Choosing the Right Fruit to Dry How to Dry Fruit Successfully Pair Fruit With Evergreens & Natural Elements Styling a Natural, Sustainable Tree Storing Dried Fruit Decorations Sarah is a lifestyle and entertainment writer with over a decade of experience covering everything from celebrity news to home and style trends. Her work has appeared in outlets including Bustle, The Everygirl, Hello Giggles, and Woman’s Day. When she’s not writing about the latest viral moment, she’s cultivating her love of gardening and bringing a storyteller’s eye to all things green and growing....

Why We Mist Get the Solution The Bad News for Humidity-Loving Plants More Bad News! To Mist or Not To Mist 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....

Amy Grant has been gardening for 30 years and writing for 15. A professional chef and caterer, Amy’s area of expertise is culinary gardening. Laura Walters Content Editor

Benefits of Growing Cacti Indoors Best Indoor Cacti Plants 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....

Can Coffee Grounds Repel Slugs & Snails? How To Use Coffee To Get Rid of Slugs & Snails More Ways To Use Coffee Grounds Precautions When Using Coffee Grounds 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.

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Azalea Caterpillars Azalea Lace Bugs Leaf Miners Mealybugs Azalea Mites Vine Weevils 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. Amy Draiss Digital Community Manager Kathleen Walters joined Gardening Know How as a Content Editor in 2024, but she grew up helping her mom in the garden....

Do Tomato Plants Need Additional Calcium? Causes of Calcium Deficiency in Tomatoes How to Ensure Tomatoes Get Enough Calcium Homemade Calcium for Tomato Plants 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. Saving Tomato Seeds Take Cuttings Layering Side Shoots How to Overwinter Tomato Plants in Pots Tips for Successful Tomato Propagation Tyler’s passion began with indoor gardening and deepened as he studied plant-fungi interactions in controlled settings....

Compost Bin with Hatch A DIY Wooden Slat Compost Bin In-Ground Worm Composter Compost Tumbler or Turner Hot Compost Bin Compost Pile in the Garden Countertop Compost Bin Bokashi Composting Bucket 5-Gallon Bucket Compost Trench in the Garden Compost in a Bag Compost Trash Can 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....

When’s the Right Moment to Prune? What Shape Do You Want? How to Winter-Prune a Wisteria Deal With Last Year’s Growth Remove Damaged Sections Take Out Unwanted Stems Tidy the Base Check Ties What Tools Do I Need? When Should I Prune Again? Emma is an avid gardener and has worked in media for over 25 years. Previously editor of Modern Gardens magazine, she regularly writes for the Royal Horticultural Society....

Melanie is an experienced gardener and has worked in homes and gardens media for over 20 years. She previously served as Editor on Period Living magazine, and worked for Homes & Gardens , Gardening Etc , Real Homes , and Homebuilding & Renovating . Melanie has spent the last few years transforming her own garden, which is constantly evolving as a work in progress. She is also a passionate organic home grower, having experimented with almost every type of vegetable at some point....

8 Must‑Sow Vegetable Seeds for February Tomatoes Peppers (Sweet & Hot) Onions Broccoli Basil, Oregano & Thyme Kale Radishes Cauliflower Vegetable Seed Starting Essentials 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....

How Much Light Does a Christmas Cactus Need? How Does Light Affect Flowering? Do Christmas Cacti Like Sun? What Kind of Light Does a Christmas Cactus Need? When Should You Put a Christmas Cactus in the Dark? How Should Light Levels Change Throughout the Year? 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....

Choose Heat Tolerant Varieties Cover Your Tomatoes Water Early and Deeply Harvest Early Help Plants Recover After a Heatwave FAQs Amy Grant has been gardening for 30 years and writing for 15. A professional chef and caterer, Amy’s area of expertise is culinary gardening. Amy Draiss Digital Community Manager 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....

The Psychology of Faded Petal Pink Rooted in Japanese Tradition How to Get the Faded Petal Look Embrace the Trend 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....

The Fig-Wasp Relationship Explained Fig Wasp Life Cycle Types of Figs and Wasps Do We Eat Wasps in Figs? 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....

Melanie is an experienced gardener and has worked in homes and gardens media for over 20 years. She previously served as Editor on Period Living magazine, and worked for Homes & Gardens , Gardening Etc , Real Homes , and Homebuilding & Renovating . Melanie has spent the last few years transforming her own garden, which is constantly evolving as a work in progress. She is also a passionate organic home grower, having experimented with almost every type of vegetable at some point....

Honey Lily Camassia Alliums Ithuriel’s Spear Pretty Face Siberian Squill Spring Snowflake Shop Bulb Planting Essentials 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....

Types of Bulbs Choosing the Best Bulbs Planning Your Display Buying Quality Bulbs When to Plant How to Plant Bulbs – Step by Step Soil Prep Fertilizing Planting Depth and Spacing Planting Bulbs in Containers Naturalizing Bulbs in Lawns Bulb Aftercare Lifting and Storing Forcing Bulbs Indoors Pest Proofing FAQs Melanie is an experienced gardener and has worked in homes and gardens media for over 20 years. She previously served as Editor on Period Living magazine, and worked for Homes & Gardens , Gardening Etc , Real Homes , and Homebuilding & Renovating ....

Joanna’s Porch Design Details Joanna’s Festive Plants Shop the Look Ciéra is a writer and regional laureate with particular passions for art, nature, philosophy and poetry. As well as contributing to Gardening Know How, she’s an Editorial Assistant for Design Anthology UK and has words in other titles including Homes & Gardens , Livingetc , and Apartment Therapy. When she’s not writing, Ciéra can be found getting incredibly excited when her small but ever-expanding garden shows more signs of growth....