Tagged: Gardening

Not all veggies should be started at the same time. Here’s how to figure out the best timing for the crops you want to grow. Source: When to Plant Vegetables | Better Homes & Gardens

Make a not-so-sunny spot in your yard look professionally landscaped with this simple design. Source: Beginner Garden for Shade | Better Homes & Gardens CREDIT: ILLUSTRATION BY MAVIS AUGUSTINE TORKE

Every gardener has experienced it: that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach when you discover plants which just yesterday looked lush and beautiful now looking damaged, struggling, or even dead. It’s a discouraging feeling for sure. But the only thing you can do is find out what went wrong, and what you can […]

Text by Scott Beuerlein for the May/June 2017 issue of Horticulture. If you’ve visited many public gardens lately, you’ve seen the writing on the wall. Horticulture continues hurtling toward naturalistic, post-wild, Piet Oudolf–inspired landscapes. This is good news for the … Read Article Source: Annual Plants Should Be Part of Every Garden – Horticulture

You know that wilted plants need water, but have you ever wondered how that happens? Horticulture’s gardening meteorologist, Ed Brotak, explains. Source: Wilted Plants: How the Garden Uses and Loses Water – Horticulture

Here are plants for pollinators like bumblebees and butterflies, recommended by gardening experts in regions across the United States. Source: Best Plants for Pollinators, Listed by Region – Horticulture

Even if you don’t own land, you can find a space to garden. Here are tips from two passionate gardeners who have used creative ways to pursue their art. Source: How to Find More Space to Garden Anywhere – Horticulture

You know that wilted plants need water, but have you ever wondered how and why they wilt? Horticulture’s gardening meteorologist, Ed Brotak, explained that plants release water through stomata, or leaf pores, a process called evapotranspiration. Source: Wilted Plants: How the Garden Uses and Loses Water | Horticulture Magazine

There are many ways to map an area’s sunlight exposure. Here are a few tips to make sure your plants get their moment(s) in the sun. Source: How to make a sun map of your garden | MNN – Mother Nature Network

If you are a plant lover but are one of the 35 million Americans that the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America estimates suffer from hay fever or if you have another pollen allergy, don’t despair. There are still ways you can enjoy gardening. Here are some suggestions. Source: How to garden with allergies | […]