Category: Plants

Plants are simple: they start with a seed, then grow stems, leaves and stems. Flowers form, but then the plants begin to produce seeds. At […]

By my count, there are four types of grasses: tender grasses that produce seeds, die at the end of the season and need to be […]

Right now, you should put away the margaritas and sunscreen (for a moment) and think about fall planting. While there are plenty of vegetables to […]

By definition, perennial flowers come back on their own, year after year. Annual flowers usually do not do this and only last for a season. […]

Coffee is so ingrained in modern culture that people produce about 15 million tons of used coffee grounds every year. So people spent years trying […]

Every summer I grow beds of annual cut flowers: sunflower, poet’s flower, zinnia, rootstock. I gradually added more and more perennials to my beds so […]

There are so many things kids can enjoy about gardening: digging, picking, identifying color, texture and flavor. If you have a small area of ​​your […]

July is one of my favorite months in gardening because it feels like a pause. All your vegetables are planted and will soon begin to […]

July is a great time to restart the seeding station in your home. At this point, all the summer plants are already in the garden, […]

I’ve written before about how important trellises are in your garden layout to create height and divide space; trellis transforms a garden from flat to […]

This summer, I encourage you to ditch the expensive and cheap pine trellises found at big box stores. They are never big enough, rot after […]

Every year my stone fruit trees produce a comforting amount of cherries, plums and peaches. But by the time I have to harvest, 90% of […]

It is truly luxurious to have a garden that already has sprinklers and drip irrigation, but this is not the case for most people who […]

When everything in nature works out as it should, plants produce flowers, then bees and other pollinators fly in to grab the pollen from those […]

Most of us don’t live on farms with acres of land to spread crops around, but instead have a few boxes, flower pots, or a […]

The end of June means “summer” everywhere across America, and for most of us, summer gardens are already in full swing. In fact, most farmers […]

One of the best ways to define a garden space is with a path. Before considering hardscape options like concrete or stone, consider a few […]

Plants come in two varieties: annuals, which survive for a season, and perennials, which must return year after year. Many of the plants in your […]

I’ve built raised beds out of railroad ties or cedar fencing, 2x4s, bricks, and even some nice wicker lattice. But when I got serious about […]

Tomatoes are a popular addition to vegetable gardens, but they can be a real problem. From the moment your tomato seeds germinate to the day […]

Although humans don’t eat houseplants and rarely eat shrubs or ground cover, your pets probably do. That’s why you need to be very, very sure […]

Early summer marks the start of planting season, something you’ll soon see at the farmers’ market and likely in your own garden. As the seasons […]

Six years ago I bought some fig trees for fun. Every year the trees get bigger and produce a few figs, which I really like, […]

With gardening season in full swing and in some places the weather is getting so hot that your plants will wilt if you don’t water […]

June is a turning point month in gardening: all the seedlings you’ve been growing all spring have finally left the nest and are heading into […]

June garden work is always marked by berries. June strawberries, oso berries and currants are ripe and ready to pick. The first raspberry harvest will […]

Until you start gardening, “soil” and “dirt” are used interchangeably. If you try to grow something by simply digging a hole in the ground, you […]

The only constant in the garden is change. It’s not just the drastic changes from winter to spring, but also the smaller differences that you […]

If you want to plant a tree in your yard but aren’t sure you have the space because you heard that planting a tree too […]

While one of the benefits of gardening is enjoying the outdoors, using technology doesn’t take anything away from that. In fact, I’d say it makes […]

Although Mother’s Day is traditionally celebrated with tomatoes and other heat-loving plants being dug into the ground in many areas of the United States, promotional […]

When you think of farming or gardening for food , you think of beautiful nature. If you want to squeeze a fresh orange or lemon […]

As long as people have been gardening, they have been trying to find easier ways to do it all. The first few times you try […]

Here’s a secret: gardening isn’t about plants. Plants don’t need us to tinker or decide where to live; they handle it better on their own. […]

The United States is a wildly diverse landscape. Consider how different the northern landscapes of Michigan and Minnesota are from the deserts of Texas and […]

Shortly trimmed lawns give us space for dogs and children to play. They also prevent our neighbors from filing complaints with the city government or […]

May is a day of change for young seedlings. I’m constantly moving trays of flowers and vegetables from the grow room into my removable greenhouse […]

May is when all the work you’ve put into your yard over the years begins to show. Suddenly what looked sparse and barren just five […]

Even though we are moving toward growing herbs outdoors, I keep all of my indoor gardens during the summer months. I was surprised at how […]

People think of mulch as something that adds a unifying look to their beds, but that’s not why you need it. When done correctly, mulch […]