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Mid-June blooms at Denver Botanic Gardens

June 18, 2026 The gardens in Denver come into full flower in June, or so it seems to me. Each weekend offers another Open Days...

17 of the Best Small Trees for Urban Gardens

11. Jade Butterflies ‘Jade Butterflies’ is a compact Ginkgo biloba cultivar that performs well in urban locales, producing gorgeous butterfly-shaped leaves that turn yellow in...

Gardens of Texas gets honorable mention in AHS Book Awards

May 15, 2026 Happy news! The American Horticultural Society announced its 2026 Book Award winnersand Gardens of Texas received an honorable mention. The AHS awards...

Barkitecture Is the Smart Way to Design Pet-Friendly Gardens

If you're a dog person, you aren’t likely to want a “no-dogs” garden. Dogs love to be in the backyard on a sunny afternoon,...

10 Ideas to Steal from English Cottage Gardens

The best cottage gardens look like they planted themselves. They didn’t, of course. But the design principles they follow are simple. The English invented...

Best Drip Irrigation Systems for Vegetable Gardens (Complete Buyer’s Guide)

Sharing is caring! If you’re tired of inconsistent watering, wasted time, or underperforming crops, a drip irrigation system is one of the highest-ROI upgrades you...

My article “Home Turf” is in Better Homes & Gardens magazine

March 14, 2026 If you read Better Homes & Gardens magazine, look for my article “Home Turf” in the April 2026 issue. For anyone...

Grooving in Gruene with music, shopping, and Gardens of Texas

March 25, 2026 A day trip to tiny Gruene, an hour south of Austin, has been one of my favorite excursions for as long as...

‘Gardens That Can Save the World’: A New Book on Small Landscapes with Big Ideas

Situated on an ecological reserve 100 miles from Mexico City, The Ruins was designed with water and stone to look as ancient...

The Pros and Cons of Container Gardens

Sunny porches dotted with a mismatched selection of containers filled with medicinal herbs, patios with large containers of tomatoes and hot peppers, or a...

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How to Grow and Care for Creeping Phlox

Both are such similar plants that they are often confused. If I really had to choose between the two, I’d say P. subulata might just...

Planting, Care, and Harvest Guide

Sharing is caring! Yardlong beans — also called asparagus beans — are one of the easiest and most productive vegetables for hot summer gardens. Despite...

Causes, Prevention, and What to Do with Split Tomatoes

Sharing is caring! Few things are more disappointing than walking into the garden to pick a perfect, ripe tomato only to discover a deep crack...
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