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.
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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.
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.
How to Fight Plants With Plants: Controlling Garden Nuisances
If you are looking for a chemical-free solution to invasive plants, consider growing natives that can outcompete them. In this article, garden expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey explains how to fight plants with plants to control nuisance species.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for ‘Iceberg’ Roses
Rosa ‘Iceberg’ brings bundles of crisp, white blooms among glossy green foliage. As a shrub or climber, they flower nonstop from early summer through frost. Explore these handsome, vigorous, effortless roses with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
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.
15 Landscape Design Ideas for Challenging Gardens
Challenging sites let us flex our gardening chops. They’re opportunities for creativity, aesthetic enhancement, and site improvement. If you’ve got a tough spot, there’s likely a plant, accent, or tip to improve it. Join garden designer Katherine Rowe for a look at working with less-than-ideal sites.
17 Low-Maintenance Trees For Your Landscape
Would you like to add a new tree to your landscape but want something with minimal fuss? Luckily, plenty of highly ornamental yet easy-to-grow trees add some hardy greenery and structure to your yard. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen shares 17 of her favorite low-maintenance trees to add attractive foliage, beautiful flowers, and wildlife habitat to your landscape.
Pompon, Collarette, and Cactus: A Guide To Dahlia Types
Dahlias are a long-time favorite for good reasons. With exceptional bloom forms and a lasting bloom time, they entertain in the planted display and fresh floral arrangements. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe for a look at the diverse flower forms and compositions of the beloved genus.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care For ‘Barbie Pink’ Guava Trees
Tasty, tropical guava is a farmer’s market favorite in warm climate zones. Learn how to grow this treat of a tree with Florida gardener Melissa Strauss.
12 Common Mushrooms You Might Find in Your Yard
Mushrooms seem to come out of nowhere, peppering our lawns with pops of color and unusual shapes. Most folks don’t give them a second glance, having no idea which mushroom is which, but their identities don’t have to be a mystery. Amateur mycologist Emily Estep names and explains 12 common lawn mushrooms that you might just see after a rainy day
Don’t Plant These 15 Invasive Ground Covers
Are you looking for some ornamental ground covers to enhance your landscape? Beware of invasive species and do yourself, and the environment, a favor by not planting these fast-growing aggressive plants. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen introduces 15 invasive ground cover plants that you should avoid using in your garden.