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Gardening Tips About Vegetable and Flower Gardens—and More!
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Want to know which Cordless Electric Lawn Mower to buy? We have reviewed the best electric mowers, and our story includes links to purchase the best mowers on Amazon.
Want to learn some great gardening tips about How to Plant an Apple Tree? (Or any kind of tree?) We planted an apple tree that we bought from a local garden center. And we show you the step-by-step process so you can successfully plant your own tree.
More Gardening Tips
One of the most popular stories we have EVER posted is called 12 Cold Hardy Tropical Plants to Grow Now. Apparently, everyone loves tropical plants such as banana trees, passion flower, and elephant ears. And lots of gardeners who don’t live in tropical climates love the challenge of growing plants that aren’t supposed to grow in their climates. So, we selected 12 tropical plants that can be grown almost anywhere.
What are some of the other stories about gardening tips and wonderful plants in the Home Garden and Homestead archives? There’s a story about Drought Tolerant Plants for Xeriscape Gardens. We’ve also written about the wonderful houseplants, tropical plants, and other exotic horticultural wonders available from Logee’s Plants for Home and Garden.
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Yard Care Tools: How to Clean, Maintain, and Store Gardening Tools for Longevity
Yard Care Tools and Gardening Tools Need Cleaning and Maintenance for Optimum Performance and Longevity. After a long day of rigorous gardening, you might be tempted to ditch the tools in the shed and get cozy to rest your sore muscles. However, experienced gardeners and tool experts know that even a little damp soil can…
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Best Gardening Gifts for the Holidays
Here’s the Home Garden and Homestead list of the Best Gardening Gifts for the Holidays The holiday season may be the most wonderful time of the year, but the holidays bring their own stresses. What gifts do you buy for everyone on your holiday shopping list? Don’t worry, We’ve got you covered–at least for the…
Tomato Hornworm and Other Pests for Tomatoes
Here’s how to protect your tomato plants from tomato hornworm and other pests for tomatoes. Tomatoes are a beloved crop for many home gardeners, prized for their juicy fruits and culinary versatility. In fact, tomatoes are the number one most popular plant in backyard vegetable gardens. Growing tomatoes can be extremely rewarding. That’s because a…
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How to Start a Victory Garden 2.0
A backyard Victory Garden 2.0 provides healthy exercise and fresh vegetables. In these times of political polarization, growing your own tomatoes, peppers, and other vegetables can make your daily diet healthier and calm your frazzled nerves. Start a Victory Garden 2.0 (also called a Sanity Garden) today!
How to Grow Cucumbers, Trellis Cucumber Plants, and Treat Cucumber Diseases
A comprehensive guide on how to grow cucumbers, maximize production with a vertical trellis, and identify and treat common cucumber diseases and problems. Growing cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) in your backyard garden can be a rewarding experience. Cucumbers are a versatile vegetable, perfect for salads, pickling, and even eating fresh off the vine. That’s why cucumbers…
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Best New Gardening Books for Summer Reading
Summer is the season for gardening, and it’s also the time for reading the best new gardening books. Read these books about vegetable gardening, growing flowers, creating butterfly habitats, decorating she sheds and designing with houseplants.
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Best Black Plants for a Goth Garden
A goth garden is an increasingly popular garden style which captures the essence of gothic aesthetics with its eerie atmosphere. This type of garden is characterized by dark foliage, dramatic flowers, and Victorian-era architectural elements. A goth garden can remind one of an old, overgrown graveyard or a haunted Victorian garden. The revival of gothic…
Garden Tools for Seniors
Garden tool manufacturers now offer ergonomically designed products for seniors that are crafted to fit comfortably in your hand. These adaptive gardening tools are made from lightweight, durable materials so they will last for many years. Ergonomic tools are safer and easier to use, and gardening comfort should be your highest priority.
What to Wear in the Yard and Garden
Garden shoes, garden gloves, gardening boots, and garden hats are what to wear in the yard and garden. Because the Great Outdoors—even if it’s in your own yard or garden—requires some protection from the elements.
Windowsill Herb Garden: Best Plants and Growing Tips
Creating a windowsill herb garden offers the joy of fresh savory flavors and greenery indoors right in your kitchen. Basil, parsley, thyme. oregano, chives, cilantro, and more!
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Grow Edible Houseplants and Potted Fruit Trees
When Martha Stewart needs advice about how to grow edible houseplants and potted fruit trees, she visits Logee’s Greenhouses in Danielson, Connecticut. The owners of Logee’s, Byron Martin and Laurelynn Martin, are experts on how to grow all kinds of fruiting, tropical, and rare plants. Learn how to grow edible houseplants and potted fruit trees.
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Garden Mulch: A Comprehensive Guide
Everything you need to know about the benefits of garden mulch, organic mulch, wood chips, the best mulch for vegetable gardens, and what makes the best mulch.
Tips for Winter Bird Feeding and Care
The cold and snowy winter months can be hard for all wildlife, including our favorite backyard birds. Here’s what you need to know about winter bird feeding, bird food, and creating a haven for wild birds in your backyard during the coldest months.
Gifts For Gardeners This Holiday Season
Here is an assortment of perfect gifts for gardeners and homeowners on your holiday shopping list. Let’s face it. The colder months of the holiday season do not lend themselves to gardening in most climates. But that doesn’t mean gardening is completely out of mind. Avid gardeners and homeowners who must keep their yards neat…
Best Cordless String Trimmer
We’ve reviewed the available models of the best cordless string trimmers to find the models we like. All the battery powered trimmers in this story will easily cut through grass and weeds. They help keep your lawn and yard looking nicely manicured. And they do it with very little work on your part.
Eat Your Weeds
You might be surprised at how many of those weeds infiltrating your garden beds are edible. These common weeds that are good to eat put spinach to shame.
How to Grow and Harvest Garlic
It’s easy to grow and harvest garlic if you follow a few basic steps. Garlic, with its pungent aroma and distinct flavor, has been a staple ingredient in culinary traditions across the globe for centuries. To grow and harvest garlic in your garden, start by learning the nuances of the growing process. With a little…
How to Plant an Apple Tree
Plant an Apple Tree Using these Step-by-Step Instructions. Planting an apple tree involves a combination of art and science. It begins with understanding your local conditions and ends with ongoing tree care. In this story, we will provide step-by-step instructions and photos showing the mechanics of how to plant an apple tree. Container-grown trees can…
Prevent and Treat Tomato Diseases
Prevent and treat tomato diseases to ensure your harvest of America’s favorite homegrown vegetable. Tomatoes are the most popular edible plant grown in backyard gardens. Homegrown tomatoes more tasty than store-bought tomatoes. Plus, tomato plants are quite productive and easy to grow. But you must prevent and treat tomato diseases to ensure a healthy harvest…
Best Garden Pruners and Pruning Shears
The best garden pruners or pruning shears is essential for any gardener and homeowner. Handheld garden clippers cut shrub and tree branches.
How to Grow Swiss Chard
Grow Swiss chard in your garden. Enjoy fresh greens all summer. Swiss chard is a versatile and nutritious vegetable that’s easy to grow.
Healing Gardens: How to Grow Medicinal Plants
When you grow medicinal plants, you can literally cultivate your own health. Being out in the fresh air and digging in the soil is good for your soul. Relaxing in a blooming garden is for your health. Cultivating medicinal plants in your garden can be incredibly beneficial to your health. The Benefits of Growing Your…
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Common Nutrient Deficiencies in Plants
Here are the most common nutrient deficiencies in plants and how to fix them. In this story, we will cover symptoms of plant nutrient deficiency and treatment using widely available fertilizers. Plants need nutrients from soil, water, and air for healthy growth. The composition of the soil directly affects the health of the plant. Important…
Drought Tolerant Plants for Xeriscape Gardens
Here’s how to grow drought tolerant plants for xeriscape gardens that save water. Xeriscaping, commonly known as drought-tolerant gardening, can be spectacular water-saving gardens when planned properly and maintained regularly. In a nutshell, xeriscaping is landscaping using plants that do not require additional watering above normal rainfall. These gardens are typically advocated in areas prone…
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Best Low Maintenance Shrubs
The best low maintenance shrubs look great—even with little or no care. A recent survey by Tiger Sheds showed that 67% of homeowners avoid maintaining their yards in the cold winter months. You might be one of them. That’s why it is important to choose the best low maintenance shrubs that are tough enough tough…
How to Grow Tomatoes in Containers
It’s easier than ever to grow tomatoes in containers. Here’s how. Tomatoes are the queens of the backyard vegetable garden, and growing vegetables is more popular than ever. But not everyone has a backyard with lots of space for an impressive garden plot. Fortunately, most flowers and many vegetables can be grown in containers. This…
Herbal Wildflower Remedies for Common Ailments
Here are four herbal wildflower remedies that can help treat many common ailments. The practice of using flowers and herbs as a source of wellness is nothing new. It’s something people all over the world have been doing for centuries. In many ways, it’s an “ancient” practice. And many of today’s over-the-counter remedies are inspired by or based on the effects of herbs.
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Should You Install A Garden Fence?
The decision to install a garden fence can be a big one. When it comes to garden fences, there are a huge range of benefits, particularly if you choose a high quality fence panel supplier. A garden fence can be a DIY project, but it takes time and some professional skills. That’s why many homeowners choose…
5 Tips To Grow The Perfect Garden
The “perfect garden” is simple. It’s the garden you imagine with vegetables or flowers or a mix of both. It’s the garden in a size and location and design that suits your needs and wants. In reality, the perfect garden is where, how and when you want it – because there is no right or…
Enjoy Your Backyard All Year Round
Want to enjoy your backyard all year round? Your backyard should be a comfortable space where you can lounge and enjoy precious moments with your family and friends. It should also be a welcoming area where you can entertain guests and make many great memories. With that in mind, here are six tips on how…
Bamboo Plants and How to Grow Them
Bamboo plants are popular garden plants because they are both beautiful and easy to grow. Some types of bamboo plants are great for tropical landscaping, while others fit well in more modern or urban designs.
Preparing Your Garden for Winter
Most people tend to think of spring when it comes to planting and gardening. However, autumn is a great time to get a head start on your garden for the following year. Here are a few things you should consider when preparing your garden for those cold winter months.
Reduce Water Consumption in Your Garden
In times of water shortages, you need to reduce water consumption in your garden. Everyone needs to do their part in conserving this valuable resource. Many states in the United States are experiencing severe drought conditions, including California, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Kansas and Oklahoma. Even if you’re not in a drought-stricken area, it’s still important to conserve water whenever possible.
Lawn Fertilization Tips for Spring and Fall
Lawn fertilization is necessary for healthy, green grass lawns. A well-fertilized turfgrass lawn is healthy enough to withstand stress from pests, foot traffic, and environmental factors. Quite simply, regular lawn fertilization is necessary to maintain optimal health. Here are some quick tips that will help you maintain a healthy green turfgrass lawn.
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Gas vs. Electric Power Equipment
The choice between gas vs. electric power equipment continues to evolve. But one thing is certain: battery powered cordless electric power equipment keeps getting better. For homeowners and even professional landscapers, that makes it easier and easier to buy cordless electric power equipment.
Tips for Growing Healthy Roses
Roses are the rock stars of the garden. Rose bushes are stately and impressive, and the flowers look lovely for weeks at a time. Follow these tips for growing healthy roses and your garden will be the envy of the neighborhood.
Top Dressing Your Lawn with Compost
Top dressing your lawn with compost is a common practice that has been used for centuries. Because top dressing provides lawns with beneficial nutrients, many homeowners use this technique along with regular lawn maintenance routines. Read on to discover helpful tips and the benefits to top dressing your lawn with compost.
The Joys of Fall Gardening
The joys of fall gardening include planting bulbs, planting cool season vegetables, planting trees and shrubs, and getting the garden ready for the winter to come. Fall just happens to be a great time in the garden.
Make Your Own Houseplant Soil Mix
One of the most critical aspects of houseplant and container plant care is soil. The right potting mix can mean the difference between a happy, healthy plant and one that struggles. Buying pre-mixed potting soil is certainly an option, but it’s also easy to make your own.
How to Find a Lost Ring
Lost jewelry, especially a wedding ring or other meaningful jewelry, can trigger a traumatic experience for many women. Whether your engagement ring, wedding ring, or other cherished pieces of jewelry has gone missing in the lawn or garden, don’t panic! This article will give you all the tips and tricks to find it.
How to Grow Sunflowers
Sunflowers are well-loved flowers that bloom all summer. Sunflowers are drought tolerant, resistant to pests, and attractive to pollinators and birds. Their large flowers make beautiful bouquets, and their seeds are a great source of food for birds and people.
How To Get Rid Of Rats In Your Garden
How to get rid of rats in your garden! There are few things more annoying than dealing with garden pests, and rats are certainly pests. These rodents can eat your garden crops. Plus, rats are vermin that can spread diseases. Here are some proven ways to get rid of rats in your garden and yard.
Best Gardening Shoes and Outdoor Boots
There are LOTS of good choices when searching for the best gardening shoes and outdoor boots. We’re talking about waterproof shoes and tough, reinforced boots. And we’re also talking about gardening shoes and boots that are stylish enough to wear on errands. Like to the local coffee shop or the hardware store.
Our Favorite Fun Flower Facts
Impress your friends with these fun and handy little facts on the most popular spring- and summer-blooming flowers!
How to Get Rid of Ticks
In backyards, forests and fields across America, the population of disease-carrying ticks is increasing. Homeowners and hikers alike are wondering how to get rid of ticks.
Best Cordless Electric Hedge Trimmers
The best cordless electric hedge trimmers can make quick work of trimming your hedges and shrubs. The blades are sharp. The trimmers are ergonomically designed to be comfortable to hold and use. The cordless electric motors are quiet, powerful, and efficient. And the rechargeable batteries pack plenty of power to get the job done.
Backyard Retreat: How to Choose the Right Plants
Gardening doesn’t require a lot of space to have an impact. A small garden space, a back deck or a balcony makes a great backyard retreat. You can get the benefits of having a relaxing and tranquil garden almost anywhere.
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Best Gardening Podcasts for Fun and Inspiration
The best gardening podcasts can entertain, inform, and inspire you. You might be someone who enjoys tending a garden or a professional landscaper. Either way, there is plenty you can learn from the best gardening podcasts.
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Grow Glass Gem Corn for a Colorful Harvest
What exactly is Glass Gem Corn? Think of it as Indian corn on steroids. But it grows like other common corn varieties. So, if you’ve grown yellow corn or sweet corn or white corn, you can grow rainbow-colored Glass Gem Corn.
Tree Watering Made Simple: The Root Quencher Story
It’s not enough to simply water the surface of the soil around a tree. A tree’s deep roots also need to receive water to keep the tree healthy. Deep watering can be the difference between a healthy tree and a dying tree.
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Beware of Fake Seed Scams Online this Spring
Colorful or unusual plants can be found everywhere online this time of year. And while most of these are 100% real many others are not. Avoid fake seed scams disappointment by following these online seed ordering tips.
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Use Insecticidal Soap to Control Insects
Understanding and using insecticidal soaps properly will help you manage pests organically, both indoors and out. Insecticidal soap is an environmentally friendly way to kill and control insect pests such as aphids, mealybugs, thrips, whiteflies, and more.
How Do Mosquito Dunks Work?
The active ingredient in Mosquito Dunks is a naturally occurring, microscopic bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis. BTI for short. The BTI bacterium is deadly to mosquito larvae but harmless to other living things.
Best Trees for Small Yards
The best trees for small yards also offer the benefits of colorful flowers in spring and colorful foliage in the fall. At their mature size, the best trees for small yards are a great choice for most suburban yards and landscapes.
How to Fix Bare Spots in Lawn
The last thing you want to see is bare patches in your lawn. Bare spots can appear for many reasons, including disease, pest infestation, too much shade and excessive foot traffic. Sometimes, your lush lawn starts to get ugly bare patches. If you need to know how to fix bare spots in your lawn, just follow these grass patch repair tips.
A Spring Garden Jump Start in 12 Easy Steps
A spring garden jump-start is a productive way to begin your gardening year. You can hit the ground running and get ahead of the season. That’s why late winter is my favorite time to get many of the spring jobs done– or at least get them started. It’s a great way to reduce the springtime stress of too many gardening tasks to do.
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Spring Lawn Care Tips
Preparing your lawn during the spring season ensures healthy growth throughout the year. With the right maintenance practices, your lawn will be vibrant and healthy. It will also be capable of defending itself from various growth-related challenges and environmental stressors. Here are some of the most vital spring lawn care tips.
Orchid Garden Pool Landscape
An orchid garden filled with orchid plants was the perfect choice for a Florida swimming pool landscape that only had room for potted plants and tropical orchids mounted on the poolside walls. The result is a stunning and colorful tropical paradise.
Best Garden Tools Make Gardening Easier
Having well-designed, well-made and truly great garden tools makes any garden or yardwork job easier—and a whole lot more satisfying. From shovels to weeders and from pruners to watering accessories, garden tools help to keep plants healthy. And great garden tools keep the entire yard looking great.
Best Weeding Tool: CobraHead Weeders
Owning a best weeding tool is an absolute necessity for every gardener or homeowner. Without an effective weed puller, it’s virtually impossible to grow a great garden or a lawn that’s the envy of the neighborhood. Everyone who grows plants in the soil knows that weeds happen. These unwanted plants seem to grow everywhere there…
Best new vegetable seeds and plants for your garden
The best new vegetable seeds and plants are the key to a bountiful harvest. These new vegetable varieties are sure to get your mouth watering. Every spring brings the promise of new vegetable seeds and delicious new harvests from the garden. These are the best new vegetable seeds to plant this spring.
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Best 2022 Garden Catalogs and Websites
The best 2022 garden catalogs and websites, as selected by the editors of HomeGardenandHomestead.com. 2022 garden catalogs and websites for plants and seeds offer new varieties plus the most-popular favorites.
2022 Green Thumb Award Winners
National Garden Bureau announces the 2022 Green Thumb Award winners, which include four new plant varieties and one new garden product.
Should You Water Trees in Winter?
Should you water your trees in winter? If so, what are the best tree watering tips for winter weather? Winter impacts all living things, and that includes the trees in your yard. Trees experience the stress of the harsh winter season, so proper watering during can ensure their health. Here are the steps to take to provide them cold weather relief.
7 Plants for Winter Interest and Year-Long Appeal
During the winter season, most landscapes have little or no winter interest. It’s easy to create winter interest if you add the right plants to your yard.
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Gifts for Gardeners this Holiday Season
Gifts for gardeners include a great weeding tool and organic garden seeds gift collections. Holiday season gifts for gardeners also include gift plants, gardening books and high-tech gifts for home and garden.
When to Divide Hostas and Other Perennials
Do you know when to divide hostas and other perennials in your garden. This step-by-step guide shows you when and how to divide all kinds of perennial plants and ornamental grasses.
Great Tools Make Fall Yard Cleanup Easier
Now is the traditional time for fall yard cleanup. Here are some of the best tools that make fall yard cleanup easier and faster.
Fall Planting for Spring Flowers
Fall planting gives bulbs, perennials and shrubs a chance to get acclimated in the garden before the freezing temperatures of winter. Fall is a great season for planting.
Best Cordless Leaf Blowers
There is no shortage of choices when buying a battery powered blower. Most homeowners choose hand-held blowers, which perform well during most backyard cleanup jobs. These powerful tools handle mountains of leaves and other yard and garden debris with ease! Here are our favorite models.
Flowering Plants for Late Summer Garden Color
For some gardeners, adding flowering plants for late summer garden color is what makes or breaks their gardens. By mid-summer, most flowering plants are done blooming. As a result, late summer and early fall gardens can start looking a dull and tired. Here’s how to add late summer garden color.
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Planting Fall Bulbs Brings Colorful Spring Flowers
Planting fall bulbs for spring flowers should be at the top of every homeowner’s to-do list in the autumn. Planting fall bulbs is like planting buried treasure in your garden. In the spring, you get to see colorful flowers!
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A Guide to the Best Robotic Lawn Mowers
Robotic lawn mowers are the newest thing in mowing lawns. A robot lawn mower offers the easiest way to mow a lawn, because it literally does the mowing automatically. If keeping up with the regular maintenance of mowing your lawn feels like a never-ending burden, consider getting a robotic lawnmower. Here are some things you should know before making your purchase.
How to Grow Lavender Plants
Many gardeners want to know how to grow lavender plants. Lavender is one of the most beautiful and useful plants in the garden. It is a beloved plant that offers a trifecta of fragrance, medicinal benefits, and beautiful blue-purple flowers.
Awesome Homegrown Flower Arrangements
A blooming garden is all you need to create awesome homegrown flower arrangements. Pick fresh flowers and interesting foliage to combine in beautiful floral arrangements and bouquets. Here’s how to arrange flowers like a pro.
Hydrangea Happiness: How to Grow Hydrangeas
Chose the right type of hydrangeas for your area, and these flowering shrubs will always make you smile. Hydrangeas are some of the most popular and sought-after flowers. But because of the variety of hydrangea species, they often cause great confusion. This article will simplify these beautiful flowering shrubs and explain how to grow hydrangeas.…
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Tree Trimming Tips
Tree trimming is a regular part of maintaining a yard and garden. In this guide, we offer tree trimming tips that help keep trees healthy while giving your yard a professional look. Many people don’t realize that tree trimming is also a way to avoid hazards. That’s because overgrown trees can fall in high winds…
Best Flowering Vines for Vertical Gardening
Flowering vines are a gardener’s secret weapon—especially when you run out of horizonal gardening space. If you have a small garden space and you still crave more plants, the answer is as simple as vertical gardening with flowering vines. Even if you still have horizontal growing space, vines reaching heavenward add another dimension to your…
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Plants for Pollinators
Why should you grow plants for pollinators? For starters, bees, butterflies and hummingbirds are colorful and interesting visitors to any garden. And without these pollinators and the plants that support them, there literally wouldn’t be gardens. Unfortunately, many of these winged jewels are in trouble. The populations of many species of butterflies, hummingbirds and bees…
Best Cordless Electric Tillers
Cordless electric tillers and cultivators combine impressive digging power with eco-friendly benefits. The electric motor of a cordless electric tiller is quiet, energy efficient, and it starts immediately. Plus, an electric tiller or cultivator will never run out of gas. Garden tillers and cultivators make it easier to prepare a garden plot for planting. Because…
How to Harvest and Store Seeds
One of the easiest ways for gardeners to save money is to harvest and store seeds from their gardens. It’s easy. It’s fun. And harvesting and storing seeds is a tradition that goes back for many centuries. Fall and early winter is when you harvest and store seeds. For many gardeners, it’s the final activity…
Grow Your Best Garden Ever
Great gardens do not magically appear in your yard. The sooner you plan and start to grow your best garden ever, the sooner it will begin to manifest in your yard.
Power Planter Augers: Digging Made Easy
We’ve been digging holes–with shovels–the same old way for centuries. But now planting augers from Power Planter make it fast and easy to drill holes for plants and bulbs.
Creating Your Ideal Garden Space
Even if you’re not an experienced gardener, you can still create your perfect outdoor space. Hiring expert help and adding new features to your garden will make a big difference. Here’s some quick tips to help you do that.
Soil Testing for Beginners
Soil testing and examining the soil is crucial to growing healthy plants. Quite simply, plants won’t survive without good, healthy soil.
A Guide to American Hummingbirds
The delightful species of hummingbirds found in America boast jeweled hues and distinctive markings that reveal their species. Pay close attention to their colors (and sometimes their size) and you can identify which species are visiting your backyard.
Grow a Mini Wildflower Garden
If you have ever thought about growing a mini wildflower garden, you are not alone. Natural-looking flower gardens are more popular than ever. In fact, wildflower gardens (also called meadow gardens) are trending all over social media. Mike Lizotte is the author of Mini Meadows: Grow a Little Patch of Colorful Flowers Anywhere Around Your…
How to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard
If you want to attract hummingbirds to your yard and garden, you are in good company. It seems like everyone loves hummingbirds. Here’s how.
5 Lawn Care Tips for Greener Grass
Spring and Fall are the best times to plant a new lawn or rehab your tired old lawn. Follow these 5 lawn care tips for greener grass if you want a healthy, green lawn that will be the envy of the neighborhood.
Small Container Water Garden Creates Big Impact
A large water feature can require a great deal of work to create and maintain. It’s okay if you’re not up to that kind of a commitment, because you can create a small container water garden that makes a big impact on your yard.
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Best Roses for Backyard Gardens
The best roses are truly the superstars of garden flowers. They are revered all over the world for their beauty. As a lifelong gardener, it was difficult for me to select the 10 best roses to grow in a backyard garden. Many great roses didn’t make the cut. (Such is the downside of creating a…
Grow More Vegetables in a Square Foot Garden
The book Square Foot Gardening is the most popular gardening book ever published in North America. Steve Bartholomew, director of the Square Foot Gardening Association and son of the book’s author, shares his tips on how to create the most productive vegetable garden you have ever grown.
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How to Fertilize Clematis (and other flowering plants)
When Deborah Hardwick first started growing flowering clematis plants, she did not know how to fertilize clematis. Now she’s an internationally known clematis expert, and she shares her knowledge about fertilizing clematis to get the best display of colorful flowers.
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Container Gardening for Beginners
Gardening is trending again, and container gardening for beginners is leading the way. People who have never grown plants before are suddenly interested in planting a garden.
Stay at Home and Garden
The Stay at Home and Garden Initiative launched by GreenPrints magazine encourages Americans to honor state and national “stay-at- home” guidelines during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic by gardening in backyards and on decks and patios.
Debunking Clematis Myths
There are plenty of clematis myths that need debunking. That’s because clematis, known as “The Queen of the Vines,” is actually easier to grow than most people think. Despite the profusion of flowers that a clematis plant produces, many gardeners think these wonderful plants are difficult to grow. According to clematis expert Deborah Hardwick, clematis…
Tips for growing successful container gardens
There are three things you need to consider before try to grow successful container gardens. The first is where you want to put your container garden. The second is determining what plants you want to grow. Third, you must choose the right containers for your container garden.
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2020 Green Thumb Awards Honor New Plants and Garden Products
The winners of the 2020 Green Thumb Awards have been announced, and a total of six new plants and products have taken home the “green” trophy. Here are this year’s winners: Clematis ‘Lady Kyoko’ from Spring Hill Nurseries European Beech InstantHedge from InstantHedge KangaRhu Rhubarb from Gurneys Seed Treasure Island Sweet Potatoes from Concept Plants…
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2020 Garden Trends Include Tiny Gardens and Hardy Tropical Plants
2020 garden trends include a new way to look at tiny space gardens, embracing cold-hardy tropical plants and even pet-friendly gardens.
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How to Plant a Tree in Your Yard
Do you know how to plant a tree? Start by choosing the right tree for your planting location. Then follow the easy tips below.
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Grow Glass Gem Corn for a Colorful Harvest
What exactly is Glass Gem Corn? Think of it as Indian corn on steroids. But it grows like other common corn varieties. So, if you’ve grown yellow corn or sweet corn or white corn, you can grow rainbow-colored Glass Gem Corn.
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Tree Watering Made Simple: The Root Quencher Story
It’s not enough to simply water the surface of the soil around a tree. A tree’s deep roots also need to receive water to keep the tree healthy. Deep watering can be the difference between a healthy tree and a dying tree.
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Beware of Fake Seed Scams Online this Spring
Colorful or unusual plants can be found everywhere online this time of year. And while most of these are 100% real many others are not. Avoid fake seed scams disappointment by following these online seed ordering tips.
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Use Insecticidal Soap to Control Insects
Understanding and using insecticidal soaps properly will help you manage pests organically, both indoors and out. Insecticidal soap is an environmentally friendly way to kill and control insect pests such as aphids, mealybugs, thrips, whiteflies, and more.
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How Do Mosquito Dunks Work?
The active ingredient in Mosquito Dunks is a naturally occurring, microscopic bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis. BTI for short. The BTI bacterium is deadly to mosquito larvae but harmless to other living things.
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Best Trees for Small Yards
The best trees for small yards also offer the benefits of colorful flowers in spring and colorful foliage in the fall. At their mature size, the best trees for small yards are a great choice for most suburban yards and landscapes.
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How to Fix Bare Spots in Lawn
The last thing you want to see is bare patches in your lawn. Bare spots can appear for many reasons, including disease, pest infestation, too much shade and excessive foot traffic. Sometimes, your lush lawn starts to get ugly bare patches. If you need to know how to fix bare spots in your lawn, just…
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A Spring Garden Jump Start in 12 Easy Steps
A spring garden jump-start is a productive way to begin your gardening year. You can hit the ground running and get ahead of the season. That’s why late winter is my favorite time to get many of the spring jobs done– or at least get them started. It’s a great way to reduce the springtime…
