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Gardening tips The Ultimate Guide To Growing Tall Hollyhocks That Actually Reach Full Height And Bloom
Hollyhocks have a way of stopping people mid-stride when they’re planted along a fence in full bloom, their flower spikes rising head-high with blooms stacked from…
Texas The Night-Blooming Texas Plants That Draw Bats In To Thin Out Mosquito Hour
You step outside as the last orange fades from the sky, and the air still holds the day’s heat like a warm…
Pennsylvania Reasons Why Swamp Milkweed Earns A Spot In Your Pennsylvania Garden
Most gardeners walk past the soggy corner of their yard and write it off as a problem. That damp low spot near…
Florida Why Ibis Flocks Keep Dropping Onto Your Florida Lawn Right After Every Downpour
You step onto the patio after a summer downpour and the wet grass is suddenly covered in white birds, heads down, probing…
North Carolina The One Thing You Must Do To North Carolina Crape Myrtles Before August Ends Or Next Year’s Blooms Suffer
Walk past any North Carolina neighborhood right now and you will spot crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia spp.) putting on their best show, that…
Pennsylvania The Grass Cutting Habit Quietly Inviting More Ticks Onto Your Pennsylvania Lawn
North Carolina 7 North Carolina Native Plants That Bring Bats In To Cut Backyard Mosquitoes Down Fast
Gardening tips Your Cucumbers Come Off Fat At One End And Pinched At The Other, And The Heat Is Not To Blame
Pennsylvania The Meaning Behind An Indigo Bunting Turning Up In Your Pennsylvania Garden
You step outside on a May morning in Pennsylvania and catch a flash of blue so bright it almost looks painted on.…
Florida The Native Florida Trees To Plant Instead Of Water Oaks That Stand Through Hurricane Season
You step onto the patio after breakfast and the air already feels heavy, thick with the kind of humidity that promises an…
North Carolina 8 Reasons Borage Earns A Spot In Your North Carolina Front Yard, Not Just The Veg Bed
Most people tuck borage behind the tomatoes and forget it exists, but this sprawling Mediterranean herb has been quietly earning a second…
Gardening tips People Call Ravens Creepy, But They Plan For Tomorrow And Remember Your Face For Years
A large black bird lands on your fence post, tilts its head, and watches you carry groceries inside. Most people shudder and…
Texas The Blue Texas Perennials You Plant Once And Never Replant Again
Pennsylvania That Ordinary-Looking Grass Taking Over Your Pennsylvania Garden Is Actually Invasive
Florida The Native Florida Milkweed That Feeds Monarchs While Shrugging Off The August Heat
North Carolina What It Really Means When A Mockingbird Sings From The Same Spot In Your North Carolina Yard
Every morning, the same bird lands on the same fence post or rooftop edge and fills your North Carolina yard with a…
Gardening tips Your Tomatoes Wilt Every Hot Afternoon And Watering More Only Makes The Patch Worse
Watching your tomato plants droop like wet laundry every afternoon is enough to make any gardener reach for the hose. But that…
Pennsylvania The Hard-To-Find Pennsylvania Wildflowers Worth Hunting For A Meadow That Runs Itself
You step into your backyard on a late August morning and find a hum where yesterday there was quiet. Big fuzzy bumblebees…
Texas The Texas Porch Plant That Shrugs Off 104 Degree Afternoons And Never Wilts
Every summer, Texas porches become plant graveyards. You pick something up at the nursery, set it by the front door, and by…
Florida The Florida Plants Quietly Inviting Snakes Into Your Yard Without You Knowing
North Carolina Native North Carolina Ground Covers That Hold Slopes Better Than Vinca Without Spreading Everywhere
Gardening tips Wood Ash From Your Fire Pit Feeds The Garden Like Free Fertilizer If You Use It Right
Gardening tips Eleven Things Your Birds Do At The Feeder That Say Your Yard Is Already A Real Sanctuary
Early on a cool morning, your coffee steams on the porch rail while a chickadee drops onto the feeder like it owns…
Texas Why Texas Scorpions May Be Showing Up In More Yards This Year
Flip on the porch light after dark and you might spot one clinging to the wall before you even reach for your…