Would you like to grow your own food but don't have the time to be a full-time farmer? Large, comprehensive vegetable gardens are wonderful, but they take a lot of time and energy. A kitchen garden is a happy medium that will put fresh veggies on the table. But it won't break your back or take up your entire yard. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss tells you how to grow a convenient kitchen garden in raised beds.
The trick to making the perfect sauce and canning tasty tomatoes is all in choosing the right variety. Gardening expert and pasta lover Melissa Strauss has some advice on choosing the best tomatoes for canning and sauce making.
It can be troubling and confusing when the plants we expect flowers from refuse to bloom. Foxgloves have such spectacular blooms that gardeners especially look forward to their flowers, and it can be disappointing when they don’t bloom. Read on as gardening expert Melissa Strauss troubleshoots the reasons why your foxgloves might not be blooming when you expected.
‘Glenn’ Mango trees are great producers of mild-tasting, delicious and aromatic fruits. Check out this guide as gardening expert Melissa Strauss tells you what you need to know to get this plant off on the right foot in your space.
Raised beds are a low-maintenance and convenient way to add some intentionality to the flower garden. Getting started can seem like a complicated task, but it doesn't have to be. Cut flower gardener Melissa Strauss has some tips to make sure your raised bed flower garden gets off to a healthy start and adds beauty to your home for years to come.
The average lifespan of a houseplant is two to five years, which is not very long at all. In this article, houseplant enthusiast Melissa Strauss discusses 19 long-lived houseplants and how to care for them.
Winter daphne is a beautiful shrub that will add interest and wonderful fragrance to the winter garden. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares how to grow this plant and enjoy its sweet winter blooms in your garden.
Pollinator gardening is a popular way for plant lovers to support those all-important garden workers. We just love a functional and beautiful raised bed garden. In this article, beekeeper Melissa Strauss will help you build a raised bed garden that the butterflies will be talking about for miles.
If you love the taste of fresh, sun-ripened tomatoes, we have some great varieties for you to try. Tomatoes are amazing fruits that provide tons of important nutrients to your diet, and they taste wonderful. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares some of the most delicious tomatoes for eating straight off the vine.
If you’re looking for an attractive ground cover or want to add some scented plants to your garden, ornamental oregano covers all the bases. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss tells you how to care for this ornamental perennial herb.
Roses are red, white, pink, blue, and purple, too! These most popular of flowers are among the most fragrant and widely admired in the world. Gardeners and florists alike understand the allure and attraction of these wonderful blooms. In this article, rose enthusiast Melissa Strauss tells you all about growing and caring for grandiflora roses!
When it comes to blooming power and disease resistance, you can’t go wrong with a floribunda rose. Melissa Strauss shares 17 of the most beautiful floribunda roses for your home garden.