Parlor palms are wonderful small trees that require little maintenance. They're great for beginners or experts! Join houseplant enthusiast Melissa Strauss to discuss what you should do when you bring one home.
Early spring is tree planting season, and we are getting ready to add some of our favorites to the garden. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to discuss when you should water those new trees and how much they need.
You may be wondering, do fungus gnats damage houseplants? If you notice swarms of tiny brown flies around your houseplants, they could be infested. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum answers your fungus gnats questions and shows you what to do about them.
What is a survival garden crop? These veggies and herbs offer superb nutritional value, easy cultivation, and unlimited harvests. They’re perfect for gardeners who want to substitute grocery store trips for homegrown produce. Join backyard gardener Jerad Bryant as we delve into the 11 survival crops to sow in February.
Victory gardens reflect a historical movement where growing food in the home garden filled supply shortages during World War I, with a surge in World War II. The premise has lasting implications, where fresh food close to home ensures a ready supply of diverse choices. Balanced techniques like providing pollinator resources and crop rotation hold today. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores essential victory garden crops to implement in our own resilient gardens.
Grow lights turn the darkest room into a tropical paradise! They’re essential for seed starting, winter houseplant care, and other fun horticultural activities. Keep one in storage—you’ll never know when you may need it. Longtime plant light user Jerad Bryant shares all you need to know to get started.
Hellebores bring lovely late winter blooms and handsome foliage worthy of mass planting in optimal garden locations. If your beauty isn’t blooming, there are a few key cultural conditions to explore and adjust for future color. Garden expert Katherine Rowe examines the primary reasons for a lack of hellebore blooms and how to revive the (mostly) carefree perennials.
Bare-root trees perform well in the home garden! They’re easy to transplant, requiring less maintenance than their potted counterparts. Find them in fall or early spring while plants are dormant. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant in discovering the 13 trees you should buy bare-root.
In mid to late winter, we cross our fingers that our bare trees and shrubs endured the seasonal extremes and any late cold blasts, merely resting before spring’s warming conditions. During this quiet time in the landscape, it can be difficult to discern a dormant plant from a dead one. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores visual and physical cues to hone in on the viability of your dormant tree or shrub.
Winter sowing helps get that spring garden underway as early as possible. There are many herbs that you can grow this way and include in your vegetable or herb garden this year. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has nine tasty herbs you can start growing now.
Earthy, sweet, and easy to grow, beets are flavorful cool-season root vegetables rich in nutrition. Of special intrigue is the candy-stripe heirloom ‘Chioggia,’ beloved for its peppermint swirl of color and sweet, mildly peppery flavor. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the beet favorite to grow this spring for an early harvest.
Bare-root shrubs lack all the dirt that container plants have around their roots! They’re free to grow, excelling quickly after planting in home gardens. Instead of waiting for leaves to emerge, splurge on these bare-root shrubs during winter to beat the spring rush.