Celebrate World Water Day with Sustainable Gardening Practices
The United Nations General Assembly designated March 22, 1993 as the first World Water Day. While the goal of advancing water knowledge and learning sustainable water practices remains, the theme...
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Cultivating Success: How Gardeners Triumph Over Clay Soil Challenges
Clay soil is distinctive in its goopy, sticky qualities when wet, and its brick-like texture when dry. It can wreak havoc on tools and backs alike. What causes clay to be so sticky and poor draining?...
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Display Your Favorite Small Plant in a "Hand Made" Planter
Adding decor to your garden oasis is so much fun, and the more unique the better! A simple but very fun planter to make is a concrete hand planter. This planter is good for plants like air plants,...
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Welcome Back and Hello Newbies: Flourishing Friendships in the Garden
In the gardening world, we all have our favorites – our favorite flowers, our favorite vegetables, our favorite fruiting bushes or trees. We tend to grow them every year and usually become quite good...
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Common Seed Starting Mistakes
Starting plants from seeds is one of the most fulfilling feelings as a gardener. Being able to see the whole process from seed to sprout, to seedling to a fully mature plant is one of the most magical...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Gardening Trailblazers
If your knowledge of women in botany, horticulture, landscaping, and gardening is limited mainly to that contrary Mary whose garden grew with silver bells and cockle shells (which were actually...
View ArticleElevate Your Gardening Experience: The Advantages of Raised Garden Beds
As gardeners, we understand the importance of maximizing the use of our garden space. One technique that has gained popularity is the use of raised garden beds. These elevated beds offer perks that can...
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Your Very First Flower Garden: How to Make it a Blooming Success
It’s difficult to overstate the physical and mental benefits of gardening, from enhancing strength and endurance to easing stress. According to a Japanese study, the simple act of looking at plants...
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The Heat is On: Hot Composting Makes Fertilizer Faster
For most people, gardening is a leisurely pursuit, a respite from today’s mile-a-minute world. But even the most patient gardener has probably looked longingly at those carefully sown rows of seeds or...
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From Garden to Gut: Fermenting Fresh Produce
By Suzanne Labry, Contributing Writer Most gardeners live for the moment when they are able to pick that first ripe tomato or peach (or whatever their favorite might be) and eat it right out of hand or...
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Celebrate National Spinach Day with Gardening Galore
“Eat your spinach,” a phrase likely echoed by your mother, is more than just a childhood memory. It’s a call to action for your health, and it’s never too late to heed this advice. In fact, let’s take...
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Top 9 Heat and Drought-Tolerant Crops for Your Garden Bed
In the era of climate change, gardeners are increasingly searching for resilient crops capable of thriving in hot, arid conditions. As temperatures climb and weather patterns become increasingly...
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Start Planting Annuals for a Pop of Color in Your Garden Beds
Whether you’re an experienced gardener or newbie, you will appreciate the impact of annual flowers on creating beautiful landscapes and vibrant gardens. They not only add color, depth and texture, but...
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Topiary: Sculpting Plants into Ornamental Shapes through Pruning
Whether fantastical, elegant, or even absurd, topiaries have long been associated with the Old World and its formal elegance. They can be found adorning English manor houses, theme parks, and even your...
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Say What? Does Talking to Your Plants Really Help?
If you’ve ever thought about having a long talk with your house plants, you’re not alone. (Or maybe you are and that’s why you’re seeking some leafy companionship.) All kidding aside, for centuries...
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Top Six Mistakes New Gardeners Make and How to Fix Them
If you spend any time on social media, chances are good that at some point you’ve seen memes that talk about the role of mistakes in personal growth and success. We agree that mistakes are great...
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Crape Myrtle: Queen of the South
By Skip Richter, Contributing Editor I can’t imagine a summer in Texas without the beautiful blooms of crape myrtles. When the calendar indicates the end of spring, our outdoor thermometers indicate...
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Companion Gardening the Three Sisters Way
If you’ve never had a vegetable garden before, figuring out how to make it all work can seem daunting. If you’re a beginner, it’s easy to start out trying to plant too many things, only to become...
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Cultivating Green Thumbs: How to Involve Kids in Gardening
Teaching your children about gardening is a great way to spend more time with them, and lets them experience nature first hand. Through gardening activities, they will develop a sense of self...
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Conquering Transplant Shock: A Gardener's Guide to Smooth Plant Transitions
You’ve doted over and nurtured your little plant babies for weeks inside and they’re finally ready to move out. If you immediately plant them outside, you may be extremely disappointed to find the...
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