Choosing colors for the garden allows us to play with exciting combinations and moods. Color combinations create lively, energized spaces or peaceful and serene ones. They’ll complement a home or contrast it beautifully through striking opposites. Explore ideas for different color schemes with garden designer Katherine Rowe.
Too many nutrients can be catastrophic for houseplants, vegetables, and shrubs, but these remedies may help you save over-fertilized plants. Garden expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey explains how to identify and fix over-fertilization before it kills your plants.
Thinking about installing a raised bed in your garden but not sure where to put it? Looking for tips on getting the location and orientation right? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros highlights the priorities for siting a raised bed where it will yield the healthiest, most productive plants. You’ll learn the characteristics of an ideal location and how to avert some costly location mistakes.
Ready to build a raised bed garden in your yard? Wondering how to prep your raised beds for success? In this article, certified master gardener Liz Jaros offers 7 beginner tips for choosing, building, filling, planting, and caring for a raised bed garden.
Growing in raised beds makes gardening easy and accessible...if you do it right. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn nine common raised bed mistakes that you should avoid this growing season.
Are you excited about starting a new garden but intimidated by the potential cost? There are plenty of practical ways you can save money on your gardening project. Join thrifty gardening expert Liessa Bowen as she shares some of her favorite tips for gardening on a budget.
Outsmart weeds with smothering, suppression, and prevention. Garden expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey explains 7 highly effective weed removal methods to catch weeds young and keep them out of your garden.
You’ve heard of vegetable and cut flower gardens, but what about dye gardens? Dying yarn and fabrics with plant-based dyes allows you to create beautiful hues and develop a new appreciation for plants. If you’re not sure where to get started, join Briana Yablonski to learn 21 plants you can use as natural dyes.
Seed-starting can be intimidating for new gardeners. Especially when you consider the space requirements. However, with the following seeds, you can skip the indoor seed-starting step and head straight out to your raised beds! Gardening expert Kelli Klein shares 21 vegetables and flowers to direct sow in raised beds.
Raised beds are a game-changer for gardeners, but should you buy them premade or build your own? Garden expert Logan Hailey weighs the pros and cons of building versus buying raised beds and how to decide which is best for you.
Gardening has its own language and verbiage, which can sometimes be intimidating, especially for beginner gardeners. So, while you may have heard the phrase “chop- and -drop” you might be wondering: What is it? And why do it? Gardening expert Kelli Klein explains how chop-and-drop can benefit your garden.
You may have seen gardeners use cardboard as mulch or to suppress weeds, but is it safe? Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she dives into this interesting option.