Planting portulaca is a great way to add color and drama to a space. Whether in beds, borders, containers, or hanging baskets, portulaca impress with their succulent leaves and vibrant blooms. The ...

Deadheading your flowers is an easy garden task, but is it completely necessary? The answer is sometimes! Deadheading, or removing spent blooms and seed pods, encourages some annuals to bloom over and ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

There are plenty of plant care techniques that help growers yield greater gains, like wiring and “screen of green” netting that help plants grow higher and reach more sun. And of course there’s ...

A common deed in the August garden is what gardeners call “deadheading.” This somewhat morbid term is a form of plant-cutting that involves snipping or pinching off flowers after they’ve finished ...

The portulaca, also known as the moss rose, is a low-growing flower that is usually grown as an annual. In full sun locations, it may reseed itself, giving it somewhat perennial tendencies, and the ...