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How to Graft Apple Trees: Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Your Own Black Oxford
Grafting apple trees is a traditional horticultural practice that allows you to grow a desired apple variety on hardy rootstock....
How to Graft Apple Trees: Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Your Own Black Oxford
Grafting apple trees is a traditional horticultural practice that allows you to grow a desired apple variety on hardy rootstock....
Garden Planning
Cultivating Your Perfect Garden Embark on the enchanting journey of gardening, where each plot of earth carries the potential for...
Garden Planning
Cultivating Your Perfect Garden Embark on the enchanting journey of gardening, where each plot of earth carries the potential for...
Homecoming Boost & The Final Feeding
So, you successfully whisked all your houseplants safely inside ahead of the Big Bad Chill. And as usual, it was...
Homecoming Boost & The Final Feeding
So, you successfully whisked all your houseplants safely inside ahead of the Big Bad Chill. And as usual, it was...
Bodacious Berries
It’s harvest time. So don’t start putting your garden to bed because there’s plenty of perks on the horizon. Don’t...
Bodacious Berries
It’s harvest time. So don’t start putting your garden to bed because there’s plenty of perks on the horizon. Don’t...
Preventing Pests with a Compost Tea
The bugs are out in full force this Summer! When you find insects in your garden, your first instinct might...
Preventing Pests with a Compost Tea
The bugs are out in full force this Summer! When you find insects in your garden, your first instinct might...
Green Gifts with Love
Your partner really wants a houseplant this Valentine’s Day. Enough hints have been dropped to let you know that a...
Green Gifts with Love
Your partner really wants a houseplant this Valentine’s Day. Enough hints have been dropped to let you know that a...
Succulents Without Tears
They’re kinky, they’re seductive, and they look like something out of Sci-Fi. You’ve always wanted a succulent, right? Well, we’re...
Succulents Without Tears
They’re kinky, they’re seductive, and they look like something out of Sci-Fi. You’ve always wanted a succulent, right? Well, we’re...
Good Company
Eek! The landscape outdoors is paring down. Every day more plants shed their leaves and drop off the scene. We...
Good Company
Eek! The landscape outdoors is paring down. Every day more plants shed their leaves and drop off the scene. We...
Outside In
Autumn sort of sneaks up on you, doesn’t it? One week you’re dragging hoses outside in a heatwave to water...
Outside In
Autumn sort of sneaks up on you, doesn’t it? One week you’re dragging hoses outside in a heatwave to water...
Keeping Plants Frisky in a Drought
If we learned anything this summer, it was how to wield a watering can. Steamy and dry weather was the...
Keeping Plants Frisky in a Drought
If we learned anything this summer, it was how to wield a watering can. Steamy and dry weather was the...
Midsummer Reboot
Phew! Welcome to the long, sizzling summer. If you’re identifying that the proverbial cat on a hot tin roof right...
Midsummer Reboot
Phew! Welcome to the long, sizzling summer. If you’re identifying that the proverbial cat on a hot tin roof right...
Porch Perennials
Sure, perennials are great in the garden. They come back faithfully every year (hopefully) and they grow more lush as...
Porch Perennials
Sure, perennials are great in the garden. They come back faithfully every year (hopefully) and they grow more lush as...
The More, the Merrier
If you love to garden, then you should be getting the most out of every square foot in your garden....
The More, the Merrier
If you love to garden, then you should be getting the most out of every square foot in your garden....
Spring Graduation
Been itching to hand out promotions to your houseplants? Graduation time is here! Spring is when houseplants begin making headway...
Spring Graduation
Been itching to hand out promotions to your houseplants? Graduation time is here! Spring is when houseplants begin making headway...
Holiday Houseplant Matchmaking
Do your friends keep hooking up with the wrong houseplant? This year, play matchmaker for the holidays. Give your besties...
Holiday Houseplant Matchmaking
Do your friends keep hooking up with the wrong houseplant? This year, play matchmaker for the holidays. Give your besties...
User-Friendly Fronds
Got a low-light situation that’s just begging for some botany? You need to cuddle up with some ferns. They’re gorgeous,...
User-Friendly Fronds
Got a low-light situation that’s just begging for some botany? You need to cuddle up with some ferns. They’re gorgeous,...
Give Them Shelter Pronto
By Tovah Martin Quick! Some houseplants should be rushed indoors as soon as temperatures dip. Okay, you can approach predictions...
Give Them Shelter Pronto
By Tovah Martin Quick! Some houseplants should be rushed indoors as soon as temperatures dip. Okay, you can approach predictions...
Right Plant, Right Windowsill
By Tovah Martin You don’t want to be that gardener rushing the houseplants indoors last minute, do you? You definitely...
Right Plant, Right Windowsill
By Tovah Martin You don’t want to be that gardener rushing the houseplants indoors last minute, do you? You definitely...
An Insider’s Guide to Late Summer
By Tovah Martin You think things are winding down? Wrong. For many potted plants, this is when they are happening....
An Insider’s Guide to Late Summer
By Tovah Martin You think things are winding down? Wrong. For many potted plants, this is when they are happening....
Bought Plants/Will Travel
By Tovah Martin Do you brake for garden centers? Do you make u-turns for nurseries? When you’re on vacation, do...
Bought Plants/Will Travel
By Tovah Martin Do you brake for garden centers? Do you make u-turns for nurseries? When you’re on vacation, do...
Sizzling Houseplants – Care for Houseplants in Midsummer
It’s Summertime. That means steamy evenings rocking on the porch, patio, or deck with your houseplants and containers gathered all...
Sizzling Houseplants – Care for Houseplants in Midsummer
It’s Summertime. That means steamy evenings rocking on the porch, patio, or deck with your houseplants and containers gathered all...
Leaving Houseplants Home Alone
Planning a vacation? What will you do with your houseplants? Read up on our suggestions to keep your houseplants happy...
Leaving Houseplants Home Alone
Planning a vacation? What will you do with your houseplants? Read up on our suggestions to keep your houseplants happy...
Bring the Sizzle Indoors
Summer means more sunshine in your windows as well as the opportunity to add new "annual" additions to your houseplant...
Bring the Sizzle Indoors
Summer means more sunshine in your windows as well as the opportunity to add new "annual" additions to your houseplant...
