Tag Archives: Gardening

Perennial Plants to Cut Back or Prune in the Fall While it’s tempting to cut back the whole flower garden in the […]

Preparing Your Vegetable Garden for Fall Summer is traditionally thought of as peak vegetable gardening season, but fall has some qualities that […]

It’s time for a fall makeover. Give your garden a fabulous finish by filling fall containers with plants that stage a fall […]

Save the seeds from some of your favorite garden vegetables to replant next year! Here’s our seed-saving guide for beginners. Generally, you will […]

How to Grow Plants on Trellises There are a number of reasons, both aesthetic and practical, for growing plants on vertical structures. […]

Grow Sweet Tender Pea Shoots in Just 2 Weeks If you didn’t get around to planting a garden last spring, you might […]

Caladiums are tropical plants growing from tubers, most known for their colorful foliage, and used as a houseplant or summer bedding plant. […]

The last crop to go into the garden, garlic is planted in fall and harvested the following summer. Flavorful, nutritious, and helpful […]

Moon Valley pilea plants (Pilea involucrata “Moon Valley”) are said to have taken their name from the craters and pits on their […]

There are few essential garden tasks that, when done incorrectly – like pruning – can literally ruin your garden. It’s amazing how […]

When is the best time to plant trees purchased from the nursery? This question has both a long and a short answer, […]

40 Top Gardening Tips Ever wondered what is the most effective way to prevent slug damage, which roses will last longest, and […]

While many of our gardens start winding down in September, southern areas of the United States are coming into prime gardening season. […]

Outdoor Vs. Indoor Growing Whether you have acres of gardening land, a small greenhouse or a single, sunny windowsill in a tiny […]

Six Cold Resistant Houseplants For many gardeners, cold resistance is a real issue, especially in places where it can get chilly. None […]

The commonly-called pencil cactus (Euphorbia tirucalli) is a member of the Euphorbia family. It is a succulent and not a true cactus. […]

Cacti have a reputation of being easy to grow, which many of us have proven completely false. Cacti and other succulent plants […]

Spinach Growing Tips: How to Care and Grow Spinach in Containers Spinach, the nutritious leafy vegetable that most kids love to hate, […]

Growing carrots in containers is easy, and you can get a decent harvest of this sweet and crispy vegetable even if you […]

August is a month of endings and beginnings in the kitchen garden. Yes, there is still a month of vacation time before […]

August is a fabulous month in the vegetable garden for many of us. The summer crops are overwhelming us with their productivity […]

How To Regrow Celery Indoors We’ve figured out how to literally re-grow organic celery from the base of the bunch we bought […]

Raised beds make gardening easy. Get step-by-step instructions for constructing a raised garden of your own that will last for years. Raised […]

Daylily foliage looks great all season, flowers in a rainbow of colors, no special care and now, many that reward you with […]

How to Propagate Succulents If you’re anything like me, you probably love to have succulents in the house. I try to keep […]

The Maranta genus includes a few dozen low-growing plants native to the American tropics. Maranta have some of the most beautiful, most […]

The name Pumpkins refers to a plants associated usually with the Cucurbita pepo; these are smooth, dark yellow to orange in color, […]

Summer is a time of beauty and abundance in the garden. It’s also a busy time for the gardener, full of chores […]

Bloom Boosters are said to increase the number of flowers on your plant. Nonsense. They don’t work, and can actually make your […]

When most people picture a vegetable garden, they imagine a spot that bakes in the sun all day. For some vegetables, such […]