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Grow Better Garden Caladiums: Tropical Perennial Known for Heart-Shaped Leaves
By Jay White, Editor and Contributing Writer Caladiums do well in the shady, sub-tropical yards of Texas and the Gulf South because they originated in the shady tropical forests of Amazon Basin in...
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7 Easiest Mushrooms to Grow in Garden Beds
Mushrooms have long been a fascination for many, not only for their unique flavors but also for their myriad health benefits. In recent years, growing your own mushrooms has surged in popularity, and...
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Start a Garden for Dirt Cheap: 8 Tips to Plant the Seeds of Savings
Even if you’ve saved up for a spacious vegetable garden, it can seem overwhelming when you consider all the materials needed to get started. But there are lots of budget-conscious ways to start a...
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Embrace Green Goodness: April 25 is National Zucchini Bread Day
Zucchini has a superpower. It can take on the flavors of the other ingredients it’s combined with, and although it’s generally on a plate next to a savory protein like grilled beef or chicken, it’s...
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Night-Blooming Flowers: 11 Top Choices for a Moonlit Garden
Night-blooming flowers are wired to only bloom fleetingly at night, fading away in the morning light. Under the cover of night, they beckon pollinators and other night-time creatures with their...
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A Shortcut to Shortcake: Tips for Growing Strawberries
Strawberries are the stuff of fluff (a one-bowl dessert with berries and whipped cream). They’re also the stuff of high-rise pies, cobblers, crisps … and legends. In fact, if you’ve ever tried to ply...
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From Your Garden: 7 Flavorful Vegetable Spread Recipes
Elevate your sandwiches with delightful spreads! A spread combines vegetables, roots, oils, herbs, and spices, creating a flavorful blend ready to enhance dishes or serve as a simple appetizer. Its...
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Japanese Knotweed: My First Spring Crop
As a kid, I would ride in my dad’s GMC pickup along a dusty and bumpy dirt road to get to the family’s cranberry bogs. While bumping along on “Roller Coaster Road” we could barely see anything to the...
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The Life Story of My Fig Tree: From Italy to the Bronx
I never considered myself a gardener, but growing up in the concrete jungle gave me an urge for something different. It really was not a jungle in the Bronx but merely hundreds of apartment buildings...
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Weed Control in an Organic Garden
Weeds: The ever-constant bane of the gardener. Ralph Waldo Emerson said a weed is “a plant whose virtues have never been discovered.” I appreciate the sentiment as someone who supports natural living,...
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Swap Your Energy Drinks for These Refreshing Tea Blends
A pick-me-up where you don't pick a bunch of harmful chemicals? Yes please! In a world where energy drinks often reign supreme, it's time to explore healthier alternatives that provide sustained energy...
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6 Unique Ways to Use Garlic from Your Garden
There are countless reasons to grow garlic in your garden and an abundance of recipes showcasing its versatility in the kitchen. In this blog, we will delve into six unique ways to utilize garlic in...
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A Gardener's Guide to Identifying Grass Diseases
To most gardeners, there's nothing more distressing than seeing your once green lawn succumb to unsightly blemishes in the form of grass disease. But fear not, fellow green thumbs. With a little...
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Late April in the Zone 9 Garden
By Jay White, Contributing Writer Last week I did a post about my favorite gardening tools. I did not realize I should have added rubber boots and a raincoat to the list! Can you believe all of this...
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Flowers and Folklore: Create a Garden Around Flower Tales (Part 2)
Flowers are more than just pretty things, they're like little history books. When we take care of our gardens, we're really nurturing stories and by learning about each flower's tale and telling...
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Protecting Pollinators: Don't Make These 6 Mistakes
One of the joys of having a home garden is seeing the visitors it attracts. We’re not talking about pests - those critters that want to help themselves to the veggies you’re growing. We’re referring to...
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Reaching New Heights: Trellises Elevate Your Gardening Game
Growing greenery on a garden trellis - whether in the form of a fruit, flower or vegetable - not only provides weight support for our denser plantings, but can also make it easier to harvest product,...
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Your May Gardening Checklist
By Skip Richter, Contributing Editor Vegetables and herbs Most warm-season vegetable crops (including tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and green beans) are reaching their harvest season this month. The...
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From Your Garden: 8 Tea Blends for Immunity
You don't have to wait for the weather to change to give your immune system a boost. It needs to stay strong all year round to fend off seasonal threats. One enjoyable way to do this is by having a...
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Taming the Wilds: 9 Top Weeds in Your Garden
The prettiest flower is just a weed. That’s certainly what Scott Fitzgerald felt when he wrote The Great Gatsby. In the novel, the eponymous character is obsessed with Daisy, reviled as a vapid...
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