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Mason Jar Solar Lights

These Mason jar solar lights are a super easy, budget-friendly, and cute way to add some light and whimsy to your backyard nights. Using...

When To Plant Hydrangeas To Give Them A Strong Start

Hydrangeas have long been popular shrubs, revered for their large flower heads that give a decorative pop of color to the landscape or as...

Umeboshi: A Traditional Japanese Pickle to Make at Home

Umeboshi are traditional fermented Japanese pickles made from under-ripe ume—the fruit of Prunus mume, a Japanese apricot. Fermented in a syrupy brine, the firm,...

An Amaranth Love Affair | Chelsea Green Publishing

Our love affair with amaranth began long before the pseudo-grain became a trendy staple for gluten-free folk. The luscious leaves of this annual plant...

Patio Garden at Austin’s Bistro Post Office

July 03, 2025 After browsing at First Light Books recently, I checked out the patio garden next door at Post Office. Both First Light and...

Trying to Grow a Lawn in Shade? Try This Instead

Just because you have giant oak trees in the front or the neighbour’s back garage creating an overcast in your backyard doesn’t mean you...

Endangered Plants in the Mid-Atlantic

Like the vanishing butterflies and bees, when a plant species begins to disappear it...

Endangered Plants in the Northeast

For all its virtue, there’s an unfortunate irony in the shift toward gardening with...

Free Printable Canning Labels

Shouldn’t the label you add to a jar of homemade jam or pickles look as beautiful as the tasty treat inside? I’m a big...

OK y’all! John Mark Sharpe demos florals, bow-making at Memphis Fling

July 04, 2025 A buzz began when the Memphis Fling buses arrived at the Hausman flower field on Day 3 of the Fling. Instagram star...

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Guide to Successful Rooted Cuttings — Grow Guru

Rooting plant cuttings is one of the most useful horticultural skills that nearly any gardener can...

How to Grow Broccoli in Containers

Cultivars to Select To get the best results when growing broccoli in pots, you’ll want to select cultivars that are compact and fast maturing. Here are...

The Shockingly Tall Dasylirion wheeleri – Wheeler’s Blue Sotol

I trust that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We loaded up our car Tuesday night and departed Maine for North Carolina at 4 a.m....