Nitrogen fixers are the superheroes of the garden world, adding available nitrogen to the soil for whatever you plant next, saving you money on fertilizer, and often acting as stellar cover crops that further suppress weeds and improve soil structure. Gardening enthusiast Emily Estep walks you through 11 nitrogen-fixing plants that will improve your garden soil with minimal effort.
Oakleaf hydrangeas bring multi-season appeal in flowers and foliage. Native to the southeastern U.S., the species and its cultivars bring large blooms in crisp white, soft pink, deep rose, and scarlet. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring these shade-tolerant summer bloomers with long-lived garden beauty.
With handsome foliage, attractive forms, and easy care, boxwoods are a go-to for all-season appeal. These evergreen anchors unify the planting arrangement as low-growing hedges, mixed borders, and stand-alone specimens. The versatile, historic shrubs are worthy of any collection. But, if you need to avoid boxwood blight, vary evergreen options, or find suitable growers for your microclimate, equally worthy selections abound. Join garden expert Katherine Rowe in exploring boxwood alternatives.
Invasive species are annoying invaders! They quickly overrun gardens, banishing all other plants with their unruliness. Learn how to remove pesky invasive plants with nine easy tips from native plant gardener Jerad Bryant.
Humid-area gardeners suffer with plant disease more often than their arid-area counterparts, as high humidity encourages the kind of fungal and bacterial growth that leads to numerous plant diseases. While some garden maladies are just an inconvenience, others can decimate your harvests. Plant biologist Emily Estep explains preventative and regular steps you can take to manage diseases in humid gardens.
Gardening is rife with advice on how to water plants properly. Is all that advice true? Let’s look at these four common recommendations to demystify irrigation.
If you love to grow (or eat) squash, growing the cucurbits vertically adds dimension, vertical interest, and space. It allows high yields while lessening conditions that foster fungal problems. Explore how to go vertical with summer and winter squashes with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Cottagecore offers swoon-worthy florals, foliage, and fragrance in loose, informal displays. Evoking lovely and functional village and countryside gardens, contemporary cottage themes combine plant selection with pollinator services. With a bit of planning, the romantic style is within reach. Here, garden designer Katherine Rowe explores how to achieve the dreamy aesthetic.
Carrots are a cool-season favorite for the spring or fall vegetable garden. But carrots can sometimes be oddly shaped - maybe they’re growing legs, have hairy roots, or are bunched together in a mss that hardly looks like a carrot. Garden expert Christina Conner shares nine reasons why your carrots may be oddly shaped or deformed and how to fix it.
Summer seems to fly by, but there’s still plenty to enjoy in the garden. If you need to do some infill planting to extend the season’s color, join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring adaptable perennials to supplement the August garden. Their ornamental and ecological value rewards the garden for seasons to come.
Hydrangeas aren’t just for their show in summer. As the bloom spectacle fades, lasting interest remains. Late-season flowers in twisting colors transition to the hues of fall. Depending on the variety, leaves turn bright shades of gold, red, and purple. Here, gardening expert Katherine Rowe looks at hydrangea varieties with multiseason appeal and outstanding fall color.
Would you like to entice a steady stream of beautiful butterflies to visit your garden? You don’t need a huge space or major expenses to attract plenty of butterflies and other pollinators to your landscape. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen shares 11 easy tips to attract more butterflies to your yard and garden.