Seed tape can be a handy tool for the gardener, but there are a few downsides to it. This product gets rid of them and makes ...

After years of searching I found the perfect mulch for my garden - pine flakes. Let me show you why it's the best mulch.

The nation's 250th birthday is this Independence Day. Plant a patriotic semiquincentennial flower garden with these flowers.

If you just can't get the hang of growing lavender, here are a few alternatives with similar sun and soil requirements.

There's some conflicting advice floating around about the best way to start zucchini and summer squash in the garden. Let's ...

Late spring – mid-May through early June – is a deceptive period of time for most gardeners, vegetable or ornamental. This is ...

For these flowering shrubs, late spring is the right window to prune them in order to avoid interfering with bud formation ...

You’ve been planning for this day since late winter, poking cream-colored seeds into the dirt. You encouraged them under their grow lights when they were skinny little seedlings. Then, when they were ...

Whether you purchased tomato seedlings from a nursery or grew them from a seed yourself, the moment of truth comes when you plant them out in the garden. Will they make it? Are they going to be eaten ...

Old rough French climbing mountain oak. No, it doesn’t make much sense. And no, I didn’t lose my mind just yet. Although, with January and February dragging on for a combined 138 days, none of which ...

Whether you’ve been at this whole gardening thing for a while or you’re just getting started, you probably know that starting your own seeds is a game changer. But doing so means giving up a chunk of ...

One of my favorite things about gardening is the opportunity to start over. After a winter of reflection, spring is a fresh beginning. We get to take what was learned from the previous year(s) – the ...