The Beginner Checklist for deadheading for more blooms
Most advice about deadheading for more blooms falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Tulip Fall Planting in Pots and Small Spaces
Most advice about tulip fall planting falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Dahlia Tuber Storage Mistakes Every Gardener Makes
There is a reason dahlia tuber storage keeps coming up in conversations about Flowers: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and payoff.…
Roses: Pruning Basics: The Complete Growing Guide
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what roses: pruning basics can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Wildflower Patch from Seed Mistakes Every Gardener Makes
Most advice about wildflower patch from seed falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Cutting Garden Layout From Seed to Harvest
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what cutting garden layout can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
A Season With peony ant myths: What to Expect
There is a reason peony ant myths keeps coming up in conversations about Flowers: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and payoff. Done…
Marigolds As Companions: The Complete Growing Guide
If you have ever started marigolds as companions with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Bulbs in Layers (lasagna) Mistakes Every Gardener Makes
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what bulbs in layers (lasagna) can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Clematis Pruning Groups in Pots and Small Spaces
Most advice about clematis pruning groups falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
A Season With sunflower height control: What to Expect
Most advice about sunflower height control falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Zinnias for Beginners Troubleshooting: Leaves, Pests, Fixes
If you have ever started zinnias for beginners with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
Sweet Peas with Support Troubleshooting: Leaves, Pests, Fixes
Most advice about sweet peas with support falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Black-eyed Susans Spreading: The Complete Growing Guide
There is a reason black-eyed susans spreading keeps coming up in conversations about Flowers: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Hydrangea Color and Soil in Pots and Small Spaces
There is a reason hydrangea color and soil keeps coming up in conversations about Flowers: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Propagating annuals vs perennials planning for Free Plants
There is a reason annuals vs perennials planning keeps coming up in conversations about Flowers: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Flower Border by Height: Sunlight, Water and Timing
If you have ever started flower border by height with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Daffodils Naturalizing in Pots and Small Spaces
Most advice about daffodils naturalizing falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Cosmos in Poor Soil: Sunlight, Water and Timing
Most advice about cosmos in poor soil falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Winter Sowing Jugs: Sunlight, Water and Timing
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what winter sowing jugs can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and anyone…