What a Professional Garden Designer Noticed When They Visited My Backyard
On a Tuesday morning, she showed up with a clipboard, muddy boots that she had clearly worn before, and a […]
The pH Factor: The One Number Every Gardener Needs to Know
It seems that there is a garden in nearly every neighborhood where things just seem to grow. There are flowers
We Tested Slug Deterrents and Only 2 of Them Actually Worked
At the beginning of the experiment, there were 108 lettuces. Hayley Jones, an entomologist with the Royal Horticultural Society, planted
The Vegetable Garden Layout That Produces Twice the Food in Half the Space
The period between plantings is a better indicator of a garden’s effectiveness than its square footage. Due to the way
Stop Deadheading These Flowers – You’re Actually Doing More Harm Than Good
In the middle of summer, deadheading becomes a habit. It’s the kind of low-cost garden maintenance that makes a border
The Biggest Mistake First-Time Gardeners Make (And Almost Everyone Makes It)
In the spring, it usually begins at the garden center on a warm Saturday. A display table is filled with
What I Learned From Growing 90 Days of Food and Preserving All of It
The first week is not warned to you. The pantry shelves are stocked, the garden is producing, and then all
Is Your Garden Soil Exhausted? The Warning Signs Most People Completely Miss
There is a type of gardening annoyance that doesn’t show up overtly. There was no obvious disease spreading through a
The Garden Pest That Hides in Plain Sight – Until It’s Too Late to Stop It
The plant appeared to be doing well on Tuesday. On the patio, it stood erect, fully leafed out, and unmarked.
Gardeners Revealed Their Biggest Tomato-Growing Regrets – and They’re All Avoidable
In every backyard vegetable plot, a gardener sees a tomato plant that isn’t performing well. There is a break in
Your Garden Is a Wildlife Refuge Whether You Know It or Not – Here’s How to Make It a Good One
Currently, a robin is working the edge of the flower bed. The soil, the leaf litter stacked against the wall,
The One Flower You’re Not Growing That Would Transform Your Garden This Summer
On pavement-level planters at any well-kept shopping center entrance in July, clusters of tiny flowers in a riot of orange,