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One of many fall-blooming flowers plant in August, marigold flowers and buds sitting in a garden with brightly colored petals and leaves with saw-like edges.

Flowers

15 Fall-Blooming Flowers to Plant in August

August is one of the hottest months of the year in most places, so it can be difficult to go out and enjoy the garden. But those crisp, cool days of autumn are right around the corner, perfect for alfresco dining. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss in planting some beautiful, fall-blooming flowers this August!

Orange Gloriosa lilies, showing off beautiful, vibrant orange petals, hanging upside down from their green stems.

Flowers

31 Rare and Unique Flowers You Can Grow

When you hear that a particular plant is rare, does it pique your interest, or do you move on to the next best thing? If rare flowers make your pulse quicken, Melissa Strauss has 31 exciting plants for you to read about.

The atlantic rainforest, boasting greenery with a variety of plants, dense vegetation, with an abundance of trees.

Gardening Tips

How Ecoregions Can Help You Select The Right Plants For Your Garden

Ecoregions resulted from a cooperative effort between Mexico, the U.S., and Canada, where expert ecologists grouped the regions of North America into distinct environments. Take advantage of these guidelines, and use this study to help you select garden plants. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant as we tour the top ecoregions in the United States.

a bunch of bright red Lycopersicon esculentum, hanging on a stem in a garden.

Vegetables

What’s Eating My Tomatoes?

Tiny insect pests turn bountiful harvests into wastelands. They quickly decimate fruits, leaving nothing but rotting tomatoes. Learn how to combat these critters organically alongside seasoned tomato grower Jerad Bryant.

An exquisite cluster of Gilia capitata with small blue flowers, among tall stems and thin leaves.

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Blue Thimble Flower

Blue thimble flower pockets West Coast landscapes every spring. It erupts with blue flower clusters that look like pincushions, attracting birds, butterflies, and bees into your yard. Plant this annual wildflower in sunny borders, wild gardens, or raised beds.

A slimy brown Arion vulgaris, sitting on top of a lettuce leaf in a vegetable patch.

Garden Pests

11 Natural Ways to Deter Garden Slugs

Slugs aren’t picky about what they eat and come out to feed at night, making them difficult to control. Organic farmer Jenna Rich has 11 natural ways to deter garden slugs so you can return to the fun gardening stuff.

A hand holding an overripe, red Lycopersicon esculentum, growing on a branch, and is now cracking due to late harvesting.

Vegetables

8 Causes of Mealy, Mushy Tomatoes

Mealy, mushy tomatoes are no fun, no matter what stage of the ripening process. Get to the bottom of this issue with tomato grower Jerad Bryant as we look at the eight main reasons tomatoes get mushy. We’ll identify the issue behind your mealy tomatoes using the process of elimination.