Aside from pumpkins, there’s no more popular fall décor than potted hardy chrysanthemums. Their gorgeous colors shout autumn is here with every jewel- or fire-colored bloom. And with retailers ...

The key to a low maintenance and low cost garden is to grow a variety of plants that readily self-seed. While most of the typical garden cultivars would require you to harvest, store, and then sow ...

If there is one vegetable that screams summer, it’s cucumber. Cool salads don’t seem to be complete without fresh juicy cucumber slices, and they make great additions to summer smoothies. At-home spa ...

Native to the Middle East, the pistachio tree (Pistacia vera) is a long lived desert plant that bears clusters of small reddish drupes. Pistachio drupes need long, hot, and dry summers in order to ...

When thinking about edible plants and foraging for food, ferns are one of the first things that come to mind. But, whether you’re a seasoned forager or an inquisitive gardener, knowing the facts about ...

No summer is complete without the sweet crunch of a cucumber. Whether they’re in salads or pickled for an easy snack, you can’t go wrong with these scrumptious veggies. They’re even better when grown ...

All throughout the year, glass jars are in season. Pickle jars, mustard jars, jam jars, peanut butter jars, Mason jars… Tall ones, short ones, blue ones, clear ones. Glass jars can be found in all ...

Lemons are such an amazing and versatile ingredient, it’s always a good idea to have some on hand. The sweet and sour flavoring of all parts of the lemon fruit (juice, pulp, and peel) adds a bit of ...

Watering is one of the most (if not the most) essential tasks in houseplant care. Unfortunately, many newbie indoor gardeners (and often experienced ones) tend to get it wrong. Whether it’s ...

As someone who lives on the second floor of a large brick building, I know a thing or two about stifling rooms in the heat of summer. You know, the kind of heat that has you lying awake in the middle ...

Would you like your basil plant to look like this? A lot of your basil growing success is in the pruning. In this article we’ll reveal how to correctly harvest your basil so the plant keeps getting ...

Tomatoes are a pain in the butt to grow. They are, let’s not deny it. And yet, I don’t think I’ve ever had a garden without tomatoes. Life would be so much easier if I were one of those people who ...