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To energize the garden with the sauntering buzz of bumblebees, choose their favorite flowering shrubs. With a long bloom time, including those that bloom in transitional seasons, shrubs provide a lasting resource to support the pollinators. Garden expert Katheirne Rowe highlights flowering shrubs that beckon to the bumblebees.
Keeping a beehive may seem beneficial for the environment, but is it? Local, native bee populations are in decline, while non-native honeybees are thriving. Starting a pollinator garden may be a better way to help local bees.
If you’re having issues with your tomato plants this year, we can help! Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to discuss some potential stressors and how you can fix them in time for a bountiful harvest.
Fruit thinning removes some developing fruits so the others grow large, sweet, and juicy. It protects your tree from breakage, overbearing, and small cherries. Whether or not to thin a cherry tree depends on the variety and your growing preferences.
Brown rhubarb leaves are a sign your plant isn’t faring well. Carefully inspecting the foliage will help us determine what’s wrong and how to fix it. Though pests and diseases cause brown leaves, improper growing conditions can also lead to problems.
We know pistachios are good for us, but did you know their shells also have unexpected benefits for the garden? Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores ways to put all those pistachio shells to good use in the landscape—all the more reason to keep snacking on the nutritious nuts.
Whether you’re rewilding your garden while working within neighborhood guidelines or being courteous of those with more manicured preferences, it can be an uncertain process. A few tips point us in a balanced direction. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to support your garden’s ecosystem without causing a stir (or causing only a good one).
Urban meadows energize a space while providing valuable ecosystem services. They transform a site into a hub of diversity while allowing a natural connection in unexpected places. Garden expert Kathreine Rowe explores why these valuable landscapes matter and how to create them.
Thinning apple trees is an important part of growing healthy trees with big, juicy fruits. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to walk through the process of thinning your apple trees this season.
Uh oh! Rhubarb growing problems are no fun. You’ll enter your garden expecting a healthy crop, only to find weak plants and a lack of stems! Correct growing problems early in the season to promote healthy rhubarb for the rest of the year.
Nothing brings spring indoors like freshly cut lilacs with their intoxicating fragrance and delicate blooms. But these notoriously short-lived flowers often wilt within a day or two of cutting. Gardening expert Madison Moulton shares 10 essential techniques to extend the vase life of your lilac arrangements.
Although it can be hard to remove young fruits, thinning will improve the health of your tree and fruits. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn five reasons why you should thin your fruit trees this spring.