Adding rare, unusual herbs to your garden gives you new flavors to add to your culinary adventures that you may not have experienced before. Don't get me wrong, traditional herbs are a mainstay in ...
Why and How to Plant an Eco-Friendly Clover Lawn
With everything going on with climate change and the environment, many gardeners are looking at more sustainable practices in our gardens. Traditional turf lawns use a lot of water and fertilizers ...
Basal Stem Rot: What It Is and How to Deal With It
There are many diseases that your plants might get that you have to deal with. A lot of them are annoying and take just a little effort on your part to defeat. Your plant recovers and you move ...
How to Identify Ringspot Viruses and What to Do About Them
Wouldn't it be wonderful if only a few diseases affected the plants in our gardens? Unfortunately, that isn't the case, and sometimes it seems like every time you turn around, there's a new pathogen ...
How to Plant and Grow Quince Fruit Trees
Some vegetables and fruit have gone out of favor over the years for various reasons, and quince is one of those plants. This was mainly because older varieties of quince were way too tart to be eaten ...
11 Fast-Growing Fruit Trees for a Quick Harvest
Some fruit trees take an age to grow and produce fruit. Their first harvest can take up to seven years, and a few take even longer. I love to grow slow-maturing trees like pawpaws, but like most ...
Growing Cockscomb: How to Plant the Most Beautiful Vegetable Out There
I first came across cockscomb when I had an overgrown garden on my new rural property. The area was bland except for little pockets of color. Among the green and brown were pink, white, yellow, and ...
9 Senior Gardening Ideas for Apartments and Indoors
Gardening is a wonderful pastime, and it's something that keeps us fit and healthy. Young gardeners can work all day completing chores, and get up the next day and do it all over again. As we age, ...
Growing Dahlias for Bright, Bold Summer Color
If there is one flower that gets gardeners excited (and competitive), it's dahlias. The big, bold, and often bright blossoms are some of the most dramatic that you'll ever see in the ...