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The Garden Decoder: What Is ‘Green Manure’?
There is a wonderful product to give your plants a growing boost. It takes time to work—about two to three months—but it doesn’t require too much effort, nor does it cost very much. For a small garden,...
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Gardening 101: Blue-Eyed Grass
Blue-Eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium spp. While I have been swapping out non-natives for natives in my garden for years, blue-eyed grass was not on my radar until a few years ago. I found it in my backyard. I...
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Tips and Tools: Are You Weeding Correctly?
Weeds are an inevitable part of gardening life. While gardening tends to be stress-relieving, weeds can cause a lot of stress—especially on your body. Thankfully, there are plenty of sanity-saving (and...
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Gardening 101: How to Transplant Seedlings and Plantlings
It’s May! Gardening season is in full swing this month. And whether you have purchased seedlings or started them from seed, you will need to transplant them this month. Here are a few tips for...
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Spring Gardening: 5 Common Shrubs to Prune Right Now (and 5 Not to Prune)
As the weather warms and gardeners look forward to getting their hands dirty, now’s a good time to review what can and should be done in the garden in spring. Nature has its own schedule and sometimes...
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Gardening 101: Bluestar
Blue is a magical and rare color in nature. Yes, the sky is blue, and so are some seas (under the right conditions), but not many flowers are blue. In centuries past, painters made the color from...
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5 Clues Winter Reveals About Your Garden
January generally doesn’t top anyone’s list of ideal times to take a stroll around the garden—but it should. Beyond the quiet stillness and simple grace of winter, there is information to be learned...
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A Gardener Never Sleeps: Your Winter To-Do List
The leaves have all fallen and collected themselves at the base of the trees, on the lawn, and in the beds. The deciduous shrubs and bushes stand naked and upright. With the exception of the...
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10 Things Nobody Tells You About Seeds
Seeds are amazing. They contain everything plants need to grow, and come with simple instructions to “just add water.” Of course, some need a bit more than that—read on—but for the most part, each...
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Gardening 101: Saffron Crocus
If you do a search for the top ten most expensive spices, you’ll find a varied list. However there is one spice that is always at the top of that list: saffron. Saffron spice is made by collecting the...
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The 4 Ps: What to Do in the Garden in November
Happy November! True, most tender annuals are done by now, and some tender perennials are showing signs of cold damage. But even if the more joyful aspects of gardening are past, there is still work to...
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Fall Gardening 101: How to Ripen Green Tomatoes Off the Vine
Many home gardeners associate tomatoes only with summer. And after Labor Day, many move on to fall things, like apple picking and leaf peeping. But the weather is still warm and there are many green...
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Gardening 101: 7 Things to Do in the Garden this Fall to Prepare for Next Spring
While spring may seem like a long way away—summer doesn’t even technically end until September 22—there are things you can do over the next month or so to prepare your garden for a successful spring....
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Growing Tomatoes? 5 Gardening Tasks in July for an Excellent Harvest
July is the tastiest month of the year. So many delicious crops ripen this month—corn, watermelon, peaches, and the home-garden favorite, tomatoes. By now your tomatoes are hitting their stride, with...
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What to Plant in July for a Late Summer/Early Fall Harvest
You’ve pulled your neglected bolted lettuce and harvested your hardneck garlic. You have holes in your garden bed and it seems a waste not to fill them. But with what? July is a great time to sow the...
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The Garden Decoder: What Is ‘Ramial Mulch’?
When mulching your garden, you have many, many choices: shredded hardwood, pine needles, straw, and seashells, to name a few. One of the most common materials used for mulching is wood chips. But not...
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5 Favorites: Flowers to Sow in June for an Autumn Bloom
Even though Memorial Day is behind us, we’re still technically in the midst of spring (summer solstice falls on June 20 this year). This means you still have time to direct-sow seeds in your garden to...
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The Garden Decoder: What Is ‘Pee-Cycling’?
What if I told you that you have unlimited access to one of nature’s best fertilizers? And best of all, it’s easy to make and free? Read on to learn all about pee-cycling. What is ‘pee-cycling’? Above:...
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5 Tips to Try from ‘A Year Full of Pots,’ Sarah Raven’s New Book
We are longtime admirers of English writer, cook, and gardener Sarah Raven, so we were super-excited to learn that her newest book, A Year Full of Pots, is now in bookstores. In this how-to guide on...
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Leave the Leaves…Again: 7 Reasons to Keep Fallen Leaves in the Spring, Too
Spring is in the air, and for many gardeners, that means it’s time to start cleaning up the yard. But what if I told you that your garden beds will be better off with a little mess? Leaving the leaves...
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