Maximize the health and benefits of your houseplants by placing them in the right spot for light, temperature, humidity, and your daily enjoyment.
Creating a thriving landscape isn’t just about pretty plants—it’s about matching plant selection to your garden’s unique conditions. This “right plant, right place” principle ensures healthier plants, less maintenance, and greater garden longevity.
Mulch may look unassuming, but it’s the secret superstar behind vibrant, thriving landscapes. Think of mulch as a hardworking bodyguard for your garden – it protects soil, boosts plant health, and helps you save time and money.
Deer browsing damage control requires multiple strategies to protect gardens year-round. Effective deer damage control combines 8-foot fencing, motion sprinklers, and repellents. Success comes from rotating deer damage control methods to outsmart these adaptable garden pests.
Bulbs are some of the easiest and most dramatic flowers you can add to your landscape and containers, and you can make them even more spectacular when you create layers of bulbs for lush growth and bursts of brilliant color. But how can you go about layering bulbs for the…
It’s easy to be mindful, focused, and involved when you are planting flowerbeds and nurturing each bloom to achieve its fullest, brightest beauty. But cutting, arranging, and enjoying your flowers can also bring you peace and focus even away from your garden when you create thoughtful bouquets. The Joy of…
More water is always good for plants, right? Wrong! When water stands in the soil, air is displaced, which in turn smothers the plant roots. Once the roots are damaged many symptoms appear on leaves and shoots including wilting, marginal and inter-veinal browning of leaves (scorch), poor color and stunted…
Make way for Cool Wave Pansy! New and improved, bigger and brighter, the familiar little monkey-faced pansy is the new garden darling. These flowers are even more versatile and easier than ever, and ideal for so many beautiful landscaping options. New Pansies Cool Wave Pansy is a relatively new cultivar…
You don’t need a sun-drenched space to grow a nutritious, delicious vegetable garden. Whether your urban garden is balanced on a deep balcony, tucked into a narrow side yard, or hidden by a privacy fence, there are many shade-tolerant vegetables you can easily grow for a bountiful harvest. How Much…
If you dream of creating beautiful bouquets, arrangements, and wreaths straight from your own flowerbeds, you don’t have to set aside those dreams just because your urban garden may not get as much sunlight as you would wish. Indeed, there are many gorgeous shade-tolerant blooms prefect for your growing space….