If there’s one garden task I’d never skip, it’s mulching. It doesn’t take long, it doesn’t cost much, and the payoff lasts the entire growing season. Less watering in July. Far less weeding. Healthier soil without a lot of extra work. That’s a pretty good return. The benefits of mulching garden beds go deeper than…
Did you know that strong winds and heavy rains can cause heavy damage to your tall plant’s beautiful blooms? Even heavy flowers can bend and break from their own weight if they’re not protected. I’ll show you the different ways to support your garden flowers to keep them from falling over. If you grow tall…
Foxgloves are a pretty addition to cottage gardens, but how much do you know about them? In this guide, I’ll answer the most common questions about growing and caring for foxgloves so you will know how to care for your own plants. With their tall stalks and clusters of tubular flowers, foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea) are…
If you’ve ever stood in a garden center holding a bag of dahlia tubers and wondered if you were in over your head, I’ve been there. My first season, I second-guessed every decision: depth, spacing, whether to water, whether to wait. Now, after growing dahlias for years here in my Zone 8b Pacific Northwest garden,…
Are you new to gardening and want to start slow? Do you only have a small garden area to work with? If so, flower container gardening is a great option. I’ll share my tips and tricks on how to grow and care for a beautiful flower container garden. Container gardening is a great way to…
May is the month everything finally starts moving at once. The days are longer, the soil is warming up, and the to-do list somehow doubles overnight. Here in Zone 8b, May is one of the best months in the garden and one of the busiest. The last frost is behind us, summer annuals are calling…