If you need a little privacy in your yard, but can't or don't want to deal with shrubs, consider these tall perennials for ...

Like most green thumbs, I rarely say no to a trip to the garden center. Who doesn’t love the smell of damp earth and growing ...

Bridal wreath spirea are a beautiful flowering shrub for any garden, but there are a few interesting things about them you ...

There’s an episode of the beloved 90s sitcom Friends, where it’s revealed that Monica (self-proclaimed neat freak) has a ...

If you're hoping for a pest-free summer, the time to take action is now. Do these three things to set up your plant's ...

It happens to so many of us each year. You buy a cheery poinsettia in the hopes that it will be a lovely (and easy) addition to your holiday décor. But now it’s losing leaves, and you’re wondering if ...

At the beginning of the season, we’re all guilty of sweating our tomatoes. We continually peek at them, waiting for that first tomato to ripen to perfection. And when we get that first bite? It’s the ...

Whether you’ve been at this whole gardening thing for a while or you’re just getting started, you probably know that starting your own seeds is a game changer. But doing so means giving up a chunk of ...

Once in your lifetime, you should find the time to build a beautiful cob oven in your backyard. If you can’t find time, then you’ll have to “make time”, because you simply cannot live a full life ...

I often see peace lilies make it to the top of lists of houseplants that thrive on neglect. I believe – and you can disagree – that no plant thrives if it has been neglected. It merely survives. And ...

Many years ago, when I first discovered that a surefire way to get free houseplants was to bring some in from the garden, you would have thought I’d hit the jackpot. When you’re a plant-obsessed ...

You could say we have an obsession with compost around here. And why wouldn’t we? It’s the perfect organic soil amendment – nutrient-rich and filled with microbial life – that we can make ourselves, ...