Create a Dramatic Patio Container
Create a Dramatic Patio Container ANNUALS ARE DELIGHTFULLY VERSATILELook to annuals to create exceptional potted plantings for patios, decks, terraces, porches, and front entries, or as a focal point within
Combining Different Flower Forms in Full Sun
Combining Different Flower Forms in Full Sun The cheerful, long-blooming Daisy-like flowers of Echinacea can anchor a border all summer long and need only modest care to perform beautifully. Plants may requi
Color Themes Every gardener feels drawn to certain colors. One way to play with design schemes is to focus on a single favorite color. Generally, the pastel tints, as well as the darker tones, of that color
Caring for your plants Its often said that a person who grows plants with ease has a green thumb. William B. Harris, the co-founder of White Flower Farm, believed this old saying had the color wrong. Success
Butterfly Flowers and Host Plants for their Larvae
Butterfly Flowers and Host Plants for their Larvae It is an easy and pleasurable task to create a garden for butterflies. Planning a habitat especially to attract these beautiful, ephemeral creatures allows
Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Garden
Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Garden Creating a successful hummingbird habitat is relatively easy to do. Even the smallest garden can provide the basic hummingbird needs -- food, water, perches, shelter, a
About Lilies True Lilies, from the genus Lilium, are often confused with Daylilies, Hemerocallis. True Lilies produce a single stem, often tall, from a bulb. The leaves grow on the stem. Daylilies
When I started working at Gardeners Supply in the 1990s, my Vermont backyard was pretty green—with grass. Today, theres just a tiny bit of the original lawn left. Most of the available space has given way to trees
Watch: Grow Seeds in an Eggshell
Living centerpiece announces the arrival of spring When I started working at Gardeners Supply in the 1990s, my Vermont backyard was pretty green—with grass. Today, theres just a tiny bit of the original lawn left
A comprehensive guide to growing vegetables and flowers from seed When I started working at Gardeners Supply in the 1990s, my Vermont backyard was pretty green—with grass. Today, theres just a tiny bit of the ori
Amaryllis: A Tale of True Love and Horticultural Wonder
Ive been gardening and writing about gardening for more than 20 years, yet I find Im always learning new things about the plants, insects and other critters that call my backyard home. Thats the great thing about gardeni
5 Ways to Bring the Garden Indoors
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How to Thin Out Crowded Seedlings
Use a scissors to thin out crowded seedlings.Nobody likes to thin seedlings. Its fussy work, and always hard to decide which ones to save and which to toss. Heres and easier way: When the first true leaves appea
Prevent Seedling Disease with a Fan
A fan helps ensure good air circulation around seedlings.New seedlings are especially vulnerable to a disease called damping-off. Its a fungus that enters young seedlings from the soil, causing the seedlings to
No-Fail Seed Starting Every Time!
Self-watering seed starter makes it easy In my tenure at Gardeners Supply, Ive been staff horticulturist, retail nursery supervisor, and product information specialist. For a natural teacher, avid gardener and pl
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Why Choose Cowpots to Start Seeds
Ive been gardening and writing about gardening for more than 20 years, yet I find Im always learning new things about the plants, insects and other critters that call my backyard home. Thats the great thing about
When I started working at Gardeners Supply in the 1990s, my Vermont backyard was pretty green—with grass. Today, theres just a tiny bit of the original lawn left. Most of the available space has given way to trees
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