Growing Tips & Resources

Lavender has a reputation for being difficult to start from seed, and we'll level with you: the r...

Rosemary has a reputation for being hard to keep alive indoors, and the reputation is earned. Gar...

A yard full of birds rarely happens by accident. The yards that stay busy with cardinals, chickad...

If you've ever hovered over a wilting pothos wondering whether it's hungry or whether feeding it ...

Home growing has moved well beyond a pandemic-era hobby. Americans are spending more on their gar...

Most houseplants do well with 8 to 16 hours of light per day, depending on the plant. Shade lover...

A plant is one of the most thoughtful gifts a teacher can unwrap. Unlike cut flowers, it's still ...

Every fall, the same question comes up: how much should you clean up before winter? For decades t...

The summer garden gets all the attention, but some of the best eating comes after Labor Day. Spin...

Most pruners do not run on a replacement schedule. They run on whether they still cut cleanly, an...

If pruning has started to ache, you are not imagining it. Repeated squeezing strains the same joi...

Fresh basil within arm’s reach of the stove, mint for your tea, parsley you snip instead of buy: ...

Most houseplant trouble traces back to a handful of things you can actually control: water, light...

There’s something uplifting about walking into your kitchen, pinching off a few leaves of fresh b...

A good pair of pruners is the unsung hero of the plant parent toolkit. They're the difference bet...

There's nothing more frustrating than buying a beautiful bunch of basil on Sunday and finding it ...

Root rot can affect even the most thoughtfully grown houseplants. You might be using quality pott...

One of the habits I’ve been practicing is taking time to reflect on what I’m consuming. Often thi...