Tag: gardening
July’s gardening to-do list
This month, prune flowers, keep up with your garden’s watering and weeding needs and continue to manage pests.
How to manage your garden after too much rain
Rain is a good thing, especially when it comes to growing plants. But too much rain can ruin a garden.
Grow more with less: Cut and grow-again garden vegetables
Whether you have limited planting space or limited time to sow second and third crops, grow-again vegetables produce higher yields with less work.
How to attract pollinators to your yard
Providing pollinators with food, water and shelter supports strong plant production; plus you get to enjoy the beauty that hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and other pollinators bring to your yard!
How to save money in the garden: 5 tips
If gardening seem like an expensive hobby, check out these tips for saving money while you grow your own fruits, vegetables and flowers.
Flowers add meaning and symbolism to the garden
Floriography is an intriguing study for those interested in how a flower’s characteristics, history and traditional uses give it symbolic meaning.
June’s gardening to-do list
Staking plants, weeding, applying mulch and managing pests are some of June’s gardening tasks.
How to grow a container garden: 10 tips
Container gardens can be grown anywhere by gardeners of all skill levels and ability.
How to protect your garden from birds
Some birds can be a nuisance in the garden, but there are simple ways for gardeners to scare birds off and lessen the damage done to fruits and vegetables.
Planting, harvesting and cooking rhubarb
Rhubarb offers a sour, tangy taste that can be sweetened with other ingredients.