Garden Fertilizer
Applying the right garden fertilizer, at the right time, correctly applied, can produce the best results from flowering and food crop.
Fix Deteriorated Concrete Patio
Fixing deteriorated concrete patio is a priority when it’s an eyesore, can cause personal injury and lead to bigger problems and costs.
On Planting Daffodil Bulbs in the Fall
If you are fairly new to bulb planting, I suggest that you start with daffodil bulbs. Very few creatures will bother these bulbs. They do well in almost any situation, and they increase their number each year. Tulips, hyacinths, crocuses, and other tasty bulbs are more difficult. Greetings fellow gardeners,
Flowers with Vegetables: Beauty and the Eats
How to grow flowers with vegetables together, companion plants for beauty and food, giving attention to the soil, sun, water and maintenance.
Gardening for Birds: Planting for Sparrows
Discover how to attract different species of sparrows to your garden with native grasses and create a safe and abundant habitat for these delightful backyard visitors.
10 Shrubs with Berries for Fall and Winter Bird Treats
Discover why birds love berried shrubs for winter – Winterberry, Mountain Ash, Cranberry, Coralberry, Tartan Dogwood, Snowberry, Serviceberry, Chokeberry and Elderberry – to provide essential nutrients, calories, and visuals your garden needs!
Fish Emulsion Fertilizer and Nanking Cherries
Learn how fish emulsion can enhance the growth of your roses, tomatoes, and vegetables without harming the soil or surrounding creatures.
Keep Dogs Out of Your Garden
Keep your dog out of your garden and precious flowerbeds without limiting their freedom. Sometimes they may ingest something harmful.
Prairie Dock
Silphium Terebinthinaceum displays its bright yellow flowers on tall stems in late summer. They attracts pollinators, birds.
Get Inspired to Create a Next Level Succulent Arrangement
Create your own stunning succulent arrangements with this DIY video from Garden Answer! Enjoy indoors & out w/ plenty of textures, colors, & heights to choose from. Easy to take care of – just follow the tips & you’ll have a beautiful flower show year round.
Rosehip Jelly Recipe and Uses
Here’s an easy to make Rosehip Jelly recipe, a tart, sweet jelly. There are many Rosehip uses and benefits, and very good for your health.
Lance-Leaved Figwort Growing Guide
Lance-Leaved Figwort is a pollinator magnet providing a lot of nectar for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds! Read the Quick Growth Guide.
Rough-stemmed goldenrod
Discover the native Rough-Stemmed Goldenrod: a clump-forming plant with serrated leaves and bright yellow blooms. Attract pollinators to your garden by adding native species – an excellent addition to any garden in late summer and early fall. Plus, debunked studies have confirmed that it isn't the cause of hay fever!
10 Trees and Shrubs with Colorful Bark
Add colour, texture and vertical intrigue to your garden with these ten bark varieties! Learn about Golden Curls Willow, Coral-Bark Japanese Maple, Black Cherry, Red Osier Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood, Striped-bark Maple, Carolina Silverbell, Shagbark Hickory, Silver Birch, and Paperbark Maple.
Choosing Plants for a Butterfly Garden
We discuss how to choose the right plants for your butterfly garden and establish smart practices to provide a safe haven for butterflies.