These perennials, trees, and shrubs provide vital food and shelter for backyard birds through the winter months.
What are native plants? Either you love them, hate them or don’t really know what they are. If you fall into the latter ...
Watering your plants in this nook can turn into a peaceful daily ritual. Watching them grow, even slowly, brings a sense of ...
Q: I have a snowball viburnum that I would like to propagate. What kind of cuttings will work best? And when is the best time to start making the cuttings? A: Propagating new plants from your own ...
Practical cold-weather garden advice from experts on the 4 garden plants that struggle with frost – and the hardy replacements to try instead.
Now’s the best time to plant as we approach what we hope will be a bountiful winter of rains to get plants established.
Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...
What if we told you there was an easier to way to prune those hedges than using your garden shears? Find out what to use for ...
“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt. Did you return from a European tour of chateau gardens, obsessed with formal knot gardens? Have you ...
You can support butterflies by doing these things: garden with natives and nectar plants; offer host plants; don’t use ...
I have received several calls recently from frustrated gardeners asking what chewed up their otherwise healthy vegetable plants. After planting, weeding, nurturing and hoping for a bountiful harvest, ...