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Stop the Flop With the Right Support for Each Border Plant

Adverts for plant supports have a lot to answer for. Practically every support is listed as being suitable for peonies, roses and hydrangeas to...

How to Grow and Care for Hostas (Plantain Lilies)

Propagation Hostas typically grow via underground rhizomes, though some species have fibrous roots. All of them can be propagated by division, or you can purchase transplants...

Learn How to Grow and Care for Birch Trees

Species and Cultivars There are so many options out there to choose from when you start your shopping. Make your choice based on the growing conditions...

Yes, You can Eat that! Edible Ornamentals

Did you know that you can eat daylilies? What about dahlias? There are a number of common garden ornamentals that are safe and delicious...

7 Flowers to Plant in June for Bold Late-Summer Color That Lasts Into Fall

June is, without a doubt, something of a slightly chaotic point in the gardening year, as everything either feels like it’s racing ahead or...

13 Flowering Plants Rabbits Will Leave Alone

5. Black-Eyed Susan This cottage garden favorite is one flowering perennial that marauding rabbits will pass over. Plus, it provides those appealing daisy-type golden or deep...

5 Outdoor Features That Make Your Home Harder to Sell

"One man’s meat is another man’s poison." This old English idiom still turns up occasionally in conversation because the wisdom behind it holds. It...

Rod Haenni’s cactus and succulent garden on Open Days tour

May 22, 2026 Last Saturday I went on my first Denver-area Open Days toura Garden Conservancy program offering access to private gardens nationwide. I kicked...

John Murgel’s waterwise garden is “not Arizona”

May 24, 2026 “Not Arizona.” That’s the tongue-in-cheek name of a Centennial, Colorado, garden on last week’s Open Days tour. There’s not a thing wrong...

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The Best Way To Fertilize Cucumber Plants

Looking for the best way to fertilize and power up your cucumber plants to get them to produce more cucumbers this year? If you want...

The Most Important Gardening Lesson I’ve Learned (and Why I Finally Wrote This Book)

My first home was a blue bungalow in an emerging neighbourhood that nobody wanted. It was at the top of my budget, so I...

Super Cool Plants Episode 3: Plants We Covet

Plants We Covet Most The heart wants what it wants, but when it comes to...