2010 Perennial of the Year
This gorgeous purple-blue flower receives deserved recognition from the Perennial Plant Association.
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Tag Archives: gardening
7 Garden Resolutions
So you resolved to eat more veggies this year? The National Gardening Association has a few helpful resolutions for you, and your garden, too.
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January Notes: Home, Yard, and Garden
Quick reminders to keep your indoor and outdoor landscapes in check.
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Garden All Winter Long
Enjoy homegrown produce year-round with a cold frame.
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Seed Sources We Love
Sure, you could wait until spring and buy plants, but few things are more satisfying than growing plants from seed. Check out our favorite seed sites.
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Poinsettia Pointers
Take special care of America’s best-selling holiday plant, and find out once and for all if its leaves are packed with poison.
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Top 10 Gardening Books
Need a gift idea for friends and family with a green thumb? Here’s 10!
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Beyond Daffodils
Last call for Northerners! Plus, check out 6 “out-of-the-box” bulbs to jazz up your spring garden.
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Saving Your Summer Bulbs
A few ground rules will help your bulbs survive harsh winter weather: dig them up; store them over the winter; and replant them next spring. Consider the money you’ll save. Here’s how.
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Save the Seed!
If you didn’t use up all of the garden seed you bought this year, why not store them for next year? Seeds of some plants are not very long lived, lasting only one or two years at best. Yet other seeds can remain viable (capable of germinating) for three to five years. Horticulturist B. Rosie Lerner explains which seeds to store, how, and for how long.
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Notes from the Field: Gifts for the Gardener and more…
Forget the long lines and parking wars at the mall … instead, cultivate your own handmade presents for the gardener in your life. You’ll not only save a bushel, but these gifts from the heart show that you really care. Here are four ideas to get your creativity “growing”!
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Them Apples
With 2,500 varieties of apples growing in the United States, what kind keeps the doctor away? But more importantly, what kind makes the best-tasting apple pie?
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No Leaf Left Behind: 7 Yard-Prepping Tips for the Season
As the growing season comes to a close, there are still a few more chores that call the gardener to action. Mowing, watering, pruning, and cleaning continue to beckon. But it’s important to prepare your yard for the upcoming season. Here are seven ways to make sure your yard doesn’t “fall” apart.
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Composting: What Every Gardener Should Know
Autumn frosts usually means lots of clean up around the yard and garden. Why not turn that yard waste into treasure?
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Picking the Pumpkin
Johnny wants a jack-o’-lantern; Mama wants a pie. Here’s how to pick and preserve the perfect pumpkins for your fall festivities.
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Fall Family Gardens
Fall has arrived, and the kids are back in school. What better time to provide your children or grandchildren with a lesson in edible fall gardens. The whole family will enjoy planting (and eventually eating) fresh vegetables from your own backyard.
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Following the Sun
At this time of year, sunflowers are at their most glorious, crowning gardens with colors ranging from pale yellow to red, bronze, burgundy, chestnut, mahogany, and white. Sunflower growers now have some 2,000 varieties to choose from, from the tallest to the newer dwarf varieties such as Sunspot and Teddy Bear that grow approximately 12 to 18 inches.
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