Do you live in an area with a short growing season? If so, there are several short growing season hacks to take advantage of. In this article, horticulture expert Matt Dursum covers the best spring tricks to try in your garden.
Pollinators are a vital part of a thriving garden ecosystem, but their populations are dwindling. More and more often, the plants we buy from nurseries have undergone treatment with chemicals that harm these helpers. Beekeeper Melissa Strauss explains how you can foster a more bee-friendly environment in your yard to help preserve the valuable populations and keep your flowers blooming and vegetables producing.
Are you designing your dream landscape garden this year? If so, don’t grow these plants if you want a healthy and easy-to-maintain ecosystem. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum covers why you shouldn’t plant these species and which ones to try instead.
Landscape design is a comprehensive degree program in many universities, but you don’t need a degree to landscape your yard! Some easy tricks can help you decide how to build your space. Former landscaper and nurseryman Jerad Bryant shares nine key strategies to help you edit the garden this spring.
Don’t harm the pollinators! Though you may feel a strong urge to clear the yard, consider cleaning it gradually throughout the seasons. Nesting pollinators and predatory insects hide underground, in stems, and under leaves. Native plant gardener Jerad Bryant explores whether cleaning up the garden harms pollinators.
The days lengthen and warm this month, inviting gardeners back outside to tend to the yard! Perennials wake up, the soil warms, and insects appear. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares 13 April garden tasks that create a healthy, beautiful, and bountiful space for the rest of the growing season.
It’s hard to know when to cut every single plant! That’s why we break it down here. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares these 11 common garden plants you should cut back this April.
Lawns are boring! If you don’t use their space, you might as well convert some portions into garden beds. Multiply how many flowers, vegetables, and fruits you can grow by turning your lawn into beds. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares the seven best ways to do so.
Spring is starting and that means the beginning of the gardening season. For many of us, that means preparing our soil and feeding our plants. In this article, horticulture expert Matt Dursum shows you when to start fertilizing plants for spring growth.
March is the time for preparing your garden for the growing season. For some plants, this means taking your pruners and giving them their yearly trimming. In this article, horticulture expert Matt Dursum shows you the plants to cut back in March.
Early spring is the perfect time to get outside and prepare your garden for summer. One of the most important tasks is feeding your nutrient-hungry perennials. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum covers perennials you should fertilize in March.
Are you already excited for Halloween this year? You may be wondering when to plant pumpkins so they’re ready for the spooky season. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you when to get these ghoulishly large squash in the ground.