7 Amazing Uses for Lemon Balm You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner
At first glance, lemon balm looks like an ordinary patch of mint. Then you rub a leaf between your fingers and get a burst of fresh lemon fragrance that seems …
10 Gardening Mistakes That Invite Mosquitoes Into Your Yard
A bad mosquito problem does not always begin in a pond or swamp. It can start in a flowerpot saucer, an old bucket, or a birdbath that looks perfectly harmless. …
18 Flowers to Deadhead in August for One More Big Burst of Blooms
By August, even a beautiful flower bed can look as though it has suddenly given up. Fresh petals have been replaced by brown buttons, dry stalks, and half-empty flower clusters. …
The Indoor Medicinal Herb Garden Anyone Can Grow
Most people think a useful herb garden requires raised beds, perfect soil, and a sunny backyard. It does not. Several familiar herbs can grow beside a kitchen window, on an …
15 Plants That Can Damage Fences, Siding, and Foundations
A plant does not need thorns or poisonous sap to become a costly problem. Some vines wedge beneath siding, wrap around gutters, or become heavy enough to pull down an …
The Tough Little Perennial That Keeps Blooming Through Summer Heat
Some flowers look fantastic for two weeks and then quietly disappear. Blanket flowers do the opposite. This sun-loving perennial keeps throwing out fiery red, orange, and yellow blooms through the …
Garden Centers Still Sell These Aggressive Plants
The plants most likely to cause trouble rarely look dangerous at the garden center. They come in tidy pots with glossy tags promising fast growth, easy care, colorful flowers, or …
15 Fast-Growing Groundcover Plants That Keep Weeds in Check
Weeds love bare soil. When sunlight reaches open ground, new seedlings can appear almost overnight. A spreading groundcover fights back by covering those gaps, shading the soil, and making it …
25 Plants to Take Cuttings From Before September Starts
August is the moment to make free plants from the ones that made your garden look good all summer. Take healthy, non-flowering pieces of new growth, use clean snips, and …
15 Weeds You Can Eat—And the Safety Rules That Matter Most
The word “weed” usually means a plant growing where we do not want it, not a plant that has no value. Some of the most common volunteers in lawns, gardens, …