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Madison Moulton

Madison is a writer, editor and life-long plant lover. After discovering an obsession with indoor gardening, she transformed her passion for plants into a career, contributing to various online and print publications in the gardening sphere. Through her writing, Madison hopes to encourage new gardeners to garden with the plants and the planet in mind.

Determining if orchid dead based on the appearance of the plant, having no blooms and long green leaves with a brown stem while the sunlight looks bright in the background

Flowers

Is My Orchid Dead? How to Tell if It Will Bloom Again

That sad-looking orchid sitting on your windowsill might not be as doomed as you think. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains how to tell if your orchid is truly dead or just resting between bloom cycles, and what you can do to encourage reblooming.

Streams of water irrigate tall flowering dahlias with large, rounded flowers of tightly packed, deep red, spoon-shaped petals, rising on upright, sturdy stems amid lush green foliage.

Flowers

7 Dahlia Watering Tips for Abundant Flowers

Dahlias have specific water needs that change throughout the season, and getting it wrong can mean fewer blooms or plant failure. Gardening expert Madison Moulton shares the watering secrets that keep dahlias thriving.

Close-up of a gardener's hands with pruning shears trimming a large, pink rose flower with slightly wilted petals in a sunny garden, showing how to prevent the most common rose pruning mistakes.

Shrubs

Rose Pruning Don’ts: 5 Ways You’re Damaging Your Bushes

Rose pruning looks straightforward until you start seeing problems develop after cutting. These common mistakes can weaken plants, invite disease, and reduce flowering for years to come. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains how to avoid the pruning errors that damage roses.

Clusters of ripe Champagne grapes, small and deep purple, hang in tight bunches among lush green leaves on the Pinot Noir vine.

Fruits

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Champagne Grapes

Champagne grapes have intensely sweet berries perfect for fresh eating and cooking. These miniature grapes pack more flavor than their size suggests. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains how to grow these delightful table grapes successfully.

Close-up of a woman's hands holding a cluster of small red tomatoes on a vertical stem tied to a bamboo stake, illustrating common tomato-staking mistakes to avoid.

Edible

Stop Making These 5 Tomato Staking Mistakes

Tomato staking seems straightforward until your plants start falling over or developing problems from poor support. These common mistakes can ruin an otherwise healthy crop, but they're easy to avoid once you know what to watch for. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains how to stake tomatoes properly.

Lovely delphiniums pots containers with a bee floating nearby, placed in an area with abundant sunlight

Flowers

How to Grow Delphiniums in Pots and Containers

Delphiniums are sought-after in gardens, but many gardeners assume they need large beds and plenty of space to thrive. Gardening expert Madison Moulton explains how to successfully grow these showstoppers in containers, perfect for small spaces.