Plant of the Month: Candytuft Blooms in April and Offers Early Season Food for Pollinators
Spring has sprung, and the garden’s candytuft is in full bloom. The gorgeous plant drapes itself over the edge of …
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Plant of the Month: Daffodils Are A Sure Sign Of Spring
There is nothing I don’t love about daffodils! They withstand heavy rain without flinching, and getting buried under a late-season …
Plant Of The Month: Witch Hazel Is A Perfect Addition To Biodiverse Gardens
I adore witch hazel and its whimsical blossoms! In my climate, the lemon-yellow ribboned flowers pop open in early February …
Moments Of Clarity: How Mushrooms Helped Heal A Former NHL Enforcer
We’ve all experienced moments of clarity in life, times where, personally or professionally, we finally take a second and realize …
Plant Of The Month: The Christmas Rose Blooms During The Year’s Darkest Days
The Christmas Rose begs for attention on the darkest and bleakest winter days. The fragile-looking plant is related to the …
USDA Updates Plant Hardiness Zones For First Time In A Decade
Everything you thought you knew about growing plants in your region may have recently changed! For the first time in …
How To Plant Bulbs In Containers This Fall For Beautiful Color In The Spring
Do you want to plant some tulips for the spring but have no garden space? Just plant them in containers! …
Plant Of The Month: Fall Anemones Are A Whimsical And Lovely September Perennial
Welcome to Plant of the Month, a new series featuring a perennial plant rooted in my garden and some tips …
Organic-Regenerative Gardeners, Here’s The Buzz About Borage
While getting some much-needed garden therapy at my local nursery recently, I came across a spectacular-looking plant that I decided …
Tissue Culture lll: Reducing Propagation Contamination With Sterile Techniques
In two previous articles, we discussed some requirements for the successful tissue culture of plants and fungi. Some specific laboratory …
A Fresh List Of Garden Tasks As Spring Fever Sets In
Spring has arrived! The ground is warming up, and the days are longer. A list of essentials can help get …
December Garden Tips And The 5 P’s: Plant, Prune, Prepare, Protect, And Plan!
The trees are bare of leaves, and the garden is cozy under a layer of mulch and compost. The first …
Nature’s Happy Little Accidents: Plant Mutations And Abominations
If you’ve seen one geranium, you’ve seen them all. Pumping your cultivar with extra nutrition to gain mass isn’t doing …
Garden Advice: Ways to Feed your Plants Naturally
All plants need 17 naturally occurring elements to grow, flower, fruit and reproduce successfully. However, they require different quantities depending …
Climate Action: Why Urban Areas Need To Plant More Trees
When it comes to trees and their environmental benefits, it’s their ability to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen that …
Pests and Diseases: The Interconnectedness of Plant Health
How To Make An Organic Houseplant Fertilizer
We don’t refer to houseplants as ‘plant babies’ for no reason! Showering our indoor flowers and greenery with a little …
Plant A Seed Day 2021: One Seed Can Offer Abundant Harvests
March 20th, 2021, isn’t just the first day of spring. It’s also the third annual Plant A Seed Day. Launched …
Put Leftover Plant Material To Good Use In The Garden
It can be tempting to clean things up and get rid of the dead or dying biomass from crops after …