Every fall, you can practically hear the collective groan of homeowners staring down a freshly carpeted yard. It echoed on our Facebook page, filled with inquiries from rakers and antirakers. Should you welcome the leaf pile or tackle it like it owes you money? To rake or not to rake is apparently a bigger moral…
You’re likely here because you’re completely fed up with your Christmas Cactus looking like the Ghost of Christmas Past. You’ve followed the “how-to” to the letter, yet still end up with a collection of green stems come December. You must also be tired of all the generic advice that leaves absolutely everything to guess. The…
Another wonderful garden season has ended! And you have some perfectly good seeds left over. You could, of course, try building a grand pyramid to store them in, but history shows that doesn’t always work out. A better idea is to use some clever techniques to keep your precious seeds viable for …ages! For a…
Some people ponder the meaning of life. Others lose sleep over whether they’ve watered the basil enough. And then there are us, the truly dedicated, who stare at a fading black-eyed Susan and wonder if a simple trim is a sign of betrayal. To be perfectly honest, it’s not exactly a life-or-death situation, but that…
If you’re anything like me, the last thing you want to do is spend a chilly afternoon cleaning up your garden. And yet, what you must, you must, because the alternative is a garden that looks like a fraternity house after a party; half-dead, a little smelly, and full of questionable messes. Or perhaps, there…
Stop planting annuals, and start planting perennials! Wait. Stop planting annuals, and start planting annuals that act like perennials! You’ll love vegetables and herbs that take matters into their own hands. A self-seeding garden is the ultimate gardening trick for anyone who loves fresh produce but secretly (or openly) hates dirt under their nails. What…