I love growing zinnias. These colorful flowers are scattered throughout my garden each summer, and their bright colors and continuous blooms make everything seem more cheerful. They're ideal as cut ...
6 Clever Methods to Protect Berries From Birds
Who doesn't love grabbing fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and huckleberries off the bush? Know who loves berries just as much as people do? Birds. They can't resist a ripe, juicy berry, ...
10 Rhubarb Plant Problems: Common Pests, Diseases, and Environmental Issues
There’s something fresh and summery about a rhubarb bed growing tall in the sunlight. It’s one of the first harvests of the season, and the tangy, sour taste of rhubarb balances out all the sweet, ...
How to Grow and Raise Beautiful Butterfly Peas
Butterfly peas are incredibly popular right now. From beautiful, violet gins to butterfly pea smoothies, these stunning, edible flowers are finding their rightful place in the kitchen garden. ...
How to Grow Dogwood Trees for Magnificent Fruit and Flowers
Dogwoods come in a vast range of sizes, colors, and shapes, with some featuring pale pink petals or bright orange flowers. Some have red bark that adds winter interest. You can grow them as large ...
The Complete Guide to Growing Crabapples
Crabapples don't get the respect and appreciation that they deserve. These small, sour cousins to the sweet Malus apples we transform into pies and crumbles may not have the same sugar content, but ...
Growing Hawthorns: How to Plant and Raise Crateagus Trees
I love growing hawthorns. Soft and pillowy white with blossoms in the spring, cheerful with berries in the fall, and gracefully curved all year long, hawthorns are a focal point in the yard or garden. ...
Why are My Veggie Seedlings Failing? 12 Causes and Solutions
Few things compare to the joy gardeners feel when their seeds germinate. Watching veggie seedlings unfurl and stretch up into the spring sunshine brings joy to our hearts every single time. This is ...
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 ...