Gardening Tips & Information
-
Proven Health Benefits Of Gardening – Why It’s Good To Get Your Hands Dirty
There are so many health benefits of gardening for every age and ability level, it may hold the key to many of the world’s problems. Learn about the ways gardening can improve your life.
-
Overwintering Plants Made Simple: Winterizing Essentials For Plants Outside And Under Glass
For many gardeners, winter is a long, cold, and dark time when plants take a rest. Make sure they're safe and cozy with this complete guide to overwintering.
-
9 Wild Spice Plants To Try: Flavor-Packed Foraging To Spice Up Your Life
If growing spices feels like a hit and miss affair, why not forage for spices growing in the wild? Here are 9 wild spice plants to add a dash of heat to your culinary exploits
-
Garden Songs That Green Thumbs Will Definitely Dig – Add These 7 Tunes To Your Playlist
Grow your garden playlist with these 7 tunes for green thumbs.
-
Preparing Your Garden For Winter: 9 Vital Tasks For Stronger Plants And An Easy Start In Spring
These essential fall tasks will help your garden endure winter’s challenges, and enable you to get a headstart on the next growing season.
-
7 Wild Greens For Fresh Foraged Salads – A Delicious Supplement To Your Kitchen Garden
Far from being surplus, foraged greens can be a delectable addition to your garden growing adventures. Here are some key wild greens worthy of a nutritional feast
-
Foraging For Beginners: Everything You Need To Know To Get Started
It’s vitally important to be knowledgeable about what you’re gathering and when foraging, since it could mean the difference between life and death.
-
Plant Migration Moving North As Climates Change – What It Means For Gardeners
Plant migration is a real thing. Entire species of plants migrate, most often in response to climate change. Here's how and why they do it.
-
Act Now For Garden Pest Prevention Next Year: Tips For A Problem-Free Garden Next Spring
It’s never too soon to be thinking about ways to tackle next year’s pests! Here are the golden rules for garden pest prevention that you can follow right now
-
5 Plastic Products To Avoid In Your Garden – And How You Can Embrace Plastic Reduction
The less plastic we use, the healthier our planet will be. Here are some big plastic gardening products to avoid, plus some alternatives.
-
What Is An Extension Office? Access A Wealth Of Local Gardening Knowledge
Learn from experts in your local community.
-
What Is A Nectary? Where To Find Them And Why They Matter To Wildlife
A nectary is a vital part of many flowering plants that attracts pollinators and benefits everybody.
-
Does Baking Soda Kill Weeds? What You Need To Know About This DIY Herbicide
The internet is full of gardening remedies for weeds, but the question remains: Does baking soda kill weeds? Find out what’s true.
-
10 Perennials To Cut Back In August For A Late Flush Of Flowers
Trim, chop, or deadhead these flowering perennial plants this month, and they will reward you with one last burst of color to take you to fall.
-
Native Alternatives To Invasive Plants: 8 Safe Garden Beauties
These beautiful native alternatives to invasive plants not only look better than non-native species but are better for your local ecosystem, too!
-
Don’t Trim These Plants Before Fall: 7 Plants You Should Not Prune In Summer
High summer is synonymous with deadheads and straggly growth, so it’s tempting to reach for the cutters. But here are the plants you should not prune in summer – and why
-
Herbicide Carryover In Compost - Can Herbicide Stay In Hay?
Understanding herbicide carryover in compost, manure, hay and other soil amendments is crucial, especially if gardening organically is important to you.
