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How to Plan the Best Garden Ever

When you plan out how you want your garden to look and operate, you’re setting yourself up for long-term success. Here are helpful tips...

Campus stroll at Rice University

February 28, 2026 Last week in Houston, I visited my alma mater for a meet-the-author event. The next morning, I returned to the Rice University...

The 7 Best Perennials for Shade Gardens

Many of us have at least a section of garden that is shady most of the time. Shade gardens can be bor-ring unless you...

Healing Through Grief: Finding Peace in Gardening

Grief has a way of unsettling the ground beneath. In the quiet rhythm of planting and tending, gardening can help guide us toward healing. I...

This Flower Represents Your Wedding Anniversary & What it Says About Your Marriage

Flowers have a special way of saying what words sometimes cannot. They mark celebrations, soothe sorrows, and capture emotions in color, scent, and form....

How to Prepare Your Garden for Spring Growing

2. Buy and Start Seeds Some seeds need to be started indoors in late winter and most others in early spring. If you order your...

How to Plant and Grow Summer Savory

How to Grow Savory grows best in rich, well-drained soil amended with organic matter, and requires a full sun location. The plant makes an attractive,...

Ask the Experts: How to Tap Into Your ‘Mind of Winter’

This is part of a series with Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit dedicated to toxic-free, ecological gardening, on how you can be more sustainable in...

The Buzz: Beekeeping for Beginners

Beekeeping has surged in popularity, and more people are setting up backyard hives than ever before. If you’re looking to dive in, look no...

Don’t Miss the Window to Stop Crabgrass Before It Starts

Every weed does its best to survive, but some are craftier at this than others. If this were an Olympic sport, crabgrass might win...

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Meadow garden in Washington Park’s Mount Vernon Garden

July 04, 2026 The park in my Denver neighborhood is named in honor of George Washington (its naming in 1899 commemorated the 100th anniversary of...

Greenworks 24V 6-Inch Pruning Saw: Hands-On Review

If you’re seeking a powerful tool for pruning large tree branches – thicker than anything you could cut with regular pruning shears – then...

Gardeners Are Using Flour To Deter Garden Pests. Does It Work?

Can you use flour to deter garden pests? That's the question everyone's asking at the moment, thanks to some pretty bold claims on social...