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Today’s column introduces guidelines for year-round gardening for herbaceous perennial plants that are native to a ...
Learn how to create stunning container gardens that support and attract butterflies, using tips from author and garden expert ...
Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather ...
There are so many brilliant tips out there for designing small spaces, and there are plenty of ways to set up a small space ...
Whether indoors or outdoors, you can add a little life to your windowsill, your balcony or your yard in just a few steps.
But not in the way it usually ingratiates itself to potential adopters, who hear that the most familiar one of all, the snake ...
The extremes in Midwest weather can cause strange things to occur in our landscapes. Here are some things you may find.
I was trimming some of my Aphrodite sweetshrub bushes and found a weird growth on them. I was trimming them back anyway, so I ...
Should you scoop it up or steer clear? Here's what that white spot indicates—and how to pick the perfect watermelon every ...
You’ve probably heard me sing the praises of tucking flowers into your veggie beds — pollinators love it, and they help keep pests at bay. But what if you turned the tables? What if your garden ...
Simon's "genius" test, he says, is "to do as the old-school gardeners did in the 19th and 20th centuries, when stone pots or terracotta pots were at their most prevalent".
Villagers recycle used oyster shells to create adorable plant pots in Thailand. Locals had the idea to make use of non-biodegradable food waste piling up in rubbish dumps. Residents grind up the ...