Grow These 15 Easy Plants For Your Chickens
Chickens need a varied diet to produce the healthiest eggs and keep their fine feathers looking healthy. Chicken mama Melissa Strauss has some plants you can grow for your birds to snack on.
Don’t Make These 9 Basil Growing Mistakes This Year
The irreplaceable flavor of fresh basil makes it a must-have in summer gardens. However, overzealous gardeners often get a few things wrong when tending to this popular herb. Farmer Briana Yablonski shares some common basil mistakes to avoid this year.
Can You Plant Basil and Rosemary Together?
Basil and rosemary bring the fresh, herby flavor of summer. They also add a wonderful aroma to the garden and carry beneficial qualities for surrounding plants. But while they pair together in the kitchen, they aren’t a set match in the landscape. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores growing the duo together and their better pairings.
9 Reasons You Should Rewild Your Garden This Year
Formal, tidy gardens are out, and messy, wild ones are in! Rewilding your space benefits you, the local wildlife, and the surrounding environment. Make some small changes this year for huge impacts later on. Here, native plant gardener Jerad Bryant shares nine reasons to rewild your garden.
World Bee Day: 5 Ways You Might Be Harming Garden Bees and What To Do Instead
On May 20th, we observe and celebrate the role that bees play in our ecosystem and in our gardens. Join pollinator enthusiast Melissa Strauss to discuss some of the things that may be harming bees in your garden, and how you can turn it around to benefit these helpful insects.
5 Ways to Attract and Nurture Monarch Butterflies in Your Home Garden
Monarch butterflies are always a welcome and magical sight in the garden. These vivid orange beauties are struggling to maintain their population. Join pollinator gardener Melissa Strauss for some tips on welcoming these insects into your space and nurturing them.
9 Gardening Projects to Tackle This Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day is a nice time to spend in reflection and gratitude for the freedom to spend our time in the ways that we enjoy. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss for some projects you can do this holiday to take the garden from spring to summer seamlessly.
9 Reasons to Give up Beekeeping and Start a Pollinator Garden
Keeping a beehive may seem beneficial for the environment, but is it? Local, native bee populations are in decline, while non-native honeybees are thriving. Starting a pollinator garden may be a better way to help local bees.
7 Creative Ways to Use Pistachio Shells in the Garden
We know pistachios are good for us, but did you know their shells also have unexpected benefits for the garden? Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores ways to put all those pistachio shells to good use in the landscape—all the more reason to keep snacking on the nutritious nuts.
9 Ways to Rewild Your Garden Without Alarming the Neighbors
Whether you’re rewilding your garden while working within neighborhood guidelines or being courteous of those with more manicured preferences, it can be an uncertain process. A few tips point us in a balanced direction. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to support your garden’s ecosystem without causing a stir (or causing only a good one).
How to Grow an Urban Meadow (and Why You Should)
Urban meadows energize a space while providing valuable ecosystem services. They transform a site into a hub of diversity while allowing a natural connection in unexpected places. Garden expert Kathreine Rowe explores why these valuable landscapes matter and how to create them.
Using Eggshells in the Garden: 7 Mistakes to Avoid
Eggshells have some great uses in the garden, but there may be some misconceptions out there about how and when they are useful. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to discuss some mistakes that you can avoid when using eggshells in your flower beds.