Life can get hectic and stressful, but there is peace and calm to find in the garden. If you're feeling anxious or worried, spend some time reconnecting with nature and with yourself in your soothing space. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares some ways to create a peaceful refuge in the garden.
Ranunculi are delightful in the spring-cutting garden and any other place you plant them! Growing these from corms is easy, and with the right environment and a bit of knowledge, you can have these beautiful buttercups lighting up your yard in no time! Cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss has some tips for starting your own ranunculus from corms this spring.
Prayer plants are beautiful and intriguing with their striking foliage and leaf-lifting habit. They're also a bit fussy about their care, and if they're not happy, they will let you know with those same lovely leaves. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss walks through some reasons why your prayer plant has droopy leaves.
It's time to get those roses growing and blooming again, but first, we need to peel away those protections that kept them safe in the cold weather. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss talks about caring for your rose in the spring and removing those protections to get it back in good form.
Bare root roses have some great advantages and make great additions to the garden. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to talk about when to plant them and how soaking the roots is beneficial.
There are a limited number of plants that will bloom indoors, but many flower-lookalike succulents show off all year long. Houseplant enthusiast Melissa Strauss discusses these fun and unique succulents.
Flowering quince is a shining star in the early spring garden. Find out how to enjoy this blooming beauty even more by bringing it into the house. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has the information you need to force those branches to bloom.
Are you missing the ability to bring flowers from the garden inside your home? Prune your blooming trees and bring in the branches to force them indoors! Gardening expert Melissa Strauss explains how to do and which trees to try.
Sweet peas are a beautiful addition to the early spring garden and make wonderful spring arrangements. Join cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss to discuss when you should plant them in your zone and how to do it.
The end of winter can bring some stress when it comes to caring for fruit trees. Fluctuations in temperature can cause early blooming, and then a late cold snap can knock them out. Join North Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to talk about protecting those blossoms from unexpectedly cold weather.
If you're looking for a low-maintenance climbing vine that will look great in your moon garden, look no further than moonflower. The name says a lot, but gardening expert Melissa Strauss has more details about this great plant, along with instructions on how to plant and grow your very own moonflower from seed!
February is a great time to plant many of the beautiful trees and shrubs that we enjoy during the warmer months. As long as the ground is workable, you can start putting them in the ground. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss talks about some great February additions to the garden landscape.