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A carpet of vibrant plants spreading in shade, with periwinkle-blue five-petaled flowers nestled among small, dark green oval leaves.

Ornamental Gardens

15 Beautiful Plants that Spread Aggressively in Shade

Shade gardens are hidden gems. They hide under tall trees, walls, and structures that conceal their beautiful flowers and lush leaves. For large empty spaces in the shade, you’ll want aggressive spreaders that can outcompete weeds. Start with one of these 15 beautiful plants that creep and spread.

An indoor garden features lush, vibrant pink flowering vines creating an archway over a rectangular blue pool, illustrating plants that never grow around pool areas.

Ornamental Gardens

Never Grow These 11 Plants Around Your Pool

Planting around a pool requires careful planning. You want to strike the right balance between beauty, practicality, and maintenance. Join Florida gardener Melissa Strauss to discuss some of the plants that you should never consider when landscaping your pool deck.

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Edible

Don’t Pick Corn Too Early: 5 Harvesting Tips

Corn grows quickly in summer! You’ll see tender shoots turn into giant stalks seemingly overnight. Ears will swell on the stalks—snip them off to enjoy the juicy kernels inside. Seasoned grower Jerad Bryant shares five harvesting tips to help you pick corn on time.

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Plant Diseases

How to Prevent Late Summer Tomato Diseases

After months in the ground, you may notice your tomato plants begin to become discolored, spotted, or weak from disease. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn symptoms of some common late summer tomato diseases and how to prevent them.

Ways to cure cracked tomatoes, appearing to be multiple pieces dangling from the plant with bright green foliage placed under the warm sunlight

Plant Problems

7 Quick Cures for Splitting, Cracked Tomatoes

Splitting tomatoes is the last thing you want to see! You’ve invested time, money, and effort into growing your crop, only to discover splits and cracks forming at the end of the season. Don’t fret—these seven quick cures will reduce splitting and prevent it from occurring in the future.

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Plant Diseases

Don’t Ignore These 9 Plant Diseases in the Garden

While we can overlook plant diseases that cause only minor, if any, damage, some are lethal to our ornamentals and edibles and benefit from quick action. Prevention is the first step, but when they crop up, knowing what to do next helps limit the spread. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores garden diseases that are too risky to ignore for overall garden health.

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Vegetables

How to Know if Your Carrots Are Ready to Harvest

As carrots develop underground, each one uncovers a unique treasure at pulling. Knowing what to look for and when to harvest the root vegetables brings the crispiest, sweetest crunch. Garden expert Katherine Rowe outlines how to know when carrots are ready to capture them at peak harvest.

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Vegetables

When and How to Harvest Garden Beans

Garden beans are fresh, delicious, and nutritious! They’re one of the best vegetables for your health. Eat them in their pods as green beans or let them mature for dry beans. Learn how and when to harvest your beans, and you’ll prevent any from going to waste.