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Scared of snakes and bats? They might be your garden's best friends

Digging Into Square-Foot Gardening

The best ways to prevent summer infestations naturally

Edible spring flowers and how to use them

DON'T FORGET: Founders' Chat today

How to eradicate weeds -- including field bindweed -- without chemicals

Live Chat Event this Sunday!

Reminder: Founders' Chat Event this Sunday!

My favorite fertilizers and amendments

What is deadheading, which plants need it --and which don't?

Readers share a garden of verses

When is it safe to plant?

Edible spring flowers and how to use them

Enter the 2025 Garden Poetry "Contest"

Southern pine beetle-resistant trees

Enter to win a copy of Doug Tallamy's new book!

Wisteria 101: How to prune, support and select wisteria for your garden

My homemade potting mix recipe, and the truth about Chaos Gardening

My #1 tip for a successful garden

Best and worst plants for allergy sufferers

Gardening 101-- It's time to brush up

Pruning plants -- and priorities

Vernalization, stratification, pest die-off and other ways a brutally cold winter actually helps your garden

How to scarify seeds, which seeds should be scarified -- and why?

The case of the delayed pole bean harvest

The dirt on air ferns, and how harvesting the unusual "plant" is reducing plastic pollution

Seed catalog shifts from selling to sharing

Tips for successful fruit growing, plus my favorite, trusted gardening catalogs

Reminder: Founders' Chat Event

How to care for a Phalaenopsis orchid

Can your holiday Amaryllis have another life? You have options!