7 Ways to Maximize Your Balcony Garden Space
With the limited space in a small balcony garden, how can we maximize growing potential without overcrowding? Gardening expert Madison Moulton provides seven tips to optimize your balcony garden space.
39 Seeds to Plant in Fall for Spring Blooms
Are you itching to spend time in the garden in the cool fall weather? In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss discusses what flower seeds to plant in the fall for a bounty of spring-blooming plants.
Companion Planting Gone Wrong: 21 Planting Combinations to Avoid
Not everyone is meant to be paired together. In gardens, just as in life, some companions simply don’t work out. Companion planting is a great way to improve yields, save space, and reduce pest pressure, but some planting combinations can be detrimental to the growth of one or both crops.
Myth or Truth: Will Ivy Destroy the Exterior of Your Home?
Thinking of planting some ivy or buying a home with ivy-covered walls? Have you heard horror stories about aggressive climbing vines burrowing into bricks and siding? In this article, landscape designer Liz Jaros examines the controversy surrounding exterior ivy, takes a closer look at the most common varieties, and offers suggestions for preventing damage to your home.
13 Seeds to Sow this Labor Day Weekend
We here at Epic Gardening are preparing our gardens for some beautiful cool weather flowers and vegetables. Here, Gardening expert Melissa Strauss tells you what Kevin and the crew are planting this Labor Day weekend.
3 Garden Projects to Do This Labor Day
From starting a raised bed garden to cover cropping and more, these weekend garden projects are bound to keep you busy and active outdoors over Labor Day weekend.
11 Steps to a Pet-Friendly Garden
With a bit of extra backyard space, you can create a garden that is not only safe for your pets to roam, but is created with their needs in mind. Gardening expert and owner of five dogs, Madison Moulton provides 11 tips to help you start a pet-friendly garden.
9 Ways to Get Your Garden Through Summer Drought
Hot summers are challenging in the garden, especially when rain clouds are nowhere in sight. Gardening expert Kaleigh Brillon is no stranger to hot and dry conditions. In this article, she gives nine ways to help your garden combat drought.
11 Types of Bees and How to Attract Them to Your Garden
Are you interested in attracting more bees to your garden? Bees are responsible for pollinating most of our flowers and food crops. In this article, gardening expert and beekeeper Melissa Strauss shares all you need to know about attracting and keeping bees in your garden.
9 Tips for Putting Your Fall Garden to Bed
Summer’s vibrant days have passed, and you probably have some wild tomato plants, rotting squash, or overgrown herbs filling your garden. In temperate zones, autumn is a time for enjoying your final harvests and preparing for winter rest. In this article, gardening expert Logan Hailey shares 9 tips for putting your fall garden to bed!
Plant Shaking: What is it, and Does it Actually Work?
Shaking plants is common among gardeners, but does it actually work? In this article, gardening expert Kaleigh Brillon discusses the reasons for this practice and whether or not you should do it for your plants.
15 Companion Plants to Grow with Chard
Chard is a colorful leafy green that can be grown in the vegetable garden or as an ornamental plant. In this article, gardening expert Kaleigh Brillon talks about 15 companion plants you can grow with chard.