Seed tape can be a handy tool for the gardener, but there are a few downsides to it. This product gets rid of them and makes ...

After years of searching I found the perfect mulch for my garden - pine flakes. Let me show you why it's the best mulch.

The nation's 250th birthday is this Independence Day. Plant a patriotic semiquincentennial flower garden with these flowers.

If you just can't get the hang of growing lavender, here are a few alternatives with similar sun and soil requirements.

There's some conflicting advice floating around about the best way to start zucchini and summer squash in the garden. Let's ...

Late spring – mid-May through early June – is a deceptive period of time for most gardeners, vegetable or ornamental. This is ...

For these flowering shrubs, late spring is the right window to prune them in order to avoid interfering with bud formation ...

If you pay attention to these three little talked about rules concerning pepper plants it will change your pepper-growing ...

Let’s be honest with ourselves, we don’t grow lilacs for the lovely, emerald green leaves. We grow lilacs for that heady scent that perfumes the air on warm spring days. So, it’s a real disappointment ...

Bare root plants are a great way to add to your garden without spending a lot of dough. One look at the display in your local garden center, and you’ll see that the variety of plants on offer as bare ...

Leaf miners, aphids and bolting the second there’s a bit of heat, for such a simple green, spinach can be tough to grow. Sadly, too many gardeners give up because they’re tired of putting in the time ...