While others are interested in shiny flowering plants when they’re young, I actually admired houseplants a lot during my teenage years. Flowers were cool and beautiful, but they never intrigued me like pothos or snake plants did. From a very young age, I learned to care for houseplants alongside my mom, who also took an…
I don’t know about others, but I personally get very excited seeing bees and butterflies in my garden. It revives a child-like energy inside me that nothing else really can. If you’re looking to grow native plants that attract pollinators to your Midwest garden, you’re in the right place! In today’s article, we’re going to…
Have you ever seen a patch of brown marigold leaves? If not, nothing to see here, browse along. But. What if your marigolds currently resemble a collection of autumn potpourri? ‘What did I do wrong this time?’ you ask, probably to an unresponsive trowel you affectionately call Sandy Loam (don’t pretend you don’t). Chances are,…
It’s a common saying in the realm of gardening that “gardeners avoid invasive crops like kids avoid medicine”. And, to no surprise, this is absolutely true! While invasive flowers can add this “messy pretty” touch to your garden, it’s typically just not worth the hindrance they cause to other plants and flowers nearby. In today’s…
Is there anything more disheartening than pulling up a carrot, only to find a Surrealist art piece? Either would be more digestible if it followed a deeper understanding of the forces that shaped it. Bad luck is not one of those. It’s often a few common, easily fixable mistakes. That perfect, straight, long, strong, and…
While division is a solid technique to control overcrowding and encourage better, healthier blooming, the truth is that some plants just don’t respond well to it. In today’s article, we’ll be going over a long list of such plants and trying to figure out why exactly division doesn’t suit them. Let’s jump straight into it,…