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Gardening tips Before You Squash That Daddy Longlegs, It Is Not A Spider And It Is Eating Your Aphids
That long-legged creature on your porch railing is not what most people think it is, and squashing it may cost your garden more than you realize.…
North Carolina North Carolina Moonflowers Run From The Sun While Everything Else Chases It
Step onto your porch around dusk on a muggy North Carolina summer evening and you might catch something unexpected: a flower the…
Pennsylvania These Pennsylvania Garden Plants Are Quietly Rolling Out A Welcome Mat For Snakes
You walk out to the garden on a warm May morning, coffee in hand, and something long and quick disappears into the…
Texas This Texas Wildflower Blooms Hardest Right When The Rest Of The Yard Gives Up
Walk outside on a hot Texas afternoon in late summer and most of your yard looks like it has waved a white…
Gardening tips You Can Grow A Steady Supply Of Fresh Ginger At Home Even If You Have Never Grown Anything
Fresh ginger sitting in a grocery bag can actually become a living plant on your porch or windowsill, even if you’ve never…
North Carolina The Most Stunning Underrated North Carolina Perennial That Stays In Bloom Longer Than Anything Else
Texas The Prickly Pear Corner That Turns Your Texas Yard Into Roadrunner Habitat
Florida Beautiful Florida Native Plants That Thrive Where Hydrangeas Always Struggle
Gardening tips You Call It A Junk Thorn Tree And Cut It Down, But Black Locust Posts Outlast Two Fence Holes
Most people who have a black locust tree on their property either love it or hate it, and the ones who hate…
Pennsylvania Grow These 8 Pennsylvania Natives Instead Of Astilbe In Your Shady Beds
You step onto the back porch on a mild May morning, coffee steaming, and notice your shady beds just look tired. That…
North Carolina Skip The Fussy Astilbe And Grow These North Carolina Perennials That Take Full Sun And Never Wilt
You drag your patio chair into the hot afternoon sun, hoping for a few quiet minutes, but the wilting astilbe in your…
Texas The Texas Nurseries Plant Lovers Drive Hours To Reach Every Season
You load up the car before the heat sets in, coffee in the cupholder, a rough plant list on your phone, and…
Florida The Native Florida Palm Quietly Replacing Areca Palms And Ending The Endless Frond Cleanup
Gardening tips Kill This Beautiful Spotted Bug On Sight Because It Feeds On 70 Plants And Ruins Your Grapes
Pennsylvania These Pennsylvania Native Wildflowers Come Back Tougher Every Year Instead Of The Mums You Buy Each Fall
North Carolina More Barn Owls Hunting Your North Carolina Property Means Fewer Voles Tearing Up The Beds
Something has been working through your garden beds overnight, and the damage looks personal. Clipped stems near the soil line, soft tunnels…
Florida Why Zebra Longwing Butterflies Vanish From Florida Gardens And The Plants That Bring Them Back
You step onto the back porch on a warm Florida morning, coffee in hand, and a zebra longwing butterfly drifts through your…
Texas The One Thing You Must Do To Texas Crape Myrtles Before September Ends
Late summer in Texas is when crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica and related hybrids) are winding down their first big flower show, and…
Pennsylvania The Right Way To Rewild A Pennsylvania Yard Without Letting Invasives Take Over
Plenty of Pennsylvania homeowners have looked at a patch of lawn and thought: what if I just let it go? The idea…
Florida Rhizoma Perennial Peanut: A Long-Term Lawn Alternative For Suitable Florida Yards
Texas These Native Texas Borders Look Better Than Lantana In Every Single Season
North Carolina These North Carolina Perennials Bloom Five Months Straight And Never Need Dividing
Texas That Purple Weed Taking Over Your Texas Lawn May Actually Be A Native Worth A Second Look
You step outside on a warm April morning and notice a low patch of purple flowers spreading across your lawn, and your…
North Carolina Why Zebra Longwing Butterflies Vanish From North Carolina Gardens And The Plants That Bring Them Back
Most North Carolina gardeners who spot a striking black-and-white striped butterfly and then never see it again are left wondering what went…