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[ad_1] Saffron Crocus, Crocus sativus If you do a search for the top ten most expensive spices, you’ll find a varied list. However there is one...
[ad_1] We’re heading into late autumn, and that means peak bulb-planting time. As long as the soil is not frozen, you can plant for next spring...
[ad_1] Happy November! True, most tender annuals are done by now, and some tender perennials are showing signs of cold damage. But even if the more...
[ad_1] 3. Create an out-of-sight leaf pile. If you have prying neighbors or an HOA to worry about, move leaves to less visible areas, for example...
[ad_1] With its beautiful light, artfully fading flowers, and subtle shifts in color as the leaves turn, autumn is a magical time of the year. It’s...
[ad_1] “Irises were my first love,” says horticulturalist Kelly D. Norris, the garden author and designer known for his “new naturalism” garden style. He started out...
[ad_1] I’ve always known in theory that if you plant spring-flowering bulbs (such as tulips, daffodils, crocuses, and alliums) you can fill your garden with successive...
[ad_1] Red Bunny Tails, Pennisetum Massiacum I usually think about bunnies around Easter time, but they also hop into my head in the fall, when I...
[ad_1] We don’t hate chrysanthemums. Let’s just get that out of the way. There is a lot to be said for their instant, impulse-buy autumnal cheer....
[ad_1] Many home gardeners associate tomatoes only with summer. And after Labor Day, many move on to fall things, like apple picking and leaf peeping. But...
[ad_1] Rebecca McMackin is an “ecologically obsessed horticulturist and garden designer” (her description) and an incredibly engaging, deeply knowledgeable plant nerd (ours). (Just check out her...
[ad_1] Gardeners have been moving away from using pesticides in their gardens at a swift pace in recent years, as awareness of their negative impacts spreads...
[ad_1] While spring may seem like a long way away—summer doesn’t even technically end until September 22—there are things you can do over the next month...
[ad_1] Japanese Anemone, A. hupehensis: “Daughter of the Wind” There’s a nondescript, partially shaded corner of my garden that is frankly rather dull until finally it...
[ad_1] African Blue Basil, Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum Whether you garden in-ground or in a single windowbox, there is a plant that will lure every pollinator...
[ad_1] In general, flowers are probably less important than form. Some have a fleeting season, perhaps blooming just once before doing nothing for the remaining eleven...
[ad_1] This summer has been hot—really hot. Gardeners across the globe have recently experienced the four hottest days ever observed, and by all accounts, this is...
[ad_1] If you’re a regular Gardenista reader, you’re likely already familiar with Sarah Raven. But if you’re not, here’s the easiest way to describe her: She’s...
[ad_1] Any article about Physostegia begins with the acknowledgement that this plant’s most-common common name, obedient plant, is a misnomer: Physostegia is anything but complying. The...
[ad_1] 3. But go with French lavenders for a longer bloom. If you are trying to chose between English and French, know that while English varieties...