Garden Design & Landscaping

Can You Plant Zucchini and Pumpkins Together? A Detailed Guide for Companion Planting Success

For zucchini and squash, companion planting—placing certain vegetables, fruits, and herbs next to each other in your raised garden bed or soil plot to enhance their growth—is just as beneficial as it is for other food crops. In companion planting, different plants help one another in different ways, either by offering protection from pests, amplifying … Read more

Are Wildflowers Safe for Cats? A Cat Owner’s Guide

Wildflowers are becoming increasingly popular in gardens, with the predicting that wildflower borders will be one of the key gardening trends of 2024. However, whilst British wildflowers are beautiful and have numerous benefits for biodiversity, experts warn that pets could be at serious risk of illness or worse. Talking to Country Living, Sean McCormack, Head … Read more

Crafting a Stunning Front Yard Dahlia Garden: A Comprehensive Guide

With their intense color, strength, and ability to keep flowering until the first frosts, dahlias are easy to grow and bring life to your garden. Dahlias like well-balanced and composted soil, and full sun. With 42 different species and thousands of cultivars, dahlias offer plenty of variety. Variations in color, flower form, size, and foliage … Read more

12 Perfect Plants for Pots in Florida’s Sunny Climate

If you’re a gardening enthusiast residing in the sunshine state of Florida, you’re well aware of the distinctive challenges and options of gardening in this region. The hot and humid climate, combined with abundant sunlight, offers a perfect environment for various plants to flourish. Whether you have a spacious backyard or a cozy balcony, potted … Read more

Identifying Early Forget-Me-Not Plants by Their Distinctive Leaves

Forget-me-not (botanical name: myosotis) is a humble but glorious spring flower which appears in frothy blue clouds at the front of borders and at the edges of paths. There are annual, biennial and short-lived perennial forget-me-nots, but the most commonly grown variety, Myosotis sylvatica, is a short-lived perennial usually grown as a biennial. It complements … Read more