Ignore Susan next door staring at your mismatched gardening outfit while you assault your shrubs. Your February garden may look like a slow-motion documentary about beige, but your favorite blossoms are busy beneath the surface as winter loosens its grip. They can’t wait to bounce back. And Susan doesn’t know that. Surprise her. Flowers That…
Do you dream of a perfectly sized, sweet bumper fruit crop next summer? That dream begins now. With leaves gone, the structural truth is exposed, revealing branches that steal sunlight. Postpone the gym membership! Your real New Year’s resolution starts in December as you branch out and spread the holiday shear across your dormant orchard….
How did a tiny flower from the Usambara Mountains manage to win the countless hearts (and pots) across the globe? Because it is a queen. A bit spoiled, perhaps, and undeniably demanding, but what true tropical celebrity isn’t? Winter arrives, and Violet is ready to defy the weather (g)ods. Want Saintpaulia to show you what…
Roses were my first love in the garden. Sure, they’re a bit cliché and you see them everywhere, but that’s exactly why they’re so irresistible. If your bushes never make it through winter the way you hope, your cold-season maintenance routine is probably the missing piece. Today, I’ll show you how to mulch, prune, and…
A (part of the) secret to a low-effort yet beautiful garden lies in a concept called “hardiness,” which is a fancy way of asking, “Will this plant survive winter?” For us resourceful gardeners, it is the foundation of planting native. Native wildflowers are meant to succeed in your space because they’ve been there for centuries….
Amaryllis is one of the easiest bulbs to grow indoors, but it still gives people trouble. Every year I hear the same questions: “Why isn’t mine blooming?” or “What went wrong this time?” and it almost always comes down to a few simple mistakes. If your amaryllis is refusing to bloom or only putting out leaves, don’t worry….