How to Grow Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)

Outside of inviting a pair of roving mountain lions into your garden to act as deterrents, installing a deer fence is your best option to keep deer out of your garden.This installation isn’t for everybody! It requires a good am

Ooh boy, summertime. There’s a lot to love about a summer day spent outside, isn’t there? Let’s set the scene:Pollen wafts on the warm winds while the sun beats d

Once upon a time, I used to hate dracaena plants. Then again, I was taking care of hundreds at a time. Heck, if I had to take care of a hundred beers at the same time, I’d probably start to dislike them, too.Well, probably not, but you get my poi

It’s leafy, it’s vigorous, and it’s chartreuse. Alchemilla mollis, aka lady’s mantle, aka “that dang leafy thing that grows fast,” is a familiar plant in many gardens.We link to vendors to help you find rele

Meadows are one of my favorite places to be, largely because of the lovely milkweed that I often find there.Tall and topped with sprays of flowers, an arrow-straight stem

Daylilies and I go way back. Hardy, drought-tolerant, profuse bloomers: what’s not to like? Add to that their eagerness to spread and multiply, and you’ve got yourself an easy addition to your home and garden.Because of its popularity, the daylily is available in a staggering array of co

I have about zero control when it comes to eating fresh fruit.In the past I’ve cleaned entire raspberry bushes of edi

Got bats?If conditions permit, adding a bat box to the garden is a great way

In my long list of “favorite plants,” the African violet sits comfortably somewhere near the top. That’s because of its profuse and reliable blooming, the ease of care, and the mystique of being a plant native to Africa. But there’s a more personal reason in there, too.When I was in charge of maintaining greenhouse st

As far as satisfying gardening experiences go, I think I’ve got my top three favorites settled: biting into the first jalapeno of the season, watching my heuchera really wake up and shine in the early summer, and deadheading marigolds.I can’t say there’s a more s

Of all the wildflowers I’ve worked with, Gaillardia is the one to never disappoint me.It puts on an effortless and long-lasting show of bright, lovely f

The common morning glory is an easy-to-grow ornamental flower that’s tolerant of a variety of conditions, a voracious grower that opens its blooms wide in the morning only to wilt by the afternoon.Requiring little care, it’s the annual groundcover and tr