Old-Fashioned Annuals
Forgotten Annuals Our Grandmas Used to Grow If you could travel back in time to your grandmother’s or great-grandmother’s time,Continue Reading
Category: Gardening
Topdress Annually for a Top Quality Lawn
For a beautiful lawn like you see in home and garden magazines, topdress annually with 1 inch (2 cm) of compost.Continue Reading
Polyploidy—or How Do We Get Seedless Fruit?
By Christine Bradish, Ashland Inc. It’s quite possible that you have seen a commercial for “23 and Me”, advertising anContinue Reading
A Beluga in My Garden
Actually, the lower lump of dirty white in the photo is not a beluga, although I think it looks likeContinue Reading
Peonies That Make Scents
Question: I have been looking for scented peonies for five years now. Every year, I go to the nursery, I smellContinue Reading
Lasagna Gardening: A Backyard Guide for Beginners
A Guest Blog by Jeff Antilla of Redfin Looking to cook up your own lasagna garden? Okay, maybe there’s no cookingContinue Reading
World Naked Gardening Day
Yes, today, Saturday, May 4, 2019, is the fourteenth annual World Naked Gardening Day, when people across the globe are encouragedContinue Reading
Recycle Old Curtains as Row Cover
Many gardeners have discovered the advantages of floating row cover for protecting gardens from light frosts and insects. I onceContinue Reading
Houseplant of the Month for May 2019: Bathroom Plants
The Story of Bathroom Plants Bathroom plants all tolerate shade, high temperatures and high humidity—similar to the conditions that areContinue Reading
Dying Leaves on a Wandering Jew
Question: I have a wandering jew and the leaves at the base of the plant, in the pot, are almost allContinue Reading