Welcome 2016!
Garden bloggers around the world brought a lot of handy tips, lessons, and inspiring ideas in 2015: container gardening tactics, winter-friendly plants, cost-effective urban gardening methods, and a ton more.
Join us as we look back to the most popular and informative gardening posts in our 2015 Top 100 Gardening Blog Posts.
Learn and be inspired to make 2016 your best gardening year yet!
Attadale - magnificent Scottish gardens with far-reaching views to the Isle of Skye
This very special place in Scotland boasts attractions sure to delight garden- and tree-lovers at every turn. This post from the Galloping Gardener takes you on a virtual tour of the Japanese and sunken gardens, geodesic dome teeming with ferns, lush kitchen garden, and other visually stimulating sights in Attadale.
Labelling Solution
Mark's memory of plant names isn't as good as it was. This combined with the increased mental demands of work and growing collection of plants meant he has to come up with a labelling solution. As unappealing as it sounds, he found a way to make plant labels unobstrusive and pleasing to the eye.
Allotments
The allotments featured by Fennel And Fern are nothing short of impressive, full of greens, fruits, herbs, and edible flowers as well as well-tended crops, neat beds, and more.
Scent in the garden, British Flowers Week and a flowery giveaway
Scent as a feature has taken the sidelines in imported blooms while longer stems, better shelf-life, and other commercially appealing qualities take the stage. But in this post, the Wellywoman brings the spotlight back to scent, also sharing her favorite scented blooms in honor of the British Flowers Week.
The Questions - Sara Venn
Sara Venn - a plantswoman, horticulturist, and founder of Edible Bristol - maintains an active, forward-moving lifestyle. Yet she stopped to answer Blackberry Garden's The Questions, sharing her favorite garden, must-have garden-related books, and heroes she draws inspiration from.
What to do with surplus raspberries
Raspberries are easy to grow and produce crops in generous amounts. If you did plant raspberries, you're most likely left with a huge surplus. Here are 5 tasty ideas that put those raspberries to good use.
7 Tips for Getting the Most From Tidying Up the Allotment
You can bide your time when tidying up your allotment after summer. But that's not an excuse for a sloppy after-summer cleanup. Here are 7 tips to guide you in getting your allotment in order and making the most out of your gardening time in autumn.
Don’t just sit there! How to make the most of your garden seating
Benches and seats serve as focal points in your garden - while providing a place for you and your guests to sit and relax. Alexandra Campbell of The Middle-sized Garden showcase her favorite garden seating ideas and looks - all comfy and stylish!
Summer Is Here: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day June 2015
Carol of May Dreams Garden started Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, encouraging garden bloggers to showcase plants and flowers blooming in their gardens. Kathy Purdy's garden is a sight to behold - with Johnny-Jumps growing between the front walk's cracks, unusual irises, disease-resistant Darcey Bussels and more.
Six Ways to Use Fallen Leaves in Your Garden
So your garden floor is covered with leaves? Don't throw them away! Leaves can enrich your soil and keep your plants healthy. Here are 6 ways to use them while keeping your garden in tip-top shape.
Attracting Beneficial Insects with the Plants they Love
Gardeners try to keep creepy crawlers and bugs out of their garden, but not all insects are harmful to your plants! Lady bugs, mantis, and other insects are actually beneficial to your garden. While you can purchase these good bugs from the store, Kenny from Veggie Gardening Tips prefers to raise flower plants that naturally attract these beneficial insects. Learn how.
How to Grow Tomatillos
Most people think of tomatillos as 'green tomatoes.' However, tomatillos are different from your average garden tomatoes. For starters, the fruits are surrounded by a leafy husk, precisely the reason why some call it husk tomato. Discover more about tomatillos and how to grow in this post from the Backyard Gardening Blog.
DAHLIAS, ZINNIAS AND TRAINING JAPANESE EXHIBITION CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Summer brings gardens to life. And for Matt Mattus, this year's summer brought lots of lovely dahlias, hardy spider mums (from Japan), and a long list of gardening chores. Check out the post and be inspired.
The Essential Guide to Growing Happy + Healthy Succulents
Succulents are always popular in home gardens. And why not? They're easy to grow and often lovely enough to be used as indoor or outdoor décor. Want to grow succulents? Then check out this thorough guide from Stephanie from Garden Therapy.
Container Garden Tomatoes: How to Keep them Productive and Manage Foliage Growth, Plus a Walmart Gift Card Give Away
Who doesn't want a basket full of red, tasty tomatoes ready for slicing and cooking? With this guide from Busy At Home, you'll learn how to grow your own tomatoes in a container garden - minus the hassle of space-hogging, overgrown tomato plants.
How to Seed a Pomegranate
Want to seed a pomegranate? You have many methods at your disposal. But Mr. Homegrown from RootSimple prefers a simple method - one that requires a little bit of slicing, spanking, and picking. Have a look.
Nine Tips for Growing Potatoes
Potatoes - these starchy crops are not just comfort foods. They're an important staple food, often baked, mashed, or roasted. Learn how to grow potatoes better and keep the job simple: here are 9 potato-growing tips from the Small Kitchen Garden.
How to Make Liquid Fertilizer from a Granular Organic
Genevieve of North Coast Gardening previously shared a recipe for creating your own granular fertilizer from inexpensive ingredients. In this tutorial, how to turn that dry, organic fertilizer to liquid form that's faster acting and works even in cold weather.
HOW TO CONTROL BOX BLIGHT
Keep your eyes open for box blight! This plant disease is fast acting and can leave significant amount of damage in your garden when left unchecked. Learn more about box blight: what it does to your plants, the symptoms to look out for, and how to control the disease.
Guide to watering plants in containers
Manikandan "Mani" Pattabiraman
When people talk about container gardening, they often discuss what containers to use or which plants are suitable for container gardening - but rarely do they talk about how to water plants in a container. In this post from the Geek Gardener, you'll learn how to water plants in a container, how much to water, and when to water.
The Challenge of Record Keeping
It's easy to forget about record keeping when things get busy and exciting in the garden. But know this: taking notes in your garden is important especially when you need to which plant went where or what varieties you planted. This short read from the 20-Minute Garden will show you a simple record keeping technique using digital pictures of your plants.
Great plant pairing: Amsonia and Baptisia
Helen from Toronto Gardens loves to travel and visit other gardens where she finds interesting finds. At the Toronto Botanical Garden, she found one: an unlikely pair of plants - Amsonia and Baptista - creating a lovely scene. Take a look around her blog to find other attention-grabbing garden attractions.
Beautiful Blooms, Dreamy Dinner: American Grown at Moss Mountain Farm
Julie had a love story with flowers before she got into kitchen gardening. And she was more than excited to reunite with her old love at Garden2Blog event dinner, sponsored by American Grown Flowers and Stargazer Barn. Read more about her experience here.
Why I still need more plants in my garden
Carol from May Dreams Garden needs more plants in her garden. Discover why - plus learn a better plant filing system than the usual alphabetical arrangement of plant names, which can take forever to sort!
Gardening Sun Safety Tips
We get our regular dose of Vitamin D through sun exposure. But unprotected exposure to the sun's UV rays can cause serious health problems if left unchecked - and gardeners in particular are prone to these diseases. Learn how to protect yourself from the sun's harmful rays as you tend to your plants and flowers.
Use This One Weird Trick to Put your Garden to Bed for Winter*
Amanda Thomsen has a no-fluff advice for getting your garden ready for winter, but not the usual 'clean your yard' or 'cut this and that' advice.
New research: Non-native plants just as good as natives for pollinators
Which is better for supporting pollination in your garden - native or non-native plants? A 4-year research study by the Royal Horticultural Study has the answer - and it's covered in this post by Graham Rice.
Things Your Garden Will Thank You For
Winter is the season where many of us put our gardens to a long sleep - and also the perfect time to prepare our yards for the gardening season ahead. So here are 5 soil amendments your garden will thank you for - and ultimately reward you with productive fruitfulness.
Drought Tolerant Vegetables for the Vegetable Garden
So you love vegetables but live in a place where water is scarce? Not to worry! This list from the Veggie Gardener will fill your gardening idea bag with 12 delicious vegetables that can shurg off drought.
How to Grow Perfect Peppers & Tomatoes in a 5 Gallon Bucket
You can't resist homegrown peppers and tomatoes, but you're low on space. Not a problem! Here's a guide from the Urban Organic Gardener that will show you how to grow tasty peppers and tomatoes - in a 5-gallon bucket!
Planting, Nurturing and Picking the Best Apples for Apple Bobbing
Apple bobbing may seem silly to onlookers, but Andy Sturgeon thinks trying to latch your teeth on an apple with hands tied behind is fun! And in this post at The Enduring Gardener, Andy shares his ideas and tips for growing your own apples.
Killer High Heels That Plant Seeds
Linking fashion to the gardening industry seems impossible, but this killer heels featured at the Brooklyn Museum made the seemingly impossible connection! Gardening becomes fashionable with this high-heel shoe that plants seed. Check out the shoes' mechanical high heel, stylish seed reservoir, and more.
How to Ripen Fruits and Vegetables Using Ethylene?
All plants produce ethylene, a plant hormone that assists in the growth, ripening, and deterioration of veggies and fruits. However, some plants produce more ethylene - and this article from Growing Veggies will show you how to use that to get ripe and tastier produce in less time.
What Happens if You Don’t Cut or Water Your Lawn?
For a couple in Southern CA, not cutting their lawn meant getting a letter from the municipal code enforcement department, threatening a fine unless the uncut lawn is addressed. Or you can grow flowers instead of cutting your lawn according to Donna of Garden Walk Garden Talk.
Looking at Garden Planting Design Mistakes
Michael King
People make mistakes - and so do gardeners. For Michael King, the mistakes he made in his trial garden serve as lessons in planting design.
Growing Herbs in Windowboxes
Windboxes are excellent containers for growing culinary herbs: they provide good drainage, fit in the smallest of spaces, and can enhance the look of your indoor garden. Discover how to find the right windowboxes for the herbs you want to plant.
My Grey Water System
Does trapping grey water and using it to water your veggies sound like a good idea? If it does, this photo DIY from Barbara of The Gardening Blog will show you how to easily (and inexpensively) create your own Greywater System.
Ground-Nesting Bees – Why You Should Let These Bees Nest in your Garden
Not all bees live in hives. Native bees live in solitary underground nests, often mistaken for aggressive yellowjacket wasps. Unlike the latter insect which nightmares are made of, native, underground-nesting bees should be kept in your garden.
When Green Thumbs Lead To Sore Backs
Gardeners have an off-season just like athletes. Their bodies decondition after weeks of rest and reduced gardening activity - again just like athletes! So check out this post Ben Kewish on Big Blog Of Gardening where he shares insights on how you can go back to your garden when the season is up - minus the injuries and hassles brought by hours upon hours of work.
Containerology: how to grow a good-looking plot in a pot
Containerology is the art and science of growing gorgeous plots in pots. And this post from Your Easy Garden gathers gardeners in the US for their best container gardening tips: from designing your containers, shopping for plants, to maintenance and more.
Gardening Glossary
Gardening is riddled with unfamiliar often confusing words! Do you know what an adventitious root is? Or how a French drain works? Maybe you're yet to determine what's an indeterminate plant? This gardening glossary from Sow And So will help you understand these unusual yet commonly used gardening terms.
How to Deal With Household Pests
There are household pets, and there are household pests! If you're having trouble keeping the latter out of your home and garden, this infographic from Primrose will show you how to determine what pest you're up against and the typical and alternative methods for getting rid of them.
How To Grow Your Own Wheatgrass
Wheatgrass is easy to grow and rich in nutritional benefits. It's not surprising that people (especially healthy-living enthusiasts) rave about and grow wheatgrass. If you want to grow you own, this thorough guide from Epic Gardening will teach you everything you need to know: from the supplies you need, pre-sprouting to harvesting, plus some expert wheatgrass growing tips you can use today!
Waste Not: Use Up Tough Garlic Scape Ends
Every plant part harvested from your garden can be recycled. Simply throw them in the compost bin and you can rest assured that every bit of your harvest was put to good use. For Gayla Trail however, tips that extend the utility of various plant parts (beyond composting) is always welcome. If you have a bucket full of tough garlic scape ends, the idea in this post will teach how to use them to further enhance your garden.
How to grow figs, with Lee Reich
Learn how to grow figs! Lee "the unusual fruit guy" Reich has authored numerous exceptional gardening books - and he sure knows what figs want, how to store them during winter, how to tell if a fig is ripe, plus some more. And in this Q&A with A Way To Garden, Lee answers many of your fig-related questions.
Garden Where You Are, Not Where You’re Not
For many gardeners, the land of patch they tend to is nowhere near their ideal version of a garden: poor drainage, rocky soil, lighting fixtures and other factors out of our control get in the way of our gardening. That said, you can control how you react - will you live resentful and envious of other gardens? Or will you use creativity and positivity to make the most out of your patch?
13 New Rules for City Gardening
Want to build a garden in the city? Know this: you'll most likely garden in a small area, which means there is less room for gardening mistakes. So get your city gardening chops sharp: here are the 13 new rules (do's and don'ts) of city gardening from Fran Sorin.
Soaking Seeds to Speed Germination
Starting from seeds doesn't take a lot: a suitable growing medium, sunshine, water, and a good dose of patience. However, even with all of these tools at your disposal, the seeds planted don't germinate as fast as we expect. But don't worry: Linda the Garden Betty has a nice tip you can use to ensure your seeds germinate on the same week!
Harvest & care tips for 10 heat-loving summer blooms
Celosia, Sunflowers, Rudbeckia, and Zinnias are gorgeous, hardy flowers that can take the heat. But just like any bloom, they still need care and good harvesting technique to prolong their shelf-life. Floret Flowers brings you practical caring and harvesting tips for 10 lovely summer blooms.
Playful plant-lover’s garden of LA designer Dustin Gimbel
LA designer Dustin Gimbel is energetic, welcoming, playful, and the mastermind behind an event that brings creative individuals together called Cross Polination Parties. His personality is clearly reflected in his garden's feel and design.
What is Diatomaceous Earth?
Diatomaceous Earth (DE) was originally used to make dynamites. While its modern day uses are not as explosive (used in toothpaste, metal polishes, etc), your garden can use the killing power of DE.
The Top 10 Ways We Practice Sustainability
The Lorax is a fictional character made by Dr. Seuss, but his warning against allowing greed to take over and abuse our natural world must be taken seriously. Susan Higgins shares their best sustainability practices at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
‘Fall Garden Party’ Recap: Waterwise Botanicals Throws Us Into a Sea of Succulents
A sea of succulents under the sun mesmerized Chantal and company during their visit to Waterwise Botanicals. These plants are not only shrugs off drought, they're beautiful too. Check out the pictures!
Hydroponics vs. Aquaponics? Does One Triumph the Other?
Hydroponics and aquaponics are 2 of the more popular sustainable growing methods. But is one truly better than the other? This article from Grow Up Your Hydrogarden lays down the pros and cons of both methods so you can decide.
Defensive Gardening and Landscaping: Protecting Your Home from Burglars
We've heard about defensive plays in basket and other sports or self-defense…but defensive gardening? If that sounds new to you, read this article from Garden Buildings Direct to discover how you can better safeguard your home by using plants!
Frost Tolerant Containers
The 8 frost tolerant recipes from Kathy of A Garden For All lovely colors and textures that are sure to keep your garden lively and interesting - even in autumn!
11 Winter Gardening Tips
Spring is the perfect season for gardening. Winter is the long sabbatical, and gardeners can only stay indoors and watch as the season overwhelms their blooms with snow. Or is this really the case? Check out this post from Mill Race Garden Centre on how to keep your garden in great shape during winter.
Planting By the Moon – The Starter’s Guide
Planting by the moon - or lunar gardening - relies on the lunar cycle to time the sowing of seeds, determine which plants to grow, and more. This infographic and post from Organic Lesson sheds light on the theory behind lunar gardening and how to use it in your gardening efforts.
20 Inspiring Garden Quotes
Great men and women like Audrey Hepburn, Aristotle, and Mahatma Gandhi stood for different ideas. But there's one thing they agree on: gardening is an essential part of human life.
How To Build A Keyhole Garden
Cristina da Silva boasts over 30 years of experience as a horticulturist, garden writer, and nature lover. And this podcast on Back To My Garden is of great interest especially to urban gardeners for lean, space-saving gardening setups.
The Garden of Gratitude
Looking to keep the Thanksgiving spirit alive no matter the season? This article from Mariani Landscape picked a handful of plants and blooms that represent gratitude - and look great in your garden!
The Butterfly Garden
This short read from Harmony Garden Landscaping teaches you how to keep your garden full of life - and butterflies, by choosing the right shrubs, perennials, and wildflowers.
Four Easy Ways To Get Rid Of Slugs
Gardening is calming and satisfying, but it's also hard work. Wouldn't it be a shame if slugs take over and eat your plants? Protect your garden from slugs with these 4 natural slug control methods from Gold For Garden.
Garden Record Keeping Ideas
How many times have you forgotten the name of a plant you planted somewhere in the garden? Rochelle had her share of forgetful moments - and it's not because she has Alzheimers but because remembering plant names is tough - period! So her are some record keeping ideas you can use to keep better track of your garden plants.
Scape Season
Craig Cramer
Tough garlic scapes have many uses. It's an organic pesticide, a nice addition to your compost…and even a nice desktop wallpaper! Check out Ellis Hollow's curiosity-piquing, scape-inspired visuals.
Daniel Hinkley's Recommended Reading For Gardeners
Daniel Hinkley is a multi-awarded plantsman and author. And he sure knows what a great gardening book is! Here are 10 books that will you back to the golden age of plant exploration, tour you around Tibet, and more.
Guide to Different Types of Garden Planters
Not all planters are equal. Some planters emphasize aesthetic value with artistic styles while others give more utility like better water retention, movability, and more. Learn more about different planters and their uses in this article from To Build A Garden.
Vegetable Garden Design: DIY Bean Trellis
Gathering beans was hard at Mike and April's smaller bean trellises. Their solution? A DIY bean tunnel that's visually appealing and lets the couple pick beans easily.
Creating an eco friendly garden: a luxury or a necessity?
Luxury or necessity? Whichever you pick, the sustainable and eco-friendly gardening tips from My Urban Garden Deco Guide will guarantee that you and Mother Nature benefit from your garden.
These modular urban gardening growbeds water themselves
The thought of gardening and growing your own food sounds attractive, but you don't have the time and space needed. Don't sweat it. The growing beds showcased in this post from Treehugger lets you garden and make the best use of the space (and time) you have.
Container Sizes For Growing Vegetables: Ask Shirley Garden Questions
Containers not only help you save space, they make growing food possible for everyone! Reader Teresa Martin wants to know more about container gardening: how much dirt you need? What plants to grow? What sizes are ideal? And Shirley of Eden Makers Blog answers them all.
Small Space Garden: Hummingbird Paradise
Costa Rica's La Paz Waterfall Gardens boasts 26 species of hummingbirds. Impressive! But with the right plant choices, you too can enjoy the company of hummingbirds even with significantly less space.
Vile Vine: Field Bindweed Can Be Devastating to Your Lawn, Garden & Pasture
Field bindweed goes by many names, but 'devil's gut' is Skylar Christensen's preference. Learn why this noxious invader must be nipped the moment you see it, how to prevent the weed from taking over your garden, and more.
Re-making An Old Garden For A New Family
"What’s wrong with that? It’s beautiful!" Professional garden and landscape designers like Susan Cohan get that a lot. For Susan, design is not only about great visuals and interesting backdrops. Good design also promotes better functionality. See how Susan remade an old garden that looks great but riddled with functionality issues.
It's Pollinator Awareness Week (PAW)
The guys at Kew are passionate about pollinators - and you should be too! Bumblebees, rose chafers, and red soldiers are just some of the 1500 pollinating insects in Britain. Learn more about these friendly insects that're essential to your garden.
Behind The Hedge: Garden Work Areas
Robin Ripley started as a vegetable gardener. And in this post, she looks back to the vegetable gardening lessons she learned behind the hedges, the difference between American and British vegetable gardens, and more.
Greening up your neighbourhood
How do you keep your city neighborhood green and lush? The answer: Hollyhocks. This plant is hardy, able to grow even in tricky city conditions - and its beautiful flowers are always a welcome addition.
Simple idea for cut flowers in a jam jar
Want to brighten up a lonely corner in your room? This décor idea from Fusian Living requires nothing more than a jam jar and flowers from your garden.
The Symphony Of Spring: The Peony, The Iris Then The Rose
For Amy Renea, gardening is a kin to parenting. Plants in the garden are more than just décor - they move, evolve, and have a mind of their own. In this post, Amy shares how she learned to grow and tame her garden, even creating symphonies of colorful blooms like the one in this post.
Money Saving Garden Ideas with a Living Wall
Shawna Coronado loves living walls. Not only are these walls lovely and full of life, they can slash your typical gardening expenses too as these systems can be used year after year and can grow seeds and pre-grown plants. In this post, Shawna showcases the best living walls she's seen along with tips on how to start your own.
How to Build a Low Tunnel
You may feel there's no need to protect the cold-tolerant plants you're growing, but you'd be mistaken. Learn how to keep your vegetables perky and protected from the weather with a low tunnel.
Top 20 Tips Every Gardener Should Know
The Northwest Edible Life is 4 years old - and still counting! Professional chef and gardening fanatic Erica shares the 20 timeless gardening tips she's learned while maintaining the blog.
Gardens Take Planning
You can of course plant whatever brings you joy, but successful gardening takes good planning - and in this post from Red Dirt Ramblings, you will be treated to a treasure chest of practical garden planning tips: from choosing which bulbs to plant, how to stop pests from eating your blooms, creating focal points, and more.
Fennel Doesn't Have Friends: A Guide to Companion Planting
This is an old post from Tilly's Nest, but the topic is evergreen for people who love to grow, harvest, and eat homegrown food and veggies. Read the post and learn why and how to grow plants that are beneficial to each other - so you get more out of your garden space and enjoy better produce.
Garden Design Tips from P. Allen Smith
Paul Allen Smith wears many hats: he's a TV host, designer, lifestyle expert, and gardener. So when he invites gardeners to his exclusive event, they oblige, always ready to listen to his gardening wisdom. In this armchair tour, Seasonal Wisdom brings you back to one of P. Allen Smith's invitation-only event full of gardening and design tips.
Five End of Summer Container Gardening Tips
People with traditional gardens prepare their patch of land for fall and winter. But what about container gardeners? It turns out they have every reason to be busy. Here are 5 container gardening tips to use before the summer ends.
Fairy Gardening 101 : Creative Fun Picks
Bren built a magical miniature garden - and lost herself in it! In this post, she shares her top 3 fairy garden picks, and shares 2 gardening and design books that will show you how to build your own enchanting mini-garden.
Fall and Winter Gardening
Sure, you can grow summer-friendlly plants exclusively. But if you want to extend your gardening activities to the fall and winter season, you need to carefully choose what goes in your patch of land. This brief guide from Growing The Home Garden shows you when to start fall / winter gardening, what plants to grow, and how to extend your seasonal garden to one that's full of life all year 'round.
Fruit trees in the garden bearing fruit after recent rains...
Diana's garden had to endure rough rains in November, but she's still smiling. Check out this post to learn why as she takes you on a tour of her flourishing garden.
Ideas for Cabbage-Sized Patios
Linda from Central Texas Gardener joined other garden writers for a trip around the Toronto. The city is highly developed - boasting a fancy farmer's market, tall contemporary structures, and tons of patio gardening ideas you can learn from!
Deadheading basics
Keep your garden blooming with deadheading - the process of removing spent flowers and dead blooms so your plants can replace them with fresh growth. You can deadhead by hand - but it's easy to get it wrong. So read this brief read from Savvy Gardening and learn how to do it the right way.
10 Smart Reasons to Use Raised Beds in Your Garden
Raised beds look like silly boxes. But these silly-looking boxes are not only ideal for beginning gardeners, they help you solve a host of gardening problems and can transform your garden for the better. Here are 10 smart reasons why you should garden with raised beds.
Garlic: Good for Garden and Kitchen Alike
Garlic is a low-maintenance edible - and that's just one of the reasons to grow it. And while garlic is easily available in the market, there are many perks to growing your own. Here are some garlic-planing and growing tips from Andrea Bellamy.
Investing in garden play equipment: what to choose
Want to attract your kids away from the laptop monitor and into your garden? For most parents with kids under 15, adding garden play equipment is the answer. But while most parents spend £800 for play equipment according to the Lloyds Bank Insurance Britain at Home Report, you can add a lot of interest and fun in your garden while spending less!
Container gardening with Crystal Godfrey
Crystal Godfrey owns a local container garden and runs her own garden design company, and Nikki Jabbour got to attend one of her seminars. In this post, Nikki shares inspiring photos from the seminar, full of ideas that seamlessly combine container gardening and good design.
Welcome Volunteers
You might feel tempted to get rid of overwintered vegetables and plants. The author of Chiot's Run, however, did otherwise with the overwintered carrots in the garden. And this mini-blog post might convince you to do the same.
The Secrets of Companion Planting - 6 Methods That Really Work!
Companion planting is an eco-friendly way to protect plants from pests, make the best use of available space, and add diversity to your garden. Backyard Roots reviews the 6 different types of companion planting and what each can do for your garden.
Tips For Planting Cherry Seeds: Can You Grow A Cherry Tree Pit
The answer: Yes! Growing cherries from seeds is inexpensive - and adds a good dose of fun (and tastiness) in your gardening activities. Learn how you can start growing cherry trees today with this simple guide from Gardening Know How.
Harlem Alpines
Want a plant that squirrels are not interested in while filling your indoor garden with strong and delicious perfume? Here's a quick idea from Marie Viljoen of 66 Square Feet.
5 Tips on Caring for Sunflowers
Growing sunflowers isn't as hard as some people say, not to mention these big flowers attract a variety of birds that can keep tabs of the bad bug population in your garden. Here are 5 tips for growing and caring for the lively sunflowers.
