Whether you’ve been growing lavender for decades or you’re bringing home your first plant, there are a few things you need to know about this fragrant Mediterranean beauty. I’ve noticed a pattern in ...

When I first started gardening, nothing intimidated me more than pruning. It felt so confusing and counterintuitive. And I constantly thought to myself, wouldn’t it be nice if there was a universal ...

From sun up to sun down, bees are doing important work for the health and safety of the hive. Foraging bees will travel up to 5 miles from the colony to gather up pollen for hungry baby bees back at ...

Are your garden harvests smaller than you dreamed of? Have you come to the realization that your garden may be in a less than an ideal location? Think again. You may be trying to grow the wrong ...

Gardening comes with a lot of anecdotal wisdom, and not all of it works. However, one bit of gardening advice that’s proven to work time and again is to plant tomatoes on their side in a trench or ...

When you type your query with nimble and curious fingers into a search bar: “why attract earthworms”, what comes up? Why would you want earthworms in your garden? Are earthworms good for soil? Do ...

Sage is a favorite herb among gardeners, home DIYers, and home cooks alike. Not only is it an incredibly easy herb to grow, thriving in the worst of conditions, but it also has so many uses beyond the ...

LECA are expanded clay pebbles that resemble cocoa puffs. If you’ve ever seen houseplants planted in LECA and you thought to yourself “why would anyone use cocoa puffs to pot their plants in?”, let me ...

You want the best garden soil possible, and sometimes that means using a little creativity when it comes to sourcing soil amendments. If you’ve been questioning how to use bone meal in the garden, ...

You’ve just left the busy-ness of the city, to move out to the countryside, where everyday life moves a lot slower. The excitement of less stress, fewer distractions and more time for yourself is ...

Wasps have earned a reputation for being the absolute jerks of the flying insect community. With menacing looks and an aggressive behavior that fears precisely no one, wasps are equipped with a ...

Don’t you love easy food? There’s something so satisfying about saying, “I made it from scratch,” and knowing that it took you all of five minutes to make. Honey-fermented ginger is like that. It’s ...