Your Christmas cactus is probably not stubborn. It is probably just getting the right care at the wrong time. That is what makes these plants so frustrating. They can look …
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 …
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. …
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 Fresh petals have been replaced by brown buttons, dry stalks, and half-empty flower clusters. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …