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Gardening tips Your Garden Being A Little Messy Is Not Neglect, It Is The Sign It Is Actually Alive
Walk past a neighbor’s yard and you might see dried stems still standing, a pile of leaves tucked near the fence, and a patch of wildflowers…
Pennsylvania These Invasive Plants Are Actually Illegal To Have Growing In Your Pennsylvania Yard
You walk out to grab the mail on a warm May morning in Pennsylvania and notice a pretty white-flowering tree at the…
Texas The Native Texas Plants Homeowners Grow Along Fence Lines Instead Of Crape Myrtles
You step outside before breakfast and the patio already feels warm, a familiar Texas summer greeting. That heat can feel like a…
Florida The 8 Florida Edible Ornamentals UF/IFAS Says Belong In Every Front Yard
You walk out to grab the mail on a warm Florida morning and your front yard is all lawn, all thirst, all…
North Carolina Skip The Fussy Hydrangeas And Grow These North Carolina Perennials That Bloom All Summer Long
You drag your patio chair into the shade with iced tea in hand, and there goes your neighbor again, wrestling limp hydrangeas…
Gardening tips That Weed You Just Yanked May Have Been Worth More Than Anything Else In The Bed
Texas Native Texas Perennials That Outshine Black-Eyed Susans In Every Border
Pennsylvania This Pennsylvania Tick Passes Disease Faster Than The Rest, And Here Is What To Do The Second You Find One
Florida The Florida-Friendly Ground Cover Homeowners Switch To When Water Restrictions Hit
Your St. Augustinegrass is turning the color of old straw, the water restrictions notice is on the fridge, and your neighbor’s yard…
North Carolina The Fragrant North Carolina Patio Plant That Shrugs Off Muggy July Heat And Never Stops Smelling Good
Walk out to your patio on a warm June evening in the Piedmont, and the right plant can stop you mid-step with…
Pennsylvania The August Tomato Trick Pennsylvania Gardeners Wish They Had Tried Sooner
Late August, you step into the backyard and count the green tomatoes still clinging to the vine, and a familiar dread sets…
Gardening tips Your Christmas Cactus Went Pale And Floppy, And One Thing You Are Overdoing Is Almost Always Why
You noticed it drooping on the windowsill, stems gone dull and limp, and your first instinct was probably to reach for the…
Florida Why The Black Racer Sliding Across Your Florida Lawn Is The Best Sign All Summer
Gardening tips Five Heirloom Tomatoes Your Grandparents Grew That Taste Like Tomatoes Are Supposed To
Pennsylvania Avoid These 7 Pennsylvania Perennials That Spread Faster Than You Ever Expected
Florida The Right Way To Trim Florida Plumeria So The Blooms Come Back Bigger And More Fragrant
You walk out to your plumeria on a warm February morning and realize it has gotten leggy, lopsided, or still shows blackened…
Gardening tips That Chipmunk Sprinting Across Your Yard Is Carrying Several Dozen Seeds on Repeated Trips to a Substantial Underground Store
Something small and striped just blurred across your patio, cheeks puffed out like a tiny grocery bag, and then vanished into a…
North Carolina The One Thing North Carolina Beautyberry Does That Makes It The Native Shrub Worth Planting Now
Walk past the shrub section at any North Carolina nursery and you might overlook a plant with arching stems and nothing flashy…
Gardening tips Your Zucchini Keeps Dropping Its Baby Fruit While The Plant Looks Perfectly Healthy, And One Habit Starts It
You walk out to the garden expecting a fat zucchini and find a shriveled, yellowing nub where one was forming yesterday. The…
North Carolina 9 Reasons North Carolina Gardeners Should Plant Okra In Every Summer Bed
Texas How To Grow Plumeria In Pots So They Bloom All Through A Texas Summer
Gardening tips That Patchy, Bald-Headed Bird At Your Feeder Right Now Is A Cardinal Molting, Not Dying
North Carolina The Early Signs Of Spotted Lanternfly North Carolina Gardeners Spot On Plants Before The Bug Itself
You drag your patio chair into the shade on a June evening and notice the seat is weirdly sticky. The leaves above…
Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Native Wildflower That Spreads Aggressively In The Best Possible Way Along A Sunny Fence
Walk the back edge of a Pennsylvania yard in late summer and you might notice a tall, golden-plumed plant doing exactly what…