Another April, another battle against muddy boots, soggy socks, and aching knees. On the bright side, it’s a chance to fix up your backyard with colorful annuals. On the less bright side, your chiropractor will finally afford that vacation home this season. If you want these flowers to keep going as long as possible, we…
Is your garden looking a bit… chunky? Nature called, and it wants a makeover. You’ve got perennials? Ground covers? Shrubs? Sorry, you can’t escape your April destiny. Multiplication by Division Be the hero your plants need. They’re currently fighting for legroom like passengers in a budget airline cabin. Quick note: This list is mainly for gardeners…
Everyone (myself included) wants a lush indoor jungle until we see the nursery price tags. My solution involves leftovers, sticky counters, filtered water, and recycled jam jars. Even if you lack a green thumb, you have other fingers perfectly capable of cleaning a fruit seed. Quick note: not every fruit you buy will give you…
Spring waits for no one, my fellow gardeners, especially those staring at empty flower beds. Your shovel is lonely; so give it some real work. Your outdoor space could use a personality upgrade immediately, and these seven shrubs deliver the color and life your yard’s been missing. If privacy is part of the mission too,…
I still remember the first time my snake plant flowered. It’s weird, because it was almost fifteen years ago, but it’s one of those memories that sticks vividly in my mind because of how fragrant the blooms were. My sansevieria flowering was an unexpected surprise, since I didn’t know snake plants flowered at all. I’ve…
Woody sticks in your backyard look like Keith Richards after a world tour. They appear dry, crusty, and entirely finished with this mortal coil. Give them a moment. Beneath that rough exterior, there’s still a leafy pulse waiting to kick in. Not everything wakes up at the same time. Some plants jump into spring early,…