Try These Plants for Unique Fall Containers It’s no surprise that one of the most common requests I get in fall is for unique container ideas...
Witnessing the Spirit of the Garden We are often focused on the immediate and seemingly endless tasks of caring for our gardens:...
Seed Saving, Step by Step The summer growing season may be drawing to a close, but you can enjoy another crop of your...
Finding Fragrance in the Garden I met Mary because of her dog. He’s a friendly dog with a job to do. I discovered she was a...
How to Make a Birdseed Wreath for the Birds The holiday season can make us all a little stir crazy. Okay, make that a lot crazy. Instead, just...
Floral Design Tips You Can Use At Home Art in Bloom is held each spring at the North Carolina Museum of Art and features workshops by...
Passalong Plants: A Southern Tradition Gardeners have always passed along plants—we’re a generous group who dislike tossing a...
Creating a Pollinator Garden with Kids Many gardeners have fond childhood memories of working in the garden with their parents or...
How to Be a Good Consumer Are you the type of gardener who just loves to walk the garden center or nursery and let what you...
Building Healthy Soil Building healthy garden soils can seem daunting to a new gardener since soils and sites are so...
Soil Sampling Made Easy Any great gardener will tell you that you need to know your soil before planting. One of the best...
Staying Cool When It’s Hot in the Garden Gardening can be a challenge in the summer when temperatures soar up to 100-plus degrees and the...
10 Tips for New Gardeners Garden novice? Don’t despair. You can be gardening in your own back yard with these suggestions...
How To Prune Hydrangeas You prize your hydrangeas for their beautiful flowers. You also want to make sure you prune them at...
Attracting Bats to the Garden Bats have long been feared and misunderstood animals. Although believed to be evil and dangerous...