Yarrow’s flat-topped flowers are lovely in June and early July, but once they start to brown, they don’t do your garden any favors. Deadheading the spent blooms regularly can keep things tidy, but for ...

It all starts with choosing the right sucker. The one you want is usually just below the first flower cluster. That’s because this particular sucker is in a strong position on the plant and tends to ...

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 ...

I think the only thing quite as good is the first homegrown tomato, but I might be a bit biased. But if your strawberry patch is all green and no red, or if you’re wondering why your plants seem to be ...

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 ...

As the soil gets drier, the water in the olla will start seeping through the micropores. 6. Ollas prevent soil compaction. Because we’re directing the water deeper underground, we are not compacting ...

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 ...

If the soil in your raised bed shrinks down by several inches every year, it may be lacking one very important ingredient: mineral soil. Topsoils, garden soils, and potting soils sold by the bag often ...

Thinning out fruit early in the season can go a long way to getting a bumper crop from your orchard this year and each year after that. When you look at your fruit trees and finally see tons of tiny ...