Highlight the beauty of your hibiscus (also known as rose mallow) plants by choosing the best companion plants for hibiscus. While this plant’s flowers are simply spectacular, they only bloom in midsummer. Keep the beauty year-round when you also choose the best companion plants to bring out the best that hibiscus has to offer. Choose some companions that …
Gardening
Priced a pint of raspberries or a pound of asparagus lately? Fresh fruits and vegetables can seem like a luxury when skyrocketing grocery costs make it challenging to put even basic meals on the table. Here’s a novel way to stretch your food dollars: Go outdoors and forage. You’ll get fresh, delicious food for free, …
Wisteria can become a maintenance problem when its woody stems reach gutters, roof edges, weak trellises, fences, drains, mature trees, or old brickwork. A DevonLive report warned garden owners about the cost of letting wisteria spread too freely around a home. The risk depends on where the vine is growing, what it is wrapping around, …
A Bay Area Red Flag Warning that covered the East Bay Hills and North Bay mountains turned a familiar homeowner checklist into a same-day fire-prevention priority: roofs, gutters, dry grass, deck corners, yard debris, phones, alerts, and evacuation plans. ABC7 Bay Area reported Thursday that the warning had firefighters and residents preparing for dangerous fire …
Every gardener who grew up watching a grandmother pull a warm tomato off the vine in July knows what a real tomato tastes like. That deep red, heavy, almost absurdly juicy fruit that you ate standing over the sink like it was a peach. And every one of those gardeners, at some point in their …
When FBI agents showed up at a Virginia home on May 18, 2026, they were not expecting to find a personal gold vault. What they seized from David Rush’s residence included over 300 gold bars worth approximately $40 million, along with $2 million in cash. For a man drawing a government salary, that is a …
Michigan landowners have until June 22 to register for a free invasive-species workshop at the MSU W.K. Kellogg Experimental Forest in Augusta. The June 24 event runs from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at 7060 N. 42nd Street and is aimed at southwest Michigan landowners and community members dealing with invasive plants on wooded lots, lake …
It’s the time of year when Spring blooms are bursting out, and gardeners’ fingers are itching to get back into the dirt. You may be looking at your green expanse of lawn with the vague notion that it could be something… more. And you’re absolutely right. Your yard can be so much more than grass. …
A wet lawn can look ready for a quick cut after several rainy days, but mowing too soon can leave homeowners with torn grass, wheel ruts, clogged equipment, and extra cleanup. An Express garden report pointed to the precautions gardeners should take before mowing after rain. The same problems apply to U.S. lawns, especially on …
You built the raised bed, you filled it with soil, and you planted everything that looked good at the nursery. Yet, somehow, the harvest was underwhelming. What most gardeners don’t realize is that a raised bed isn’t just elevated dirt. It’s a specialized growing system, and it rewards certain crops dramatically while quietly punishing others. …