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Logan Hailey

Logan Hailey is a passionate garden writer and former ecological farmer. She has a BS in sustainable horticulture and has been featured by MSN.com, Thrillist, and Apartment Therapy as well as many other major news outlets for her gardening expertise.

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Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Texas Bluebonnets

Add a vibrant blanket of blue to your landscape with these iconic Texas wildflowers. These resilient plants are low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, and fix their own nitrogen. Garden expert and former Texas farmer Logan Hailey digs into all you need to know about cultivating the Lone Star State’s lupines.

A profusion of globe amaranth flowers, radiant in purple hues, create a vibrant display, their spherical shapes adding visual allure. Supported by lush green stems adorned with verdant leaves, they exude natural beauty and grace in abundance.

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19 Beautiful Varieties of Gomphrena: Globe Amaranth

With its distinctive globe-shaped blooms and rainbows of colors, gomphrena is a whimsical flower particularly suited to pollinator gardens and floral arrangements. Garden expert Logan Hailey digs into the most dazzling cultivars of globe amaranth to add form and flare to your garden.

View of the American Mountain Ash tree against a blue sky. It features a narrow, upright crown with ascending branches. The tree's compound leaves are pinnate and alternate, consisting of 9 to 15 leaflets that are lanceolate in shape and serrated along the edges. The tree produces clusters of small bright red berries.

Trees

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for American Mountain Ash Trees

Mountain ash is a compact native North American tree beloved by birds and bees. The white blossoms, bright red berries, and golden-orange fall foliage make it a delight for landscaping. Garden expert Logan Hailey digs into everything you need to know about this native ornamental.

A close-up of a spiral aloe, its green leaves adorned with thorns, captures attention with its intricate spirals. Under the sun's gentle rays, the plant glows, its vibrant hues illuminated in a captivating display of nature's beauty and resilience.

Ornamental Gardens

37 Tough Desert Plants for Your Garden

Add an exotic diversity to your garden with rugged species that can withstand almost anything. These desert plants are no strangers to harsh conditions. Former organic farmer and garden expert Logan Hailey digs into the best native plants for areas with extreme heat and drought.

Close-up of blooming wild violets in the garden. Viola sororia presents delicate, heart-shaped leaves in a lush rosette formation, tinged with shades of green. Its dainty, five-petaled flowers bloom in clusters on slender stems, showing a deep purple color. The flowers feature intricate veining.

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9 Reasons to Embrace the Wild Violets in Your Lawn

Are weedy violet flowers actually beneficial? Can you save yourself time and money by embracing the wild violets in your lawn? Garden expert Logan Hailey explains how these humble wild plants can improve the lushness, sustainability, and beauty of your landscape.

spiders. Close-up of an Argiope tiger spider on a spider's web in a sunny garden. The Argiope tiger spider is a visually striking arachnid characterized by its large size and distinctive black and yellow striped abdomen. Its legs are long and slender, adorned with bands of black and yellow.

Gardening Tips

How Do Spiders Benefit the Garden?

Creepy crawlies aren’t always a bad thing. Spiders are garden workhorses, aiding your growing efforts in many surprising ways. Garden expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey digs into the benefits of having arachnids in your garden.

Earth Day gardening. Close-up of a woman's hand planting a young basil seedling in a peat pot into the soil. The gardener is wearing a blue shirt. The basil seedling has vibrant green leaves that are smooth, glossy, and tender. These leaves are oval-shaped with a pointed tip and serrated edges, arranged in pairs along the stem.

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7 Eco-Friendly Garden Practices to Adopt for Earth Day

If you want to nourish Mother Nature while growing food as sustainably as possible, these 7 eco-friendly upgrades are perfect for Earth Day! Garden expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey explains why and how these simple efforts can make a tremendous difference for local ecosystems, waterways, and waste reduction.

Between rows of thriving bell pepper plants, a lengthy, dark tarp stretches out on the ground, providing a stark contrast against the vibrant greenery. The morning sun cascades over the lush plants, casting a golden hue on the leaves.

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Occultation: 8 Ways to Use Tarp in the Garden

What if your garden beds could clear themselves of weeds and old crop residues? Former organic farmer Logan Hailey explains how you can use tarps to make gardening easier. With these weed-smothering, soil-protective uses, a tarp may become your new favorite tool in the tool shed!

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When Should You Plant Potatoes?

The best potato planting time depends on your climate and spud variety. Garden expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey digs into when you should plant homegrown potatoes.

Bluebonnets and crimson flowers blanket the Texas hill countryside, adding bursts of color to the landscape. The warm glow of the sun bathes the blossoms, highlighting their natural beauty.

Flowers

27 Beautiful Texas Wildflowers

The Lone Star State is home to a tremendous diversity of colorful wildflowers adapted to even the hottest, driest summers. Former organic farmer and Texan gardener Logan Hailey digs into the best native flowers for a low-maintenance pollinator-friendly landscape.

View of a monoculture garden with growing rows of lettuce. Lettuce presents a crisp and vibrant appearance with its rosette of tender, leafy greens. The leaves are smooth and round with a slightly wrinkled texture, form a dense cluster at the base of the plant.

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What is a Monoculture?

Monoculture plantings can cause big problems with pests, diseases, and soil health. Garden expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey explains the meaning of monoculture, why it’s problematic, and how to create more sustainable gardens and farms.

Close-up of olla clay jug on green grass in the garden. The olla clay jug is a traditional, handcrafted vessel made from terracotta or clay, distinguished by its bulbous body and narrow neck.

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How and Why to Use an Olla to Water Your Garden

If you accidentally underwater or over-irrigate your plants, an olla makes it simple to water your garden with the perfect moisture balance. Former organic farmer and garden expert Logan Hailey digs into the benefits of an olla and how to use it for even, consistent watering.