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How to Insulate Outdoor Planters for Winter

Container gardening fits various scales and situations, from small-space gardening to accessible opportunities to adding architectural styling and planting designs. It allows us to feature specimens as focal points or create limitless arrangements for color, texture, fragrance, and culinary delight. Parting with these beloved arrangements come winter can be too difficult, especially when there are … Read more

Where to Find Beni Imo Sweet Potato Seeds for Growing Your Own Purple Sweet Potatoes

Okinawan Purple Sweet Potatoes are a lovely and delicious cultivar, featuring a creamy, beige skin encasing gorgeous purple-magenta flesh. Full of the antioxidant anthocyanin, they’re also high polyphenols, vitamin C, and soluble fiber. These sweet potatoes are easy for the backyard gardener to grow in the U.S. climate. Hello, Blue Zones fans from the new … Read more

Growing Carrots in Grow Bags: A Complete Guide for Beginners

Growing carrots in grow bags is a fantastic option, especially for those who cant garden directly in the ground. Carrots thrive in loose, well-drained soil, making fabric grow bags perfect since they provide excellent aeration and prevent waterlogging. Here’s a guide to growing carrots in grow bags, along with size suggestions from 247Garden’s tall fabric … Read more

7 Beautiful Flowers That Look Like Thistles

Thistles are flowering plants characterised by their sharp prickles – some are common weeds but many can be great additions to UK gardens. Sometimes, the word ‘thistle’ is used to refer only to specific genera – Cirsium, Carduus and Onopordum. And sometimes it is used more broadly to refer to a wider range of prickly … Read more