There are heirloom and modern varieties with growth habits that include miniature, climbing, rambling, shrub, and tree forms. Most roses are cold-hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 5. If you live in Zone 6 or below, where winter temperatures in the teens and 20s are common, protection is recommended. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
But my mind goes first to memories of my childhood – those seemingly endless summer days filled with the sound of flip-flops and jelly shoes slapping hot asphalt, blowing bubbles and running through the sprinkler, pumping your arms to fly as high as you could on the swing set. That ozone smell through the screen door of a thunderstorm brewing in the distance, hunting for horseshoe crabs and building drip castles down the shore, splitting a grape two-stick popsicle with your best friend, and catching lightning bugs before bed....
But we shouldn’t forget about autumn’s contribution to Mother Nature’s colorful palette. Many deciduous shrubs and bushes shine brightly as the dog days of summer wane and a hint of fall’s crisp air begins to sneak in. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All of these selections add vivid color and will definitely make an impact in your landscape in the autumn and most can be grown throughout temperate North America and Europe....
This might sound a tad dramatic, but I can certainly testify to this. Growing up in England, a place not exactly renowned for being sunny, it’s safe to say the tomatoes of my youth weren’t typically top quality. Years later, while exploring the south of France, I was visiting a farm and was invited by the farmer to choose a few toms fresh from the vine. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....
But many people don’t realize that there are overachieving tulip varieties that grow multiple blossoms off of each bulb as well. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Limited in terms of garden space, but you want a bunch of tulips? These offer the perfect solution. Just want more bang for your buck? Multiheaded tulips to the rescue....
You know how it happens – you’re dressed to go out and you stop to admire the flowers on your way to the car. Before you know it, you’re pulling a weed, watering a plant, and muddying your new-for-spring canvas flats beyond belief. What is our problem? Knowing we can’t resist the urge to preen a little here and there even when we’re dressed in our best, I highly recommend investing in a dedicated pair of garden footwear....
We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. It thins the plant’s mass and reduces the existing canopy, which improves air circulation and allows sunlight to reach the understory, resulting in dense mounds of growth. And many of the popular cultivars in the Spiraea genus also benefit from a second trim after flowering to encourage a light rebloom and pretty new foliage, and to check rambunctious growth....
Unfortunately, the fungus that causes this disease, Botrytis cinerea, is very common in strawberries throughout the world. The disease can lurk in the plants without causing any symptoms, waiting to strike when the fruit are ripe. It can attack while the fruits are still on the plants, as well as after harvest. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
How could we not oblige? And while that boy is coming up on his 18th birthday and the now-20-foot tree towers over his relatively tall 6-foot, 2-inch frame, he still enjoys its fruit each summer. In exchange for a home in our landscape, the sapling we planted has provided our family with bountiful crops almost every year (more on this in a minute), and we’ve enjoyed Reece cobbler, Reece pie, and Reece preserves — peach delights aplenty, all named for the boy who asked for a sapling as a birthday gift....
Some people are surprised to learn that Carum carvi can grow perfectly well in a pot, so long as you give its long roots room to stretch out, and provide enough sun to produce those tasty seeds. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. In this guide, we’ll focus on container growing specifically. Here’s what’s to come:...
Small lilacs have the same floral bounty and fragrance for which makes the species popular, but these versions are finer textured and more graceful than their larger siblings. Because of their fragrant spring display, these smaller versions may be planted close to the house, beside a veranda or as a feature in a lawn. They also work great as hedges or focal points in the “stuffed to the gills” cottage style....
If you’ve ever gotten a whiff of mock orange flowers, you understand what I mean. If not, imagine the scent of orange blossoms, jasmine, pineapple. Sweet, thick, and almost mouthwatering. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Below you’ll find everything you need to know to grow and care for your very own bush, a true gift to your nostrils when in bloom....
Even though most species of this semi-climbing perennial are best suited for tropical and subtropical climes, some, such as true jasmine (Jasminum officinale), can not only tolerate colder temperatures, but may in fact require one to two months of chilling to bloom, or for seeds to germinate. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
And when you have fresh herbs growing in your own backyard, porch planters, or window box, this makes it even easier to boost the flavor of your homemade meals. Starting an herb garden so you can have your own fresh supply of these aromatics is the perfect gardening project for spring. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission....
Occasionally, these relatively low maintenance shrubs may benefit from being relocated. Perhaps you’ve propagated new bushes. Or they have outgrown their space or are not thriving in their current location. Or maybe you’re moving and don’t want to leave those well cared for bushes behind! We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. As long as you follow a few simple guidelines, you can move them from one place to another without damaging plants or fruit production....
Always keeping my eyes on my neighbors’ curbs, waiting for the chance to make my move, I was on the lookout for the telltale sign of bulging garbage bags. I would even drive up and down the streets of my neighborhood looking for a score. When I found one, I’d pull over, pop open my hatchback, and heft the bags in, one by one. I’m talking about leaves, people. (What did you think I was talking about?...
Its colorful blooms are like a slow-motion, multi-month fireworks display that captures the attention of people, bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds each summer. A member of the mint or Lamiaceae family, bee balm is also quite easy to grow – almost too easy, in fact. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. In this article, we’ll explore some options to deal with its potential aggressiveness, including rhizome barriers, isolated placement, ongoing divisions, cutting, pulling, and regular smothering....
Science has yet to find a cure for the common cold. But nature provides us with plenty of ingredients to help alleviate our suffering – with wholesome, natural ingredients right from the garden. Many herbs are being studied today for their healing properties, but generally remain untested or require more research to satisfy scientific standards. But we do know from many recipes that have withstood the test of time, and anecdotal evidence, that they may help to soothe symptoms of achiness, congestion, coughs, and more....
Yet successful pruning can be among the most satisfying of garden tasks, because the results can be spectacular. Done correctly, it can yield an abundance of flowers, foliage, and fruit. However, done incorrectly, it can result in damaged plants, disappointment, and failure! No wonder we fear the process. While pruning successfully may appear complicated and difficult, the fact is that it is no more complex than the many other gardening activities that gardeners engage in regularly....
While few of us have that perfectly green turf, there are some simple things we can do to achieve that nice layer of grass! From seeding to mowing and watering, read on for some great lawn tips! Seeding Seeding should be done in a cool time of the year. The preferred time is in the early fall. Seeding in the cool of late summer and early fall will allow the seed to germinate and begin growth....
