Laura Walters is a Content Editor who joined Gardening Know How in 2021. With a BFA in Electronic Media from the University of Cincinnati, a certificate in Writing for Television from UCLA, and a background in documentary filmmaking and local news, Laura loves providing gardeners with all the know how they need to succeed, in an easy and entertaining format. Laura lives in Southwest Ohio, where she’s been gardening for ten years, and she spends her summers on a lake in Northern Michigan....

Coleus Hosta Lantana Million Bells Canna Peppers Tomatoes Lettuce Highbush Blueberry Herbs Mary Ellen Ellis has been gardening for over 20 years. With degrees in Chemistry and Biology, Mary Ellen’s specialties are flowers, native plants, and herbs. Janey Goulding Content Editor Laura Walters Content Editor

Tyler’s passion began with indoor gardening and deepened as he studied plant-fungi interactions in controlled settings. With a microbiology background focused on fungi, he’s spent over a decade solving tough and intricate gardening problems. After spinal injuries and brain surgery, Tyler’s approach to gardening changed. It became less about the hobby and more about recovery and adapting to physical limits. His growing success shows that disability doesn’t have to stop you from your goals....

Dendrobium Nobile Orchid Care Light Requirements Temperature & Humidity Watering Needs Fertilizing Soil & Compost Pruning Problems, Pests & Diseases How to Propagate Dendrobium Nobile How to Encourage Reblooming Can I Grow Debrobium Nobile Outdoors? Are There Dendrobium Nobile Hybrids? Bonnie Grant is a professional landscaper with a Certification in Urban Gardening. She has been gardening and writing for 15 years. A former professional chef, she has a passion for edible landscaping....

Why Debris Harbors Trouble The 5-Minute Sweep Spotting Hidden Pests Quick Tricks and Tools Tyler’s passion began with indoor gardening and deepened as he studied plant-fungi interactions in controlled settings. With a microbiology background focused on fungi, he’s spent over a decade solving tough and intricate gardening problems. After spinal injuries and brain surgery, Tyler’s approach to gardening changed. It became less about the hobby and more about recovery and adapting to physical limits....

Gardening has always had its seasons: Seed packets and starter trays come out of the shed in spring, colorful flowers and burgeoning vegetable gardens dominate summer and fall, and then there’s a long wait over winter to do it all again. What if you used that long winter wait to plan for the next growing season instead? While others are cleaning up beds and packing away tools, forward-thinking gardeners are taking advantage of off-season greenhouse pre-orders and discounts that help them save big and start early....

Why Grow Cut Flowers in Pots? How to Grow Cut Flowers in Pots Which Cut Flowers Grow Best in Containers Best Cut Flower Care in Containers Harvesting Container-Grown Cut Flowers FAQs Tonya Barnett has been gardening for 13 years. Flowers are her passion. She has transformed her backyard into a cut flower garden, which she regularly chronicles on her YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/@tonyawiththeflowers. Janey Goulding Content Editor

What You Will Need for a Bulb Trifle Step-by-Step Instructions Choose Your Container Add Drainage Start Layering The Middle The Top Layer Cover and Water Kayleigh is an enthusiastic (sometimes too enthusiastic!) gardener and has worked in media for over a decade. She previously served as digital editor at Stylist magazine, and has written extensively for Ideal Home , Woman & Home , Homes & Gardens , and a handful of other titles....

Why This 3-in-1 Tool Makes Fall Cleanup Easier Using the Mulcher Versatile Design Why Gardeners Love It Shop Yard Cleanup Alternatives Allie Kerkhoff has been with Gardening Know How since 2020, working across direct sales, project management, and e-commerce. With a Master’s in Economics from the University of British Columbia and a background in strategic planning and revenue optimization, she helps support the business side of the site so our editorial team can keep writing and publishing great content....

Chrysanthemums Pansies and Violas Coral Bells Ornamental Kale and Cabbage Wintergreen Lenten Rose Stonecrop Kayleigh is an enthusiastic (sometimes too enthusiastic!) gardener and has worked in media for over a decade. She previously served as digital editor at Stylist magazine, and has written extensively for Ideal Home , Woman & Home , Homes & Gardens , and a handful of other titles. Kayleigh is passionate about wildlife-friendly gardening, and recently cancelled her weekend plans to build a mini pond when her toddler found a frog living in their water barrel....

Why Leave the Leaves? Benefits Potential Downsides Finding a Compromise So Should You Leave the Leaves? Teo Spengler is a master gardener and a docent at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, where she hosts public tours. She has studied horticulture and written about nature, trees, plants, and gardening for more than two decades, following a career as an attorney and legal writer. Her extended family includes some 30 houseplants and hundreds of outdoor plants, including 250 trees, which are her main passion....

Purple & Green A Pollinator-Perfect Pairing An Easy-Peasy Palette Kayleigh is an enthusiastic (sometimes too enthusiastic!) gardener and has worked in media for over a decade. She previously served as digital editor at Stylist magazine, and has written extensively for Ideal Home , Woman & Home , Homes & Gardens , and a handful of other titles. Kayleigh is passionate about wildlife-friendly gardening, and recently cancelled her weekend plans to build a mini pond when her toddler found a frog living in their water barrel....

What are Yellowjackets? Should You Trap Yellowjackets? How to Make DIY Yellowjacket Trap Materials Steps Kathleen Walters joined Gardening Know How as a Content Editor in 2024, but she grew up helping her mom in the garden. She holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Miami University and a master’s degree in Public History from Wright State University. Before this, Kathleen worked for almost a decade as a Park Ranger with the National Park Service in Dayton, Ohio....

Pink and Gold Blue and Rust Purple and Green Orange and Silver FAQs Janey is a former assistant editor of the UK’s oldest gardening magazine, Amateur Gardening, where she worked for five years. For the last few years, she has also been writing and editing content for digital gardening brands GardeningEtc and Homes & Gardens. She’s taken part in a range of conservation and rewilding projects for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) as a way of exploring her horticultural horizons....

Rosemary Recipe Thyme Recipe Lavender & Sage Recipe Simmer Pot Essentials Kathleen Walters joined Gardening Know How as a Content Editor in 2024, but she grew up helping her mom in the garden. She holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Miami University and a master’s degree in Public History from Wright State University. Before this, Kathleen worked for almost a decade as a Park Ranger with the National Park Service in Dayton, Ohio....

Avocadoes Citrus Trees Guavas Kumquats Sweet Cherry Teo Spengler is a master gardener and a docent at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, where she hosts public tours. She has studied horticulture and written about nature, trees, plants, and gardening for more than two decades, following a career as an attorney and legal writer. Her extended family includes some 30 houseplants and hundreds of outdoor plants, including 250 trees, which are her main passion....

Mary Ellen Ellis has been gardening for over 20 years. With degrees in Chemistry and Biology, Mary Ellen’s specialties are flowers, native plants, and herbs.

Pruning Essentials Mary Ellen Ellis has been gardening for over 20 years. With degrees in Chemistry and Biology, Mary Ellen’s specialties are flowers, native plants, and herbs. Can a Bougainvillea Stay Outside in Winter? Is Winterizing Necessary? Bougainvillea Winter Care What to Do in Spring FAQ Teo Spengler is a master gardener and a docent at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, where she hosts public tours. She has studied horticulture and written about nature, trees, plants, and gardening for more than two decades, following a career as an attorney and legal writer....

My First Run-In with Asian Needle Ants Why Gardeners Usually Love Ants What Is an Asian Needle Ant? Where Asian Needle Ants are Spreading Why Asian Needle Ants are a Problem Protecting Yourself in the Garden What Experts Say Tyler’s passion began with indoor gardening and deepened as he studied plant-fungi interactions in controlled settings. With a microbiology background focused on fungi, he’s spent over a decade solving tough and intricate gardening problems....

Quick Facts Benefits Planting Soil & Light Watering & Fertilizing Mulching & Winter Prep Pruning Propagation Problems, Pests & Diseases Varieties Companion Plants Is Staghorn Sumac Poisonous? Tyler’s passion began with indoor gardening and deepened as he studied plant-fungi interactions in controlled settings. With a microbiology background focused on fungi, he’s spent over a decade solving tough and intricate gardening problems. After spinal injuries and brain surgery, Tyler’s approach to gardening changed....