Helping hummers is easier than you’d expect! These fast-flying birds love sugar-rich nectar, and providing plenty in your garden will help them thrive in the wild. Native plant gardener Jerad Bryant shares how you can set up a hummingbird garden in seven easy steps.
Landscape design is a comprehensive degree program in many universities, but you don’t need a degree to landscape your yard! Some easy tricks can help you decide how to build your space. Former landscaper and nurseryman Jerad Bryant shares nine key strategies to help you edit the garden this spring.
Don’t harm the pollinators! Though you may feel a strong urge to clear the yard, consider cleaning it gradually throughout the seasons. Nesting pollinators and predatory insects hide underground, in stems, and under leaves. Native plant gardener Jerad Bryant explores whether cleaning up the garden harms pollinators.
The days lengthen and warm this month, inviting gardeners back outside to tend to the yard! Perennials wake up, the soil warms, and insects appear. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares 13 April garden tasks that create a healthy, beautiful, and bountiful space for the rest of the growing season.
April showers bring May flowers! Use the rain to your advantage and plant flowering trees and shrubs this month. They’ll soak up the moisture and grow well for the rest of the season. Native plant gardener Jerad Bryant shares 11 trees and shrubs perfect for planting in April.
Winter sowing is all the rage, and for good reason! It’s an easy, efficient way to start seeds without grow lights or heat mats. But what do you do when the seedlings mature? Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares seven pro tips for planting them out in the garden.
Maybe you inherited an old home or forgot about the evergreen hedge in the backyard. No matter your struggle, this guide will help you renovate and rejuvenate your overgrown hedges. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares seven expert pruning tips to guide you through the process.
It’s hard to know when to cut every single plant! That’s why we break it down here. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares these 11 common garden plants you should cut back this April.
There are two options for starting seeds: sowing them indoors or outdoors. Direct sowing involves planting crops outdoors, and it’s best for plants with sensitive roots. Learn from Epic Gardening founder Kevin Espiritu and the Garden Hermit Jacques Lyakov which crops you should only direct sow.
You never intend to have vegetable pests, but they show up anyway! They’re nuisances that threaten your coming harvest. Learn to identify, prevent, and treat these 11 potato pests alongside seasoned grower Jerad Bryant.
Lettuce is the finest leafy green for first-time gardeners to grow! It’s quick to sprout, easy to cultivate, and delicious to taste. With five main types, there’s sure to be an option for you and your garden. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares 15 best-performing lettuce varieties you should plant this year.
Sages are all the rage, and for good reason! They’re superb members of the Mint family, growing well in gardens throughout the country. Find the best one for your yard here, as native plant gardener Jerad Bryant shares 35 of the hardiest varieties.