Lilies are one of the most popular garden and cutting flowers, and for good reason! These versatile bulbs are easy to grow and can naturalize in the garden, returning year after year. If you want to add these bulbs to your garden,…
Gardening or design trend that needs to go: Fall cleanup is one that needs to be modified. Fall cleanup should really be spring cleanup. We’ve also got to reduce the area of lawn. Lawn’s just a status symbol. There are four…
For more than 20 years I’ve been lucky to travel around the country writing and producing stories about gardens—from sleekly geometric gardens in California to crisp, formal landscapes in Florida to grand estates in New York. But when I remember some of…
If sleeping beauty was a gardener, she certainly would have pricked herself on stinging nettles. And if the fairy godmothers were foragers, they would use the plant to treat her stings and energize that sleepy girl. Stinging nettle, while a fair bit…
Showy and stunning, dahlias are a summer flower that deserves to be in every garden! Luckily, it is quite easy to grow dahlias from a tuber. Learn how to grow and care for dahlias so you can have a showstopping garden this…
Comfrey is often seen as a garden bully, growing tenaciously and quickly taking over. Today, I want to make a case as to why you might want to grow comfrey in your garden. A compost powerhouse and a wound healer, there are…
From bare soil to a lush garden in just months, learn how to start a garden you LOVE without spending more than $25! This method can help you cultivate a lovely space you’ll enjoy for years to come.
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When shopping in the soil section or looking for soil ingredients, you may become confused about the difference between sphagnum vs peat moss. They’re not one and the same! Let me set the record straight and break down the differences and when…
Heads up, Hollywood: We’d love to see this story turned into a movie. The main characters: Marjorie Taylor, a pastry chef and cook from Arizona who doesn’t take no for an answer, and her Francophile daughter Kendall Smith Franchini, who leaves the…
Learn how to build your own garden trellis that you can use to grow peas, cucumbers, and more vine vegetables. This DIY project will cost you pennies and is so easy to do—I’ll even share some of my own insider tips!
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