The official gardener’s handbook says August is when you put down your snips and accept the slow march to autumn. It’s time to wave the white flag. The show’s over. You’ve earned a break, right? Well, I say it’s not over till it’s over. You only need to know which plants are preparing their final…
I’ve written many August guides in the past that include everything from sowing and propagation to cleaning and pruning. However, there’s something I definitely need to start mentioning more often: flower seeds. In this one, allow me to take you through some common (and uncommon) flower seeds that would appreciate being harvested in the month…
While dividing is a very useful and productive technique in the garden, many new gardeners just don’t understand its purpose and aren’t able to take full advantage of it. In today’s article, not only will we discuss the importance of division in the garden, but also look through a list of reliable perennials that should…
Something I’ve commonly noticed with new gardeners is that they’re super impatient about things and tend to cut their winners too early. This was something my grandma noticed with me in my early days. I was cutting flowers too early and letting the weeds grow because I believed my timing was right (it wasn’t). In…
From the age of 11 to 19, houseplants were my absolute obsession! I loved spider plants, monsteras, and pothos so much that I would often cry if their leaves ever started yellowing. Yeah…let’s just say my mom went through hell during those years… If you have multiple houseplants at home like me, it can be…
My mom had this sort of “gardening tradition” where she and I would prune the backyard flowers in the month of August and have a refreshing sweet treat as a reward right after. I never asked what the point of pruning in August was because I was too young at the time, but now that…