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If you held a flower popularity contest, petunias would certainly come away with a prize.Beloved for their masses of colorful blooms and

A tart gift from Mexico, tomatillos (Physalis philadelphica) are commonly used by chefs and home cooks throughout the United States and worldwide to add a piquant va-va-voom to sauces and chutneys.Beneath an intriguing yet inedible, papery husk lies a

Characterized by warm to hot temperatures and a long growing season, USDA Zone 8 includes the Lower South and affords almost year-round opportunities for gardening. It is one of the warmest zones in the United States. Enjoying typically mild winters, some Zone 8 plants experience multiple blooming and fruiting seasons. These perennials, evergreens, vines, shrubs, and trees will thrive in your Zone 8 garden.

A beautiful Florida landscape might bring to mind visions of heart-shaped Caladium leaves, oak trees draped in Spanish moss, and colorful dahlias—all well-suited to the Sunshine State’s unique subtropical climate and sandy soil conditions. How can you ensure success in your Florida garden? 

According to the National Gardening Association, tomatoes are the most commonly grown backyard vegetable, and for good reason.Not only is a fresh-picked, homegrown tomato extraordinarily tasty

If you want to utilize the empty space of a table with style, then have a look at these DIY Vintage Terrarium Ideas! 

There is nothing like a big slab of juicy, tasty, meaty… tomato? That’s right, beefsteak tomato plants grow hefty fruits with pink, red, or orange flesh that taste great fresh, and fit perfectly on burgers or sandwiches.While growing beefsteak tomatoes is si

You can still grow some vegetables and herbs without having a big garden: TheseDIY Vertical Vegetable Garden Ideas can help you create more space for your favorite edibles!

The day I meet David Godshall, one of the founding members of the progressive landscape architecture firm known as Terremoto, I climb the concrete steps outside his home in East Los Angeles, open a worn hinged gate, and see his garden for the first time. What I find is not quite what I was expecting, yet it makes perfect sense. Rather than the composed plants and austere rigor of the poolside landscaping Terremoto designed for actor Mandy Moore, for example, Godshall’s own garden is a tangle of mostly native and low-water plants, placed in a way that seemed haphazard but that the plants seemed to love. A dirt path is surrounded by bursts of unruly pitcher sage, sprawling California buckwheat, and Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’, all flourishing under the canopy of a Western sycamore. Cross-sawn timber planks from fallen local trees that otherwise would’ve been pulped weave through the yard like mini-bridges for his kids to play on. Raised beds tumble down the slope. A fashionable composter (yes, there is such a thing) sits under the eaves of a house that’s been painted black. Meanwhile, in one corner, a clawfoot cast- iron bathtub sits on a humble wood-plank base. This, I find out later, is where Godshall likes to bathe. 

If you have your special day in the third month of the year then check out theBest March Birth Month Flowers and Their Meanings!

First, learn how to make a book planter a super quick way. Get super cheap old books from the thrift store, yard sale, library or friends. Remember, you’ll need to use thick hardback or hardcover books for this purpose. Why? Because hardcover books have protective covers.

Inspiration for a Courtyard Garden On our recent trip to Spain we visited some lovely courtyard gardens in Cordoba and the surrounding area. Whilst the grand public courtyards were impressive it was the domestic courtyard gardens that provided the most inspiration.