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Tips on how to plant bare roses, including what they are, what to expect when the roses arrive from the grower, and when and how to plant them. Bare-root roses are one of the most economical ways to create a rose garden! If you’re in the market for new rose bushes, you’ll have noticed that … Read more

Looking to make use out of your raised garden beds year-round? Garlic is a resilient and overwintering vegetable that will have you harvesting when most other plants aren’t nearly ready. Garlic is an often overlooked and easy to grow vegetable. Its use in the kitchen and common dishes is more widespread and versatile than most … Read more

Transplanting garden plants is one of the most common gardening tasks, but it can also be one of the most stressful for both the plants and the gardener. If you dont know what youre doing, transplanting can easily damage your plants—and even kill them. Thankfully, with a few simple steps, you can transplant potted plants … Read more

Starting perennials from seed is a budget-friendly way to add a lot of plants to your garden. Perennials come back year after year, so you sow them once and they give you many seasons of color and fragrance. Perennials generally take longer to grow from seed than most annual flowers and some perennials need special … Read more

When landscaping your yard or garden, choosing the right ground cover can make a huge difference in the overall look and feel Ground covers are low-growing plants that spread to form a dense, carpet-like covering over the soil surface Using ground covers in place of turf grass or mulch offers many benefits like weed suppression, … Read more

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Like anything else, stone fruit trees won’t produce fruit unless their flowers are pollinated. Usually, gardeners rely on insects, but if bees are hard to find in your neighborhood, you can take the matter into your own … Read more

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Q: I love gladioli and would like to have some of my own in my plot. However, as it is a paved courtyard, I would have to grow them in containers. Is this possible, and if so, … Read more

Many people regard deadheading as a tiresome and unnecessary activity, and it is true that your sunflowers will survive just fine if you skip it. However, there are a host of benefits to be enjoyed by spending a few minutes doing so once or twice during the blooming season. For those who still don’t feel … Read more

Roses are durable, hardy shrubs that thrive in a variety of climates. These beauties are fairly easy to grow, but sometimes they weaken due to pests, disease, and environmental conditions. If your formerly healthy rose bush starts to look feeble, what steps can you take? Unfortunately, because there are a few different conditions that can … Read more

Canna Tropicanna®: The original Tropicanna, Tropicanna Gold, and Tropicanna Black Photo Credit Anthony Tesselaar Plants Botanical Name Canna x generalis Plant Type With their lush, tropical foliage and dazzling blooms in shades of red orange yellow and pink, canna lilies bring drama to gardens and landscape beds. While they aren’t true lilies, these rhizomatous perennials … Read more