I recently planted a bed of fall broccoli, collards, and kale, carefully covering the young transplants with row cover to keep out cabbage worms. But when I removed the cover to water the plants a day or two later, a few leaves and even an entire kale plant had been cut clean through the stems. …
Gardening
Minnesota has a continental climate with cold, frigid winters and hot, humid summers. Like much of the Upper Midwest United States, it has some of the widest variety of weather conditions. It has clearly defined four seasons, each with its own characteristics. These seasons bring challenges to plant life in the area, but natives have …
Plants that are native to your local ecosystem will be easier for you to care for, require less maintenance, and are good for local animals and insects, and the environment. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or new to the game, you can benefit from using native plants in your garden and landscape. You can …
Home of the Chesapeake Bay and the city of Baltimore, Maryland is an amazing state with a lot to offer. In addition to sights to see and shores to explore, there are also many great native plants and animals to experience. If you want to create your own home garden or freshen up your existing …
Sometimes a striking weed will capture our interest, and instead of yanking it out by the roots, we decide to let it grow for the sake of beauty or to see what it becomes. I do this with wild violets, valuing their delicate purple blossoms in spring as well as their medicinal and culinary uses. …
New England states present some challenges when it comes to your home garden or landscape. The weather can be harsh in the winter and some plants, especially certain flowering ones, cannot survive the cold, ice, or snow. However, native plants have evolved to adapt to these conditions and the unique, widely changing climate of Massachusetts. …
The great state of Maine has some beautiful native plants and flowers that will look amazing on your property, while also bringing essential benefits to the local ecosystem. Our Maine native plants list will help you choose the best plants for your garden or landscape. Maine’s rocky coast on the Atlantic is known for its …
Our Kansas native plants list will help you choose the very best native wildflowers to brighten your lawn or garden. Whatever Kansas climate you are hosting in your landscape, there are great native flowers that will work for you. It begins with learning more about native plants and why they are beneficial to your landscape. …
Have you ever gotten too busy and all of a sudden realized your basil plants have all bloomed (or are about to bloom)? It happened to me more than once. So what can you do now? Are basil flowers edible? Let’s explore what happens when the basil blooms and what to do with the basil …
What is more pleasing to the eye than flowers in your windows? While maintaining a flower garden may not be everyone’s cup of tea, window boxes make the job easier, more convenient, and of course, more beautiful. You do not need a lot of plants to fill them up. Though it requires relatively less effort, …