Hands up if you have experienced the annoying garden pest known as leafroller. If you're new to gardening, it won't take long before you'll see them. If you are experienced, you're probably very ...
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Heather
Are you looking for a landscape plant that isn't about the big show-off effect, but rather a subtle statement in your garden? Or perhaps you want to grow a plant that thrives in a garden of acidic ...
White Mold on Plants: How to Identify and Deal With Sclerotinia Rot
It seems that in some years, our biggest challenge in the garden is trying to control all of the diseases that affect our crops. In fact, some years it feels like all you are doing is battling ...
How to Plant, Grow and Care For Bamboo In Your Garden
Watch an experienced gardener's face when you tell them you are going to grow bamboo. Depending on where you live, most people think that in a matter of months, your garden will be overrun with a ...
Growing Butternut Tree: How to Plant, Grow and Care for White Walnut
If you have like uncommon crops, why not try growing a classic tree like the fantastic butternut? They're struggle a bit in the wild due to a particularly deadly fungus, but are often fine in the home ...
13 Common Hosta Pests and Diseases and What to do About Them
Hostas are true shade-lovers. If you want to add color and texture to a shady part of your garden, this is your plant. While they're usually pretty tough, like all plants, hosta plants can suffer from ...
Xeriscape Garden: How to Conserve Water With Xeriscaping Principles
Water is a precious resource, so it makes sense to use gardening practices that use as little of it as possible. You could replace all your ornamentals with cacti, but xeriscaping allows you to enjoy ...
Growing Loquat Trees: Planting, Caring For, and Harvesting the Japanese Plum
In your gardening journey, you come across plants that catch your attention. For me, loquats are one of those plants. They're tropical-looking ornamentals that produce delicious fruits. New to growing ...
Growing Capers: How to Plant, Grow, and Care for the Caper Bush
Capers are one of those foods that so many of us think about growing, but never get around to. I'm suggesting you give it a go because a caper bush is easy to take care of, the fruits are super-yummy, ...