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Wrapping your trees and shrubs can do a lot to protect and preserve them for winter. With a little planning ahead, your garden will survive the winter and come back better than ever in the spring. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss explains how to do it right.
Growing dragon fruit brings a gardening adventure in sweet, colorful fruits, exotic nighttime flowers, and tropical cacti. The long-lived, sprawling cactus grows well in containers, raised beds, and in the ground, tempting with its juicy, ornamental fruits. From yellow to magenta, we’ve got dragon fruit varieties to brighten the home landscape with exotic appeal.
Pine cone ginger is one of the most popular species of this spicy tuberous perennial. Like all plants, it has preferences when it comes to its environment. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to discuss what type of soil is best for your plant.
To prepare the garden for winter, there are a few fall tasks that go a long way toward successful overwintering, improving soil health, and preserving habitat for pollinators and other garden inhabitants. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe highlights steps we can take now to set a strong foundation for resiliency come spring.
Understanding the blooming habit of your hydrangea is vital to pruning and flowering success. Prune at the wrong time, and you'll miss out on a lot of flowers! Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to determine whether your hydrangea blooms on old wood, and what that means in terms of pruning.
November is the prime time to get our favorite spring and summer-flowering bulbs in the ground. Easy to plant and grow, winnowing down the selection may be the biggest challenge! For a long flowering season that kicks off in late winter, we’ve got showy performers in form, color, and fragrance to grace the display as temperatures warm.
Creating an indoor food forest is no simple task, but it has some excellent benefits. Choosing the right plants can make all the difference. Join houseplant enthusiast Melissa Strauss for ideas on what you can add to your indoor food forest.
With cold temperatures approaching, roses benefit from light preventative pruning to protect against winter kill. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines which roses to prune, and how, for the best resiliency come spring.
Why buy new seeds every year when you could simply collect them? Whether it’s from your garden or a nearby natural space, if you want to collect native seeds, November is an ideal time to do so. Master naturalist Sarah Jay gives you 13 native seeds to collect in November.
Limited on space but want to add homegrown flavor to your Thanksgiving meal? Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to grow Thanksgiving herbs indoors.
Grow an indoor garden with microgreens! These miniature seedlings are easy to cultivate and delicious to enjoy. Set a pot on a windowsill, or prepare a large grow-site with plant lights. No matter what you do, these 11 microgreens are perfect to start in November.
Pine cone ginger brings exotic appeal in its ornamental, culinary, and cleansing qualities. The tropical specimen grows well as a houseplant, especially in winter, as it appreciates protection from cold temperatures. Grow your own sweet-smelling, refreshing “shampoo” with ginger varieties indoors this November. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines the best indoor growing conditions and showy varieties for home use.