Rose Kennedy

Crassula is a quirky-looking group of succulents that have inspired some offbeat common names.We link to vendors to help you find relevant products.

Sampling the first crisp, sweet radish from your own garden is pure delight. I would argue that it’s the top springtime taste sensation for the vegetable gardener.But the best radish variety to enjoy for that spring

I hate to be the one to break this to you, but you may have been wasting a delicious opportunity to harvest homegrown leafy greens.Do you grow radishes? Did you know you can eat th

I read “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” just like everyone else, and loved the drawings, the live action movie, and the series of stuffed animals that came out many decades later.While reading the book, I sympathiz

While I didn’t become a committed vegetable gardener myself until my late 20s, my introduction to the joys of growing one’s own food came a decade earlier in the form of a brown grocery bag of delectable crookneck squash.We link to vendors to help you find relevant

If you’re always looking for kitchen shortcuts, here’s one that starts in the garden.I’m speaking of a group of herbs known as citrus basils

If sunflowers have always seemed out of reach for you, how about growing them in containers?You may have assumed that only those with big gar

The Worx WG584 40V Power Share Turbine Cordless Leaf Blower with Brushless Motor opens up a new option for homeowners who want the ease of using a power tool for leaf removal.Worx has packed 40 volts of power into a model with a brushl

Even though they look more like miniature mops than a stuffed animal, it’s still quite easy to understand how ‘Teddy Bear’ sunflowers got their name.They’re fluffy, bright yellow, and a comforting small size –

There are so many common expressions that don’t really hold up to scrutiny.Pretty as a picture? Not some I’ve seen. Sle

Leaf lettuce is one of the fastest-maturing vegetables you can plant in your garden or in a container. The seeds are inexpensive, too, and it’s quite simple to sow and maintain them.But all that convenience won’t mea

I think it’s adorable that we indoor gardeners use the term “force” to describe our efforts to get florist’s kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) and other plants to rebloom.You must admit it’s impossible to truly for

When you grow easy-care pothos, some varieties of yellow on its leaves may be desirable.Certain cultivars of Epipremnum aureum,also known as devil’s i

Starting Anthurium plants from seed is the kind of gardening enterprise that provides immense satisfaction – if you have the patience.It is undoubtedly easier to buy one of th

As cool-weather ornamentals, pansies are cheery when other flowers are nowhere to be seen.Whether you’re growing hybrid Viola xwittrockian

When I plan carefully, I can harvest fresh green beans, Phaseolus vulgaris, from the garden in autumn.I often have these homegrown veget

One thing I love about gardening is the planning, with seed catalogs, soil test results, graph paper, and maybe a cup of coffee at the ready.I find it especially gratifying to map out companion planting ahead of tim

Among the many noteworthy species and cultivars in the Origanum genus, I credit a ‘Hot and Spicy’ oregano plant with kick-starting my home cooking regimen 10 years ago.We link to vendors to help you find relevant products.

I’m both frugal and an admirer of a good work ethic, so I find ‘Christmas Carol’ aloe appealing.This member of the Asphodelaceae family provides holiday cheer in season, and is also

Pansies are such a welcome relief, blooming brightly in late fall, and bursting into a riot of color in late winter or early spring.They flower at such an unlikely time, you ma

No pain, no gain? Zucchini plants have never heard of that.This variety of summer squash

Instead of pondering just how many pecks Peter Piper could pick, here’s a much more enjoyable way to spend your time:Figure out which variety of pickling cucumber would be

Choosing a lima bean variety or two to grow in my garden each summer makes me nostalgic for the sustenance gardeners of old.The folks of decades and even centuries past were probably so busy

Petunias are the perfect flowers for gardeners who believe variety is the spice of life.The Petunia genus includes a dazzling array o

Bachelor’s buttons are such cheerful flowers.Also known as cornflowers, bright blue, pink,

Anthurium species grown as houseplants can offer two distinct types of visual appeal, but all benefit from the same watering strategy.This genus includes around 825 species, an

As the Robert Frost poem “Mending Wall” says, “Good fences make good neighbors.”They also make a good support for vining cucumber

What’s that expression? Quality is more important than quantity? Or is it the other way around?When you grow cucumbers, both aspects are important, parti

If you’ve ever coached a little kids’ sports team or managed a crucial project for work or school, you know the value of the motto, “finish strong.”And while growing collard g

In our exuberance, we succulent lovers are sometimes given to a smidgen of exaggeration.So I will start by addressing the assertion that mother of millions succulents,

Vanilla ice cream or plain white shirts worn day after day with a suit and tie may seem a bit, well, boring. But white roses are anything but.Whether you consider it a color or the lack of c

We all have that friend who is perfect in many ways, but conversations about them always end with, “But….”Nerium oleander is like that. It has many wonderful t

Bachelor’s buttons grown from seed are my perfect example of the adjustment enthusiastic gardeners must make when they relocate.I was a kid in Williamsburg, Virginia, whi

If you mainly associate alfalfa with pellets for rabbits and guinea pigs, you’re in for a wonderful home gardening surprise.Along with being a food crop for livestock and pets

Aloe vera,Aloe barbadensis, is one of the easiest plants to propagate. The kitchen garden favorite has spiked leaves that contain a gel that is often used to help relieve pain and inflammation due to minor burns.One leaf or a single offshoot can become a new

It’s so convenient to have a fresh supply of homegrown bok choy available to harvest from your garden at a moment’s notice. You can put stir fries, fresh salads, or smoothies on the table just minutes past picking.But to reach that harvest-ready st