There are many gardeners who love adding native plantings to their property, and many native species will be drought tolerant as well as hardy. However, planning a drought tolerant landscape (also called Xeriscaping) is not the same thing. The difference with drought-tolerant plantings is that each variety is selected for …
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Attracting wild birds to your yard and garden is a win/win, benefiting both the birds and the garden. Not only will you get a team of bug-eating helpers, but you’ll also be providing crucial habitat for birds that helps them survive. Three things will need to be in place for …
If you’re thinking of adding a field of native wildflowers to your property there are a few steps to take that will help your efforts to succeed! Since Autumn is a great time to plant for spring flowers, it’s the perfect time to begin planning. Prepare your site. You wouldn’t …
You made it through the spring garden season! All your plants are thriving, you may even be harvesting early crops by now. But even though spring seeding and planning felt busy, summer is actually the busiest time of year for the gardener. Here are five simple tips to help you …
Grow Heirloom Flowers from Seed Heirloom flowers are not easy to define precisely, but you know them when you see them. Flashy spikes of Hollyhock rule the early summer garden; fragrant Four O’Clocks bring a smile at day’s end; the glorious spires of Larkspur blossoms light up the spring garden. Some …
We’ve all seen the trending posts and photos of brightly colored blooms as garnishes, in salads and piled on top of cakes. It might seem like a new thing to do, but people have been eating flowers for over 2,000 years! If you look for edible flowers in specialty markets, …
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It’s that exciting time of year when seeds we planted in little pots are growing bigger by the day, and soon we’ll be able to move them outside to the garden. Maybe we’ve even direct-seeded some hardy varieties. But before we get too many vegetables in the ground, we might …
There are over 150 foods that we grow that depend on pollinators to produce their crops. These pollinators, like bees, ants, hummingbirds, butterflies, and bats, are just as important to the plants as sun and water! If you’ve eaten an apple, cucumber, strawberry or a tomato lately, you’ve eaten the product of …
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Even though bright annuals are making an appearance at nurseries and grocery stores, the mainstay of many flower gardens are those hardy perennials. There’s no need to buy new ones each year, just care for the plants properly (usually simple, low-maintenance care) and they spring back each year to expand …
Yes You Can Grow Perennials from Seed Problem: Your vision is vast, but your budget is tiny. Solution: Create the large swaths of flowering perennials that fulfill your garden dreams without spending a fortune, by choosing varieties that grow easily from seed. Herbaceous perennial plants—those that live from year to …
                        Buy Seeds, Not Plants Sometimes growing from seed is not just an option—it’s a necessity. The spectacle of a cilantro plant in a 4-inch pot with the …
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