Garden Makeover: Tips for Editing an Existing Garden
This summer are you looking around your garden and finding that it needs a change? There are many reasons why a garden might need minor editing or a complete overhaul.
Control Ticks and Mosquitoes: Our Best Garden Tips
Gardening isn’t always sunshine and roses. A major downside for many of us is confronting harmful insects, namely ticks and mosquitoes, which are at best a nuisance and at worst
Rhododendrons: Spring Planting and Care Tips
Rhododendrons are never more noticeable than spring, when they cover themselves with blooms. It’s enough to inspire you to plant more rhodies in your garden. Here are tips for siting
Hellebore Care Tips and Propagation, Plus Companions
There are several species and countless varieties of hellebore, including Christmas rose (Helleborus niger), Lenten rose (H. hybridus) and stinking rose (H. foetidus), but their care is mostly the same:
Seedlings Not Developing? Here Are Potential Causes
Sometimes seeds will sprout and the seedlings will chug along for a while and then seem to stop growing. Here are possible reasons why, and what to do: Seedlings not
Watering Houseplants: Tricks and Tips
All houseplants need water, to varying degrees of course. No matter what you grow indoors, we’ve got the ins and outs of watering houseplants for the best results. When to
Hellebores As Houseplants? Tips for Their Care Indoors
Visiting a garden center at this time of year may reveal pots of white-blooming hellebores among the poinsettia, Christmas cactus and other holiday favorites. These hellebores are usually selections and
Help Bats With Simple Efforts in the Garden
Bats are incredibly helpful animals and an important part of the ecosystem because they eat great quantities of insects, particularly moths and mosquitoes. A bat can eat 600 insects per
Compost Pumpkins and Jack-o-Lanterns With These Tips
Can you compost pumpkins? Yes, pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns can be added to the compost pile, but you will want to follow these tips for the best success. No compost pile?
Potted Perennials Survive Winter with These Methods
Perennials can be great subjects for garden containers that at one time were reserved for annual plants only. Perennials bring a new note to pots, expanding our options and contributing