While their petals might drop faster than a mic at a comedy show, your tulip leaves are just getting started. If you have questions about cutting them back… that’s serious business, and here come serious answers. Maybe. Why Tulip Leaves Don’t Die When the Flowers Do? Because they’re waiting for their Netflix show to get…
As someone who enjoys garden work and loves seasonal trims, I used to find mid-summer marigold trimming quite fun…until I started messing up and my mistakes became more and more apparent. I’d call that period in my marigold journey a learning curve, and since then, I’ve improved my pruning game a lot. In today’s article,…
For most people, growing their first set of cucumbers is almost a complete waste of time, as it usually never ends well. I still remember my first few cucumber plants succumbing to blossom end rot and me being utterly heartbroken over it. If you’re planning to grow cucumbers, better do it the right way. This…
I’ve written countless deadheading guides for roses, hydrangeas, and other flowering shrubs, but never one for coneflowers. Realizing that someone might mistakenly prune coneflowers the same way as other flowers, I figured it was time to change that. So here it is: a deadheading guide made specifically for coneflowers. In today’s article, not only will…
If you’ve ever felt personally victimized by a spent peony looking like a deflated balloon, you’re not alone. Welcome to the “what now?” phase of peony parenthood! Should you go at them with shears or just offer a silent prayer? As a fellow gardener, I’ve got a few thoughts on that, so let’s cut through…
Ever since I was young, I would always hear my gardener mom complaining about her bolting spinach every year. Now that I took over her garden, I’ve faced bolting problems multiple times, whether it’s my peas bolting or the backyard spinach patch. Thankfully, I’ve found a way to overcome bolting problems, and now they’re a…