15 Feathered Visitors That Indicate Your Garden Is Thriving
A robin tugging at the soil. A goldfinch balancing on an old seed head. A catbird disappearing into a berry-covered shrub. These are more than pretty garden moments. Each bird …
Skip Petunias—Plant These 15 Heat-Loving Flowers Instead
Petunias can look nearly perfect in late spring. Then the real summer heat arrives, and suddenly they are stretched, sticky, faded, and producing fewer flowers than leaves. You can trim …
10 Things to Do When Your Hydrangeas Are Wilting (+ the Biggest Mistake You Can Make)
A hydrangea can look perfectly happy in the morning and completely defeated by late afternoon. The leaves hang down. The flower heads sag. The entire shrub looks as though it …
Radish Pods: 10 Reasons to Let Your Radishes Go to Seed
The first time a radish bolts, it can feel like the harvest is over. The plant stretches upward, the root becomes less appealing, and delicate flowers appear where no flowers …
7 Simple Tips That Keep Clematis Flowers Coming
A clematis can look spectacular for two weeks and strangely finished the next. The good news is that many varieties are capable of producing more flowers after their first big …
The Christmas Cactus Care Calendar: What to Do Each Month for Reliable Holiday Blooms
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 …
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 Fresh petals have been replaced by brown buttons, dry stalks, and half-empty flower clusters.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 …