Winter Ideas, Tips & Guides

If you have rosemary growing in your garden, you might be wondering if it can survive the winter outside.Fortunately, there are measures you can ta

Winter can always use some brightening up. Especially if, like me, you spend much of the season indoors, relaxing and catching up on your gardening reading.A cheery houseplant (or three) might be just the compa

Gardeners in temperate areas either endure winter, or defy it.Those who endure it are sus

It’s kind of a miracle that my first-ever delphiniums survived their maiden winter in Alaska.I had purchased them at the Home Depot, plante

In the world of perennials we have few options better than blanket flowers, Gaillardia, for easy, carefree gardening.These native wildflowers in the Asterac

The first spring I spent in Alaska, I got a strong hankering for fresh basil. I craved sandwiches on ciabatta bread with mozzarella cheese, fresh tomato slices, and aromatic basil leaves.Nothing could taste more like summer, and when you live in Al

Herbs can offer an amazing array of benefits. And winter savory is no exception.From their intense flavors and fragranc

Despite the fact that they come from subtropical regions that rarely, if ever, have to face the threat of frost, fuchsias have found their way into gardens across the globe.These versatile flowers can lend color to a

Surprise, spring has come early!Okay, I wish. But we can make it seem like spring is a

With their bright, colorful flowers and rounded leaves, nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus) liven up the garden all summer long. Their edible blooms and leaves add a distinctive peppery flavor as well as a pop of color to salads.Easy to grow, they require minimal

Whenever I see a bright cluster of agapanthus, I think of sunshine, warmth, and tropical locales.But these members of the amaryllis family

While freezing temperatures and a snow-covered ground may signal the main growing season is over, it doesn’t have to mean the end of fresh garden greens.Collard greens in particular thrive in

When winter winds whistle and you’re toasting yourself by the fire, don’t forget about your trees — they definitely need some preparatory love before Jack Frost bites.In gratitude for the bountiful shade these leaf

Among the most beautiful of cultivated flowers, irises add a touch of refined elegance to the garden with large, intricate flowers in a rainbow of colors that sit atop stately stems in a fan of foliage.They grow from storage roots known as rhizo

Winter can be a challenging time for fauna and flora alike.In the animal kingdom, critters s

When our little Alaskan house was being built, I begged the builder to tell the land-clearers not to cut down any trees they didn’t have to remove.But they clearly didn’t care about a y

As a tropical plant, lemongrass isn’t exactly suited to the chilly temperatures of winter in much of North America. When temperatures fall below 40ºF, it begins to suffer.We link to vendors to help you find relevant prod