Florida gardens are a hot spot for many species of beautiful butterflies. If you want to encourage them to visit your space, you've got to plant the right things! Join Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to talk about which plants will draw the most butterflies to your garden.
Give the gift of gardening for joy that extends beyond the season. To boost blooms and homegrown fruits and vegetables, we’ll make it easy! Save on top gifts for gardeners with Black Friday deals that make shopping early worthwhile.
Natural, messy gardens aren’t only desirable for their wild design—they also provide valuable habitat space for wildlife! Help the critters in your local environment by converting a perfect, cultivated garden into one that’s low-maintenance with a natural look. Native plant gardener Jerad Bryant shares expert recommendations.
The dynamic foliage of ‘Caramel’ heuchera makes it a delicious accompaniment in borders, beds, and containers. With warm apricot and honey hues, it takes the display into fall to complement blooms like asters, chrysanthemums, and pansies. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring the versatility of easy-care ‘Caramel.’
Creating a pollinator superhighway is a fun project and a great benefit to the environment. Join beekeeper and pollinator enthusiast Melissa Strauss for instructions on how to construct a pollinator superhighway in your garden.
Clean and pristine gardens leave little room for wildlife. Help the local critters in your neighborhood by leaving dead wood for them to inhabit—all kinds of animals, from birds to bugs, frequent these woody habitats. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant to learn how to create a log pile habitat in your yard.
Attract birds with plants that offer them food, shelter, and a nesting site. Local birds are a sign of a healthy ecosystem, and the garden is a good place to start helping them. These nine trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials are the perfect bird-attracting plants to grow in October.
You don't have to own acres to make a difference to local wildlife; there are many things you can do to support wildlife in your small space garden. Beekeeper and pollinator enthusiast Melissa Strauss has advice for creating a sustainable space in whatever space you can spare.
Native plants are all the rage, and for good reason. Planting local species will help the pollinators, birds, and other wildlife that desperately need our help. Use the 70/30 native plant to non-native plant ratio for eco-friendly garden design.
We love our classic orange pumpkins, but sometimes you want a little something different. Why not lean into the spooky vibes of Halloween and grow one of these fun and different varieties? They're certain to turn the heads of every trick-or-treater!
Shorter days and colder temperatures mean birds, mammals, and insects are busy preparing for the winter ahead. Join farmer and critter enthusiast Briana Yablonski to learn how you can make your October garden friendly to wildlife.
Rain gardens increase biodiversity while offering landscape solutions to challenging zones. They slow stormwater, improve infiltration, and filter pollutants, all while enhancing aesthetics. While sunken by design, there’s no reason to limit the interest to the horizontal. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores how to take the rain garden concept vertically for added applications and appeal.