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It may sound a wee bit excessive to suggest the ongoing chore of deadheading for a flower like bachelor’s buttons.After all, the plant with the botanical n

Gardeners with day jobs aren’t the only ones who multitask.The fast-growing hyacinth bean vine functions

Are you struggling to protect your sunflower blooms from squirrels and birds?This is one of those ironies that confronts gard

When I consider the best daffodil companion plants, I think of the way these vivid yellow flowers draw kindly people to me.I am fortunate to live on a plot of l

Many human senses may come into play as you determine when homegrown pears are ready for harvest.For Asian varieties, Pyrus pyrifolia, your sense

I hope you’ll have as much fun growing Crassula plants as the botanists and breeders responsible for describing the many unique varieties had naming them.We link to vendors to help you find relevant pr

Skipping over all the heated arguments about flowers, snobbery, and who has the audacity to call certain plants “weeds,” I’ll tell you that joe-pye weed is wonderful.It grows tall, seven feet or more, and blooms in late summer and

First introduced at Clemson University in 1983 and honored as an All-America Selections winner in 1988, ‘Burgundy’ okra may still give a vegetable gardener pause these 40 years later.Red podded okra? Who would have thought?We link to vendors

It’s no coincidence we typically associate the intoxicating scent of gardenias with summer.The flowering shrub Gardenia jasminoide

Most people who are worried about “storing pumpkin” are looking only for ways to store the portion of puree that’s left in a can of pie filling after doing their baking for Thanksgiving.But when you grow your own Cucurbita pepo, C. moschata,

For me, the allure of growing gardenias is half nostalgia, half an appreciation of the wonders of science.There are nearly 200 species in the Gardenia genus,

I consider choosing companion plants for kohlrabi to be equal parts creativity and practicality, with a smidgen of folk wisdom sprinkled in.Kohlrabi, Brassica oleracea var. gongylod

“You are my sunflower, my only sunflower, you make me happy, when skies are gray…”Those aren’t the actual words to the

With their vibrant blooms, and ability to withstand salt spray and drought, oleanders are highly desirable flowering plants. But these shrubs also contain cardiac glycosides, which are poisonous.If humans or animals eat the blooms, leaves, stems, or roots, t

What do home gardeners do when the going gets tough? If you’re like me, your thoughts turn to growing foods for stocking up, and canning tomatoes are top of the list.Come to think of it, growing varieties ideal

Orange-scented thyme and chocolate mint are close runners-up, but citrus basil is my favorite dual-flavor herb to grow in the garden.The standards for what make

Growing lettuce is a lot like getting along with people. You want to be careful not to expect too much, without expecting too little, either.Some gardeners want this cool-season vegetable to keep

Okra is super easy to grow, and delivers abundant produce from just a few plants.The vegetable with botanical name