Category: Plants

The sometimes magical, sometimes annoying thing about your garden is how much it changes. At the beginning of summer, everything looks very different than it […]

Spring may be the season we associate with planting new plants in our gardens and yards, but some flowers , vegetables and other greens are […]

My garden is magnificent now: people stop in the street and admire it. This time next month it will look like complete crap. When the […]

Put out the watering can: the season is over, and everything you watered is now just a habit. Before the rain even starts, it’s time […]

In the corner of your local nursery, tucked away in the back, a worker is piling up an endless stream of dead plants and tossing […]

This time of year, gardeners have some difficult choices to make. Rain and cold nights pose risks to your vegetables on the plant, but you […]

Sometime last week the season changed. The heat gave way to heavy rain, and although the temperature reached 80 degrees again a few days later, […]

One of the problems with gardening is that with annual vegetables, you have to start over every year. Of course, you are advancing with your […]

The real measure of any home gardener is the first tomato. Not just a tomato, but one of those giant slices that they will display […]

It’s September , which means it’s time to plant spring-blooming bulbous flowers like daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips. If you’re new to gardening, it can take […]

By this point in the season, you’re probably fed up with annoying, tousled grass growing between cracks in your driveway, dandelions dotting your patio, and […]

When I left Arizona for the Pacific Northwest thirteen years ago, I assumed I would never need air conditioning again. Now I sit at the […]

If you are in that part of the world where the hellish temperature of +23 degrees is now, I will see you. It may be […]

Contrary to popular belief, houseplants are not natural air purifiers , capable of “purifying” the air before you inhale it. However , they also have […]

In his ongoing series “Am I Lazy or Is It ADHD?” I’ve come up with the perfect way to stop killing your houseplants. Now I […]

Many gardeners in the US have become embroiled in a controversy that has been dubbed the ” jalapeno gate ” in the press and social […]

Composting has a negative factor. Between gardening and cooking, I generate a lot of waste that goes straight to the green bin for urban composting, […]

Garden soil may seem like the right choice for an outdoor container garden, but as it turns out, there are better options out there. Here’s […]

Winters are long, dark, wet and cold. When the first buds of spring flowers begin to bloom in March, it’s like a dopamine rush, giving […]

Capers are an exclamation mark on a dish. The tiny buds of pickled brightness function as a kind of tonic. All tomato sauces and any […]

In my garden, I am a hero. I raised these baby plants – I fed and watered them, encouraged them with daily affirmations, and then […]

Pruning, the practice of cutting dead flowers off a plant, has long been considered a way to prolong the flowering of plants. It is based […]

Like many people, I killed houseplants. Despite their proximity to me for most of the day, I often managed to kill them by neglect or […]

Gardens can vary in size, location, and the amount of sunlight they receive each day. While most fruits and vegetables, especially those that produce flowers […]

For various reasons, including the impact on the environment, there has been a greater focus in horticulture over the past few years on growing native […]

Growers on the East Coast and elsewhere in the country have experienced their first wildfire season in the past few weeks. This means that even […]

My first summer tomato is still a few weeks away and it feels like I’ve just harvested all my tender summer sprouts and seeds, but […]

Rain can be a welcome sight after a long drought, but when it comes to your garden, getting a lot of water in at once […]

I call it the Sad Plant Shelf (or SPS for short) and I race to it at every nursery I visit. This is where nursery […]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic triggered the so-called ” global gardening boom “, there has been renewed interest in various methods and strategies to improve growing […]

In school, most people learned that gardening involves planting a seed in soil, providing enough water and sunlight, and watching it grow. Of course, it […]

Even if you prefer to wash your hands and body with gel or liquid soap, there are still plenty of reasons to have a few […]

Hurricanes, tornadoes, and other extreme weather can bring down even massive trees, but sometimes the damage isn’t as severe. Instead of tipping over completely, trees […]

Along with a green grass lawn, the traditional suburban landscaping often includes stretches of yard—usually in front of a house—with flowers, plants, and shrubs surrounded […]

The wasabi that most of us buy from sushi restaurants or the store is not wasabi. This green, slightly bitter powder is often made from […]

When most people think of growing peppers, they become devilish spicy fiends, devouring ghost peppers and evil hybrids meant to maximize the Scoville gauge. I […]

For those who don’t have the outdoor space needed for a traditional garden, growing plants, including vegetables, in containers is a great option. Unfortunately, not […]

You’re doing it wrong. That’s what I tell most gardeners when I see them outside on a hot day, sunscreen and sunhat in hand, enthusiastically […]

Gardening is a hobby that seems more accessible than it really is. Of course, there are ways around this – like borrowing items from the […]

Maintaining a traditional green grass lawn is a year-round process , with mowing usually being the most time-consuming task. Not only does this include cutting […]