How to grow organic annuals and perennials, including flowers and shrubs, with no chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
In Doug Tallamy’s book, Nature’s Best Hope, he proposes a solution that homeowners and gardeners can participate in to restore vanishing local ecosystems.
Garden greenhouses protect your plants from weather extremes, temperature, and humidity. They’re also great for growing plants out of season.
Some vegetable and herb seeds can be saved for up to 6 years while others will last only 1-2 years. Storing them under proper conditions is key.
Enjoy spring flowers up close every year by planting them in containers. It’s perfect for gardeners with mobility problems or limited space in urban areas.
The basics of caring for all types of roses including planting, watering, fertilizing, deadheading and pruning to enjoy beautiful blooms year after year.
Bags of garden fertilizer have three numbers on the label in bold: NPK. This is referred to as the fertilizer analysis or “grade”.
Buying garden mulch these days practically requires a warning sticker on the bag and a robust suspicion of spurious marketing claims.
There are plenty of flowers that bloom in fall to light up your garden just as the days are getting shorter and the rest of your flowers have gone to seed.
There are good reasons Bearded Iris are popular with gardeners: they’re hardy, have gorgeous blooms in many colors and they are easy to grow.
Best Roses, Herbs, and Edible Flowers in the Home Grown Gardening series covers the basics of rose care and how to grow and use herbs and edible flowers.
