Whoever tells you fall gardening is a lesson in mindfulness has never tried to tame a neglected iris bed. Their spring blooms don’t appear just because you meditated among overgrown fans. So get your sharp steel, steel your nerves, and unnerve those borers before they settle in for winter. Know Your Iris and Manage Your…
Perhaps it’s the Halloween mood talking, but there’s something darkly beautiful about a garden that looks a tiny bit… decayed. We chop, we rake, and we shave perennial beds down to shivering soil. No more. Step away, Scissorhands! Brew something warm, dark, and spicy, and embrace your magnificently blackened stems. 10 Perennials To Keep Your…
The reason your holiday cactus hasn’t flowered in three years isn’t bad luck. Chances are, it’s because your house is too warm, your nights are too bright, or your watering habits are completely out of sync with the season. Let’s fix that right now. Starting with sorting out what you actually own. How to ID…
Hosta care in November is mostly a bunch of don’ts. Don’t rake too much, don’t rush the winter mulch, and don’t rush to chop your plants down. So, don’t just ask yourself what you can do for your hostas, but what you can stop doing to them. Task 1: Don’t Rake Every Inch of Soil…
If you’ve ever lost a rosemary plant between October and March, you’re in good company. Rosemary evolved for bright, relatively mild Mediterranean winters, not dry blasts from heating vents and dim indoor windowsills. Getting it through winter in an average American home? Absolutely possible, but it takes more than dragging the pot inside and hoping…
You’d think that once the leaves fall, your gardening duties are officially wrapped up. Both November and hydrangeas have different plans for you. The best you can do is play along, giving each type of hydrangea the care it needs before winter sets in. If you missed a few earlier fall chores, we also put…