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Are you looking for some fun and easy garden projects to do with your kids? Enjoy quality time outdoors with some hands-on gardening tasks, or try some garden-themed indoor activities on rainy days. Get ready to get a little messy and enjoy some quality time with these 17 creative plant-themed projects that kids will love!
Do you love using fresh, crisp, green spinach in your kitchen creations? Did you know you can grow your own spinach in containers and harvest it throughout the entire year? In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen shares 9 handy tips you can use for a continual harvest of container-grown spinach.
Get a garden that’s made in the shade! Explore shade-loving, no-fuss flowers and foliage with gardening enthusiast Lindsay Miller.
Heirloom plants are special varieties with long histories. Their popularity helps them stick around, as gardeners grow them and save their seeds. Partake in their history and start some seeds yourself! Discover the 29 most beautiful heirloom flowers for your landscape alongside avid gardener Jerad Bryant.
Interested in reaping all the benefits of compost but not sure how to make your own? In this article, biologist and long-time compost enthusiast Lindsay Miller shares several different ways gardeners can build beautiful compost at home.
Nobody wants to come in from a hike or weeding session to find their arms or legs covered with an itchy or painful rash. Unfortunately, some plants produce irritants that can cause this type of discomfort. Join plant expert Briana Yablonski to learn a list of plants you shouldn’t touch.
There are wonderful skills for kids to learn in the garden. It engages the senses and can help them to unwind after a long day of sitting in the classroom. Florida gardener and mom of three Melissa Strauss has some great plants to share that kids will enjoy growing in the fall!
Pests and diseases can be particularly difficult to deal with when they affect your indoor plants. If you've ever gone to battle with them, you know how frustrating they can be! Houseplant mom Melissa Strauss has some great plants that thrive indoors and are pest and disease-resistant.
Plant lace bug-resistant rhododendrons, and you’ll never have to spray their leaves with pesticide! These varieties ward off pesky lace bugs with fur, thick leaves, and strategic defenses. Join American Rhododendron Society member Jerad Bryant as we tour 19 of the best lace bug-resistant rhododendrons for your shady garden.
Peonies are beautiful, but tree peonies are magnificent! These deciduous shrubs sport gigantic peony blooms on woody stems. They offer year-round ornamental interest, as they don’t die back like herbaceous peonies do. Join backyard peony grower Jerad Bryant as we discover the best ways to care for these special plants.
Extremely cold-hardy and delicious, ‘Montana Zemo’ is an enjoyable hardneck variety to grow. Growers and chefs love this cultivar for its culinary versatility, large bulbs, and the perfect amount of bite. Let’s discuss why you should add this porcelain variety to your fall garden this season with organic farmer Jenna Rich.
Did you know that there are nearly 20 varieties of mint? Classics like spearmint, fruity herbs like banana mint, and flowering plants that you never knew were actually mint, like pennyroyal, are just a few on the list. Gardening enthusiast Emily Estep will explain the subtle difference between these many Mentha species.