Looking for the best marigolds to plant for big, long-lasting color in your flowerbeds, containers and gardens this year? Marigolds are becoming more popular than ever before – and for all the right reasons! The annual flower is easy to plant, easy to grow, and full of incredible color. It also helps pollinators and actually …
Wondering what to do with your poinsettias after they finish blooming? As the holiday season comes to a close, the gorgeous blooms of a poinsettia usually follow suit soon afterwards as well. The once vibrant plants start to drop their colorful leaves in January or February. Unfortunately, many think it’s the end of the line …
Looking for a few simple, easy, and all-natural methods to get rid of aphids on your houseplants? Aphids may be tiny, but they can cause huge problems when they show up inside. The soft-bodied insects are some of the most common indoor plant pests of all, and once they find a plant they like, they …
If you are looking to add big color and interest to your flowerbeds, garden, and in pots or containers, make this the year you grow some of best and easiest annual flowers directly from seed! Direct-seeding annual flowers is surprisingly simple. Bare soil, good soil contact, consistent moisture, and a bit of patience is usually …
Looking for some of the best herbs to grow indoors on your windowsill or counter for delicious winter cooking? When the days get cold and dark, fresh food from the garden can feel far away. But that doesn’t mean you have to give up using fresh flavors in the kitchen. Why? Because winter is actually …
One of the biggest questions for gardeners is how long to leave their ornamental grasses up after they brown off in the fall. And although you can technically take them down at any point after that – today we are going to cover 3 great reasons for leaving them up all through the winter! Ornamental …
Winter is the perfect time for putting cardboard in your compost pile – and can it ever have impressive benefits to your finished compost next spring and summer! For starters, there is often more cardboard available in the winter than at any other time of year. Holiday gifts arrive in boxes. By the dozens! And …
When cold weather settles in, it can feel nearly impossible to keep a compost pile going in winter. Freezing temperatures slow everything down. Kitchen scraps seem to just sit on the pile. And even worse, the top layer of the pile can harden into a block of frozen soil. But the good news is that …
One thing is for sure – cutting back perennials in the fall is not only a great way to keep flowerbeds looking neat and tidy through late autumn and winter, but also extremely important for keeping plants vibrant and blooming the following year. Removing spent foliage and blooms helps a plant focus on recharging it’s …
Want to know a few simple secrets to overwinter your mums and save them to grow and flower again next fall? Saving your mums in late fall is one of the best ways to stretch next year’s autumn decorating budget – especially when you consider just how easy it is to keep your mums alive …