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 ...
How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Hydrangeas – The Classic Ornamental Plant
Growing hydrangeas has been a favorite pasttime for many years. It's unsurprising they're so popular, given they're so beautiful and they come in various colors, shapes, and styles. Hydrangeas fit ...
Botrytis Blight: How to Identify and Control This Fungal Disease
Sometimes it's overwhelming how many pests and diseases that affect our plants, it's a wonder we manage to grow anything. Nature is a wonderful thing, and diseases are just a part of the natural ...
How to Grow, Care, and Harvest Olive Trees
Growing olives in your home garden is to be a part of ancient gardening history. Olives date back to ancient Greece, so I can't help but imagine those same plants growing in the Mediterranean sun when ...
Growing Cotoneaster: Your Complete Guide to Raising Wonderful Winter Color
Some plants are hyped to be hardy, easy to grow, and suitable in all many settings. When you plant them, however, they are anything but. The same can't be said about growing cotoneaster. This plant ...
10 Common Strawberry Diseases How to Deal With Them
Don't you love that moment when you taste the first sun-warmed strawberry of the season? With all the promise of those days of sweet berries ahead of you? You can picture the pies, jams, and treats to ...
Best Self-Seeding Annual Flowers and Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden
I'll embrace any idea that can help me save time in the garden. One great way to get some of your time back is to choose plants that self-seed, grow for a season, then self-seed again. Self-seeding ...
Growing Redbuds: How to Plant and Care for These Spring Superstars
For early spring blooms full of color, you can't do better than growing redbuds. And with so many to choose from, chances are you can be growing redbuds no matter what your garden situation ...