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Delicate white bell-shaped blooms, a bush loved by bumblebees, dangle from red stems as a striped insect pollinates.

Shrubs

17 Flowering Shrubs Bumblebees Love

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.

A shot of a person with hand pruners, showcasing how to thin cherry tree

Fruits

Should You Thin Your Cherry Tree?

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 that are still green in the center

Fruits

Why Are My Rhubarb Leaves Turning Brown?

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.

A shot of various overgrown plants and flowers in a yard area near a house, showcasing how to rewild garden with neighbors

Gardening Inspiration

9 Ways to Rewild Your Garden Without Alarming the Neighbors

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).

A gardener holding a lovely fruit after they thin apple trees

Fruits

How to Thin Apple Trees in 5 Easy Steps

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.

Fresh-cut lilac blooms with soft purple petals and heart-shaped green leaves arranged in a clear glass vase on a white table.

Flowers

How to Keep Cut Lilac Blooms From Wilting

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.