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Jerad Bryant

Jerad Bryant is a plant nerd, botanical writer, and avid gardener in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Jerad is an active member in his local community of plant nerds in both the Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group and the American Rhododendron Society.

This herb features clusters of bright yellow, flat-topped flowers held above silvery-green, finely divided, fern-like foliage.

Herbs

19 Herbs With Yellow Flowers

Yellow brightens up any space it’s in. Sunshine makes yellow flowers pop, so you’ll want to plant some in your landscape for ornamental charm. You’ll also invite pollinators in, as herbal flowers contain lots of pollen and nectar. Join seasoned grower Jerad Bryant in discovering the prettiest herbs with yellow blooms.

A view of a backyard overgrown with grass and invasive plants, surrounded by a wooden fence, in need of revitalization to rewild the space.

Gardening Tips

How to Rewild Your Backyard in 7 Easy Steps

Invite wildlife back into your backyard using these simple steps! Whether you’ve got a balcony or an acre, these tips help growers bring native plants and animals back into our ecosystems. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant in rewilding the most common space, our homes.

The Allium flower features a spherical cluster of small, star-shaped blossoms in shades of purple atop a tall, slender stalk, and its scent helps keep away bees.

Garden Pests

13 Patio Plants That Will Keep Away The Bees

Avoid stinging bees with these fragrant or flowerless plants. You’ll have beautiful herbs without having to worry about stingers poking your skin. Keep your pets, children, and those allergic to bees safe with these 13 plants that ward off insects. Join longtime grower Jerad Bryant and find the best ones for your patio.

The melon plant features sprawling vines with large, lobed green leaves, and produces round yellow fruit with a netted rind.

Fruits

7 Tips for Growing Melons in Raised Beds

Melons swell with sweet flesh at summer’s end. You may think these crops need a lot of space, but you can successfully grow them in raised beds! Start some in spring—you’ll enjoy their yummy flavor all season long. These seven tips from seasoned vegetable grower Jerad Bryant will have you harvesting bountiful melons in no time.

Closeup of a milkweed pod in a field, with hundreds of dark brown ripe ovules inside the pod.

Seeds

How to Collect Native Plant Seeds

Native plants reseed readily when they’re thriving. Collect some seeds to spread them where you’d like! That way you’ll have native plants in every corner of your garden. Learn how to best collect and germinate these seeds alongside native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.

Garlic sprouts growing among onions and fava beans in a raised bed.

Edible

How to Prepare Your Garden Beds for Planting Garlic

Whether you’ve got raised beds, in-ground beds, or containers, you’ll want to prepare them for growing garlic. A few actions during fall ensure bountiful harvests come late summer. Follow these easy steps from longtime garlic grower Jerad Bryant to turn cloves into giant bulbs!

A bundle of white Allium sativum with roots and leaves attached.

Edible

Can You Plant Garlic in the Summer?

Planting garlic in the summer may seem like the biggest mistake ever! But is it? Let’s see what happens when you bury cloves under summertime heat. Join longtime garlic grower Jerad Bryant as we learn how this bulbing allium behaves under abnormal conditions

An unhealthy tomato plant showing symptoms of disease, with brown leaves and blemished fruits.

Plant Problems

5 Reasons Your Garden Has Stopped Thriving This Summer

There’s nothing worse than watching your garden suffer through summer when it should be thriving! Hot weather is perfect for growing crops, but it can also invite issues that halt your plants’ growth. Follow along and find solutions for these problems with native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.

A close-up of the invasive plant English ivy reveals glossy, lobed leaves and trailing vines that carpet the ground and envelop thick tree trunks.

Weeds

9 Tips for Removing Invasive Plants

Invasive species are annoying invaders! They quickly overrun gardens, banishing all other plants with their unruliness. Learn how to remove pesky invasive plants with nine easy tips from native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.