Your Tomatoes Are in Danger! Here’s How to Save Them.
There is no feeling in the gardening world quite like the weight of a perfectly ripe, sun-warmed tomato in your hand. You have raised it from a small seed or a hopeful seedling; the promise …
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A Handbook for Garden Design and Layout for Novices
Basic Garden Planning: Layout and Design for Beginners Looking out into an empty backyard can be absolutely horrible as well as exciting. It is a blank canvas of possibilities, a mute promise of future beauty. …
How to Identify and Treat Asparagus Beetles: A Gardener’s Complete Guide
For the serious gardener, the first time they see asparagus shoots in the spring is a time of pure joy. It’s a promise that has been kept for a long time, the first real taste …
The Petunia Care Guide: From Hybridization to Soil Science
Petunias have always been the best flowers for summer in my garden. They are a stream of color that never stops, the cheery motor of hanging baskets and window boxes. They bloom with an unending …
Want to Have a Lot of Butterflies in Your Garden? This shrub draws them in like a magnet and blooms till fall.
Have you ever stood in your garden on a quiet summer afternoon and wished for a bit more magic? That soft, fascinating dance of colorful wings is what I’m talking about. It’s the kind of …
How to Grow Lemongrass: A Guide Supported by Science
TL;DR: The 5-Step Cheat Sheet Introduction: From Kitchen Scrap to Garden Staple Some of the garden’s projects seem like magic tricks. The first time I managed to transform a dejected-looking stalk of lemongrass from my …
Repotting Lavender: The Hidden Signs Your Plant Needs More Space
Have you ever seen your lavender, which used to be healthy, seem a little… Tired, huh? Maybe the flowers aren’t as plentiful as they used to be, or maybe that beautiful Mediterranean scent is fading. …
Thirsty or doing well? The Gardener’s Complete Guide to Watering Lavender
It’s the conundrum that every gardener has faced: they killed a plant by accident, even if they meant well. You enjoy your lavender because of its peaceful smell, its silver leaves, and its veil of …
Don’t Plant Your Lavender Yet: Read This First
From the nursery, you took home a lovely lavender plant bursting with potential and aromatic promise. Following all the guidelines, you have created the ideal sunny area with flawless, perfectly draining soil. Now comes the …
The Gardener’s Essential Handbook for Lavender Spacing
Imagine a perfect lavender hedge: a series of rich, homogeneous silver mounds, each unique but flowing naturally into the next to create a fragrant, living boundary humming with the sound of contented bees. Imagine now …
A Gardener’s Guide to Seeds vs. Seedlings vs. Cuttings: The Lavender Nursery
One lovely lavender plant on your terrace is inspiring larger dreams. You see a scented hedge running alongside your path, a humming border teeming with bees, or terracotta pots of purple dots decorating your garden …
