Category: Plants

I hope you’re experiencing more autumnal weather now – almost everyone I know is still suffering from summer temperatures. However, winter is approaching and it’s […]

I’m not ready to rent out my garden for the winter. I know how exciting it is to see Halloween candy in stores and start […]

There are tons of free plants waiting for you this time of year, sitting right in your yard. There’s one small benefit to cleaning up […]

There are certain plants that will not survive winter outdoors. Sometimes people buy plants that they intend to keep indoors all winter, like my indoor […]

We’re entering that time of year when seasonal depression becomes a problem for many people, and your garden is likely experiencing similar vibrations: leaves are […]

Every spring, my residential area lights up with cherry blossoms. Eventually they start raining down like pink snow and people stop their cars or walk […]

I grew up in Arizona where I didn’t appreciate the absurd amount of impressive citrus fruits I had access to, usually in my backyard. As […]

If you have problems with low-growing vegetables, poor flowering and/or poorly flowering trees, there are only two likely culprits: soil and water. They will have […]

Growing tomatoes is the ultimate act of long-term garden love. The amount of time it takes to select a variety, germinate it, raise seedlings, plant […]

Part of the gardening journey is understanding exactly where your food comes from. My 11 year old was shocked to learn that vanilla comes from […]

As the seasons change, I want to encourage you that fall is not only a time to clean up the yard , but also an […]

Welcome to fall, where most of your gardening to-do list involves cutting down flowers, shrubs, trees and other growing plants in your yard. Pruning is […]

There’s something about spring that makes hopeful people head to the garden center to pick up shrubs and trees. I’m here to convince you that […]

Every year I fill my garden boxes with fall crops full of hope. Unfortunately my boxes are full of slugs and by January I’ll be […]

As the summer season draws to a close, gardeners like me become desperate to keep flowers in the garden. At the same time, piles of […]

There are two times of year that bring joy to the hearts of gardeners: when the seed catalogs start arriving in winter, and when the […]

As a gardener, I am always purchasing new ceramic pots for my garden. They are great for adding color to areas where you can’t put […]

If you’re a gardener, you can feel it: the end of sowing seeds is near. Most of my seed trays and planting equipment are already […]

The houseplant market was affected by two factors: the same inflation affecting everything else, and the pandemic, which made purchasing indoor plants popular. As a […]

There’s usually a sense of missed deadline in the garden at this time of year: I’m rushing to harvest, till, and prune, turning over beds, […]

I spend a lot of time thinking about dirt. Basically, when I look around my yard, I often see not so much the bushes, trees […]

It’s fair to say that the goal of many gardeners is to create a self-sufficient yard. This means that each year, plants are added to […]

We should all know by now that it is better to replace traditional lawns with organic lawns or other ground cover. But the reality is […]

When you think of a rose, the stereotypical red or pink, tightly curled, long-stemmed (and overpriced) flowers likely come to mind. Roses are your grandmother’s […]

Planting annual flowers can be a frustrating experience: you spend a lot of money (either on seeds or seeds) and put all that time into […]

Forget “spring cleaning”: If you’re a gardener, you know that the real cleaning happens in the fall. This is when you trim the trees, cut […]

It’s mid-August, which means between harvest and cultivation, gardeners also need to think about the transition to fall. This includes two important stages: fertilizing with […]

My point in gardening is that you should stop planting zinnias—everyone’s garden favorite—and plant coneflowers instead. While I love zinnias as much as the next […]

Summer is approaching and hopefully your garden is overflowing. While tomatoes and peppers make it easy to see their ripeness, some crops are more secretive. […]

You might think that the sun is a gardener’s best friend, but I always welcome a day or two of cloudy weather and rain during […]

All the flowers you scatter in your garden have a certain life cycle. There are annual plants that will last only one season and die […]

You’ll have to give up the nasturtiums: these low-lying, fast-growing, jewel-colored flower vines have everything they need. They self-seed like crazy, returning year after year […]

Everyone’s backyard is different, so the tools you need may vary from garden to garden. Perhaps you have a lot of concrete and you might […]

August is a turning point in the garden. It’s too late to try to fix what went wrong – you just need to leave what […]

Fellow starters: the end is near. Like you, I’m looking forward to putting away the seed trays, heat mats and seed domes for the long […]

Garlic is something of a garden anomaly. It’s planted in the fall and then hung until mid-summer and harvested in time to give you a […]

You’re probably still waiting for your corn to be ready to harvest and your pumpkins to turn orange, but now is the time to start […]

I’m a leader, so when I see a problem, I want to fix it—immediately. The problem with gardening is that it can cause you to […]

Every summer I am left to sympathize with the many reports of people who go on holiday, leave their garden in the hands of someone […]

“You must spend so much time in your garden” is the phrase I hear most often from pedestrians passing by my house. But while it […]