Some plants are clearly planning a planetary takeover, starting with your flower beds. These seven species spread faster than a glitch in the matrix. Reset the balance by thinning them in early spring, or prepare to find out exactly how deep the rabbit hole goes. The Anatomy of the Thin Thinning perennials isn’t about making…
Gardening is a slow-motion game of chess against nature, where the pieces grow, multiply, and battle in ways you can’t see them. Are you a grandmaster or not? Your opening move starts in March. Reorganize the board now. 10 Crowded Perennials You Should Divide in March Your backyard hides a fortune in free plants, hidden…
The fate of your orchid depends entirely on its specific lineage. Most grocery orchids in the U.S. belong to the Phalaenopsis family, which offers more options than a streaming service. The rest, however, are more of a one-hit wonders when it comes to that flower spike. Moth Orchids If you have a Phalaenopsis (moth orchid),…
If you think pruning is just a fancy word for yard-based destruction, you’re doing it wrong, or at least, you’re doing it at the wrong time. March is that awkward teen month when the weather can’t decide if it’s edgy and cold-hearted or bright and bubbly, but your plants don’t have time for the identity…
You would’ve planted spinach, not hydrangeas, if you wanted leafy greens to take over in your backyard. Stop apologizing to the neighbors for your (absent) landscaping (skills). Instead, let me explain how to transform your stubborn bushes into the showstoppers they’re meant to be! 1. Pruning Like a Blindfolded Barber Are your hydrangeas, too, victims…
Dividing perennials is the ultimate “buy one, get four free” coupon for thrifty gardeners. I’ve turned one healthy clump into half a dozen plants more times than I can count. Yet, if you move too early, the poor things will freeze. Move too late, and they sulk like teens forced to attend a family reunion….