Wondering how to water your containers and hanging baskets with just the perfect amount of water? Watering container plants might seem like one of the easiest tasks of all for gardeners, but in truth, it’s one of the most misunderstood. Every summer, countless gardeners unknowingly damage or even kill their container plants simply by watering …
Looking for the best way to fertilize your geraniums this year to keep them blooming big and strong all summer long? As popular as geraniums are – they can also be a source of frustration for quite a few gardeners. Especially when it comes to keeping them healthy, green and flowering strong for an entire …
One of the best ways to add big life and interest to your containers and hanging baskets is to add trailing plants that spill all over the sides of the planter – and today we feature six of the best spilling plants of all that can bring your containers and baskets to life like no …
If you are looking for an eye catching plant to fill your containers this year with big color and interest, then you need to be growing coleus! Not only can coleus fill your pots with long lasting beauty – it also happens to be incredibly resistant to pests – including deer and rabbits. Adding to …
Looking for a few tips and tricks to keep your pansies blooming strong all the way through early spring – and even into early summer? Thanks to their love for cool weather, pansies are a top pick for gardeners looking to add a splash of color to their landscape in early spring – and in …
Looking for the best way to protect and care for your potted evergreens from winter’s cold, snow and ice? Evergreens are one of the best ways to bring life to the outdoors. Their bright green needles can often seem like the only splash of color in a sea of winter whites and greys. Although many …
When it comes to protecting potted perennials from winter damage – success all begins with keeping your plants out of harms way before the first hard freeze arrives! Whether it’s hostas, daylilies, ornamental grasses, evergreens or everbearing strawberries, growing a few perennials in pots around your landscape is a great way to add big interest …
You don’t have to let the end of the growing season be the end of the line for your big beautiful ferns – not when you can easily divide and save them in the fall to grow again next year! Ferns are a staple for gardeners to grow outdoors during the spring, summer and fall …
Looking to recharge and rejuvenate your tired, weak raised bed soil this fall and bring it back to life? The garden season can take a big toll on the vitality and life of the soil in raised beds. Plants require a lot of nutrients from the soil. Both to grow healthy foliage – and produce …
One of the biggest secrets of all to grow a large, healthy potato crop with loads of foliage and plenty of potatoes to harvest is knowing when and how to properly fertilize them – and when to stop! Potatoes are heavy feeders that require plenty of nutrients throughout the growing season. Failing to provide plants …