Did you get off to a late start? No worries, there are still so many things you can plant in July for a summer garden.

Every spring, I’m amazed by my peonies. It still blows my mind that such a massive, frilly blossom comes from a bud roughly the size of a large marble. Aren’t plants amazing? But this past spring, one ...

Watering tomatoes isn't rocket science, but there are a few sneaky mistakes that could end up causing your plants stress.

Is your landscaping behind the times? It might be time for a refresh if you've got any of the landscaping trends on this list ...

Anti-Companion Planting for Tomatoes But just as there are numerous plants that make tomatoes happy, it’s probably even more important to know that there are a number of plants that can set your ...

Please, do mulch your garden, but choose a better material. There are so many inexpensive options; some you probably already have on hand. 4. Use Eggshells to Start Seedlings We’ve all seen the cute ...

Remember this one rule: bury deep and cover well! When we’re composting in place (also called composting in situ), we’re cutting out the middleman and putting the plant material straight into the ...

I hold in my hand the secret to robust, healthy tomato seedlings. Well Now, Isn’t That Interesting? I often tease tomato gardeners about being a special breed of crazy, but it’s only because I’m part ...

Our Cuckoo Bluebar “hen” After all was said and done, and the company honored their sexing guarantee, my friend and I still had two noisy, crowing, ahem…sexually mature roosters strutting around. We ...

Gardening comes with a lot of anecdotal wisdom, and not all of it works. However, one bit of gardening advice that’s proven to work time and again is to plant tomatoes on their side in a trench or ...

The root system occupies the top 2 feet of soil so watering regularly is more beneficial than the occasional deep soak. Irrigate several times a week – particularly with young, newly settled plants – ...

What Creeping Thyme Varieties Work Best? There are around 300 cultivars of thyme, and many of them are creeping varieties. Here are a few suggestions for thyme that works best as a ground cover. Red ...