Gardening

All about gardening - we have many in-depth guides about edibles, ornamentals, houseplants, and much more. We provide answers for your garden issues!

A grouping of red firecracker plants, characterized by their tubular shape, dangles gracefully. These blooms hang delicately from slender, deep green stems, adding a burst of color to the surroundings.

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Firecracker Plants

Are you looking for a shrub or hanging plant that brings a bit of drama and a ton of color to the garden? Firecracker Plant does all of that and more! In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss discusses how to grow and care for this fun evergreen plant.

A concrete soil bed nestling areca palm trees, adding a touch of tropical elegance to the garden. Interspersed among the taller areca palms, short and charming plants complete the scene.

Trees

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Areca Palms

Are you looking for a low-maintenance tropical tree that makes an excellent houseplant? Areca Palm is a wonderful plant that thrives in a consistent environment inside the home. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares all you need to know to grow this pretty tree.

The tip of a small paint brush gathers pollen from a blooming yellow tomato plant.

Vegetables

How to Hand Pollinate Tomatoes in Your Garden

Tomatoes are among the most popular and exciting vegetables to grow in your garden, but what should you do when your plants are only producing flowers and no fruits? These juicy red (or orange, yellow, or purple) fruits require pollination from wind and bees, or in some cases, humans. If your tomato plants are dropping flowers or failing to produce fruit, you may need to hand-pollinate them to ensure you grow a harvestable yield.

A pink wild bergamot bloom stands out against green foliage on a sunny day.

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Wild Bergamot

Are you looking for a native wildflower that’s easy to grow, beautiful, and highly attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds? Wild bergamot is a minty-scented perennial that would make a fine addition to any garden setting. In this article, gardening enthusiast Liessa Bowen will discuss the proper care and maintenance of these prolific and showy plants.

A gardener in pink gloves holds a small herb plant in a peat pot on a sunny day.

Herbs

15 Tips for Herb Gardening in Small Spaces

You don’t need a massive garden or greenhouse to grow an impressive herb garden. With the right varieties, proper care, and innovative space-saving techniques, you can produce an abundance of fragrant herbs without much space at all!

A podocarpus plant, its slender leaves stretching gracefully. Red, yellow, and orange berries adorn the podocarpus branches, adding a burst of color to the scene. The blurred background shows green grass.

Trees

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Podocarpus

Are you looking for a low-maintenance shrub that makes an excellent noise or windscreen? Perhaps you're in the market for a sturdy privacy hedge. Podocarpus handles these tasks wonderfully. Here, gardening expert Melissa Strauss discusses how to grow and care for these coniferous shrubs.

Close up of a beautiful shrub with burgundy foliage and dangling violet blossoms shines in the sun.

Shrubs

21 Fast Growing Shrubs With Impressive Foliage

Do you need a privacy hedge, noise barrier, or a shrub that can quickly fill a space in the garden? We have just the thing! Here, gardening expert Melissa Strauss lists 21 of her favorite fast-growing shrubs with aesthetic appeal.

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Shrubs

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Coral Bean

Are you looking for a beautiful and easy-care burst of red in the garden? Coralbean is a showy, drought-tolerant North American native shrub with crimson blooms. In this article, we’ll tell you how to grow and care for coralbean in your garden!

Blue lechenaultia flowers gracefully arranged along their green stems. The delicate petals glisten with sparkling water droplets, reflecting the morning dew. The blurred background hints at the presence of more breathtaking blue lechenaultia flowers beyond.

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow and Care For Blue Lechenaultia

Are you looking for a stunning flowering plant that thrives on neglect? If you've never heard of Blue Lechenaultia, let gardening enthusiast Liessa Bowen introduce you to this spectacular drought-tolerant plant that looks great in container gardens, xeriscapes, and rock gardens!

A white radish root topped with fresh green leaves is ready to be harvested from the garden bed.

Vegetables

17 Vegetables to Plant Right Now for a Fall Harvest

Amid the summer heat, it’s hard to think about growing fall vegetables. But if you want a bountiful fall harvest, late summer is the time to start planning and planting! In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen shares 17 vegetables you can plant in late summer to enjoy this fall.