Learn expert tips for planting bare-root trees successfully this spring for strong growth, healthy roots, and long-lasting landscapes.
Learn expert tips for planting bare-root trees successfully this spring for strong growth, healthy roots, and long-lasting landscapes.
Kickstart your garden with this early spring checklist: prune, divide perennials, prepare soil, start seeds indoors, and maintain tools for a vibrant season.
Learn how to help queen bumblebees this early spring with nectar-rich flowers, safe nesting sites, and careful garden care for pollinators.
Select early spring flood-tolerant plants for wet areas to prevent erosion, attract pollinators, and enhance beauty and biodiversity in your garden.
Learn cold soil vegetable planting for early spring crops like peas, spinach, radishes, lettuce, carrots, beets, kale, and chard to get a head start.
When a bird’s natural plant food has waned or withered away in late winter, a few well-placed feeders can entice a feathered friend to stay nearby. There are four basic types of feeders, but the type of feeder and food it’s filled with will determine which birds will visit. Which…
A staple in most kitchens, bay (Laurus nobilis) is a familiar herb popular for flavoring soups, stews, stuffing and marinades. But how much do you know about this savory seasoning? History of Bay Originally from Asia Minor including Turkey and Armenia, this fragrant plant is a broadleaf evergreen also known…
Potted tulips, crocus, hyacinths and daffodils add color to dull, dreary winter months. With proper care, these spring treasures can give you weeks of enjoyment long before their outdoor cousins poke through the soil, bringing a burst of color and life to your home even when winter is in full…
Obviously, we love trees. What’s not to love about a tree? As they grow, their photosynthesis removes and stores CO2, thus maintaining a safe oxygen level for us. Additionally, they provide beauty in our gardens and parks. Many provide shade, fruit, syrup, nesting places, animal refuge, even the subject for poems!
As you recall last year’s garden, do you remember those areas where some height could have created excitement, texture and pizazz to your landscape? If so, grab your garden journal and make some notes!
We’re very excited about one of the newer trends… vermicomposting, otherwise known as worm composting! This simple process mixes food scraps with yard waste and other organic materials in an enclosed area containing specific types of worms.
Looking for an easy-care spring-blooming shrub that supplies year-round beauty? Take a look at Japanese Pieris this season!