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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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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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Flowering Perennials for Four Seasons of Interest
Flowering perennials, carefully curated to combine varying heights, colours, and textures, make the most intriguing gardens.
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.
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7 Gardening Projects that are Perfect for Seniors
Gardening for seniors is a great opportunity for low-impact exercise while growing nutritious food. It can improve mood and reduce the risks.
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.
Outdoor Living Ideas
By putting in a bit of time and effort into improving your garden, you’ll make it an ideal spot for outdoor living with family and friends.
American Elder
American Elder provides an incredible summer floral display. At least 50 species of songbirds relish its fruit. Discover more.
Preparing Garden for Winter
Just as I prepare to stay warm this winter, I also need to prepare the garden for the upcoming winter season. Prepare plants, winter compost.
Hügelkultur for Winter Compost
Learn about hügelkultur raised beds for composting and attracting wildlife. Improve soil fertility, water retention and provide for sustainable plant growth.
Benefits of Getting Outdoors
Spending time in nature could improve your physical and mental health, ward off illness, and actually make you happier!
Cucumber Companion Plant and Canned Salsa
I like growing cosmos as a cucumber companion plant. The orange cosmos in particular I found seems to be a real bee magnet.
Grey Goldenrod
Grey Goldenrod flower has clusters of literally hundreds of flowers, called florets, only a few millimeters in diameter. Florets are grouped.
How can a Weather Station help Improve Your Garden?
Get accurate weather data, manage watering, monitor plant health, control pests and diseases, plan for seasons, understand microclimates, and make data-driven gardening decisions with a weather station.
Top Five Houseplant starters
If you are starting from scratch, here are some great houseplant starters. They are easy-to-grow and require little maintenance.
Veggie Bites – Seedlings and Potatoes
There are other seedlings I would like to be potted. I will plant some other seeds, such as cucumbers, on my outdoor shelf in early May.
Bog Rosemary
Bog rosemary is an arctic-tough, garden-pretty, small evergreen shrub. See why it is easy to care for and why animals leave it alone.
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.
On Best Mosquito Repellent Plants
Mosquitoes are not only a small annoyance but also a significant cause of spreading viruses and diseases. Keep them out of the house.
Wild Senna Is an Underrated Winner
Wild senna is an underrated plant with striking yellow blooms and attractive foliage. It is a host plant for sulphur butterflies.
What is a Hydroponic Garden?
A hydroponic garden involves growing plants without soil, rather submerged in a water fertilizer mixture. We reveal more.
Gardening for Birds: Planting for Blue Jays
Learn how to attract beautiful blue jays to your garden by growing native trees like American beech, shagbark hickory, and oaks.
Planting Peas from Seed
Learn more about Lydia Wong's bee cocoon study and discover how to plant peas from seed in this weekend gardening article! Lydia was amazed by the garden, check out the double bloodroots, bee cocoons, and more! Enjoy the wonders of early spring as you grow and pot up your pea plants with a greenhouse and compost/garden soil mixture for safety and success!
Gardening for Birds: Planting for Cedar Waxwings
Discover how to attract cedar waxwings with native plants and learn about their diet and habits. Grow the right trees to invite these lovely birds into your garden.
Plant of the month: Peegee Hydrangea
Bring a colorful display of hardy blooms to your outdoor space with Peegee hydrangeas. Learn more about this fast-growing plant, its winter-hardiness, and tips for planting in the Alta Vista area with Patricia's 30+ years of gardening experience.
Zinnia Attract Pollinators
Zinnias are beautiful flowers that are great for butterfly gardens. Their blooms can provide an explosion of colour in your landscape.
Controlling Flea Beatles In The Garden
Learn about the destructive flea beetle and how to identify, prevent, and minimize damage to your prized vegetables in your garden.