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[ad_1] July is the tastiest month of the year. So many delicious crops ripen this month—corn, watermelon, peaches, and the home-garden favorite, tomatoes. By now your...
[ad_1] Hindsight is a wonderful thing: After you’ve planted, say, a tree in the wrong spot, everything becomes clearer and more crystallized—including where you should have...
[ad_1] You’ve pulled your neglected bolted lettuce and harvested your hardneck garlic. You have holes in your garden bed and it seems a waste not to...
[ad_1] Blue Flax, Linum lewisii I can’t get enough of the blue flax in my yard, but it wasn’t always this way. With most other perennials,...
[ad_1] In summer our thoughts turn for refuge to cooling streams and pond edges, and to memories of a spring blaze of marsh marigold and moving...
[ad_1] One of the realities of enjoying a garden is that there’s not always a lot of time to do so. We work, we commute, we...
[ad_1] Check for ticks daily. Above: A tick when it’s at nymph stage is teeny-tiny. Photograph by R. Kriatyrr Brosvik via Flickr. Your most essential line...
[ad_1] 5. Olives are not tasty off the tree. Above: Photograph by Sarah Lonsdale, from DIY: Home Cured Olives. Ever tasted a fresh olive? If you have,...
[ad_1] Too bad soil isn’t dazzling like dahlias or sweetly fragrant like freesias, because gardeners then would be gushing over this dirty stuff instead of overlooking...
[ad_1] Huw Richards has vegetables in his bones. Richards grew up on an 11-acre small farm, and he became well-known in the garden world when he...
[ad_1] What native flowering vine is perfumed, profuse, and in bloom in early spring just when we need floral encouragement the most? It’s yellow jessamine, or...
[ad_1] So you’re finally ready to plant up an area of your garden. How do you ensure you’re giving your plants the best possible start? In...
[ad_1] Many of us have destructive wildfires on our minds; so it’s smart to think carefully about your mulch choices, especially around your home and other...
[ad_1] In place of the annual tulip-mania that strikes at this time each spring, there have been discontented rumblings amongst growers and gardeners this year. All...
[ad_1] Buckwheat, Eriogonum If you’re trying to plant more responsibly and sustainably, and also want your garden to thrive with less fuss, consider adding some wild...
[ad_1] After all the planning for the garden layout is done, being able to buy (or grow) your plants feels like something of a victory, the...
[ad_1] It is the straight species, though, that hold the most promise. “In my opinion, species tulips are the future, and an exciting one,” says Polly....
[ad_1] Spring is in the air, and for many gardeners, that means it’s time to start cleaning up the yard. But what if I told you...
[ad_1] …water feature that stays accessible, with at least a portion of the surface unfrozen, even in winter. The power of water to support increased diversity...
[ad_1] Do your plants need to be repotted? What are the signs they have outgrown their pots? How do you actually repot anyway? Will repotting hurt...