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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...

Alana’s Plant Playground in Ohio

Hi GPODers! Many of us are still dealing with snowstorms and below-freezing temperatures, but even...

Mint Salt: A Fresh Take on Seasoning

Searching for a new way to use salt and seasonings in your kitchen? Look no further than this recipe for mint salt! This fresh, natural...

Kathryn Herman’s Country Garden in Connecticut

Herman is also especially generous with the details, like a friend offering insightful advice. For example, here’s her precise description of her...

Fenugreek Microgreens: How to Grow Methi Sprouts in 14 Days on Your Counter (No Soil Required)

My fenugreek may be your methi. The aromatic, cuboid seeds of Trigonella foenum-graecum—a clover-like legume whose botanical name translates as Greek hay—are used as...

Best Wind Chimes for the Garden: 10 Easy Pieces

Years back, I learned about the lesser-known sonambient work of Italian-American designer Harry Bertoia. Bertoia, celebrated for his now-iconic wire mesh seating, created...

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How to Grow and Care for Ageratum (Floss Flowers)

How to Grow Caring for ageratum and encouraging an abundance of flowers is simple and straightforward. Let’s look at the details. Light Floss flowers prefer a full...

8 Great Ideas for Seed Starting on a Budget

Save money on seed starting with DIY containers, free seeds, simple lighting, and a homemade seed-starting mix. Grow healthy plants without spending a fortune. Seed...

Murraya paniculata (Table Kamini) miniature plant growing guide

Introduction to the Murraya paniculata Table Kamini (Murraya...