Growth often happens quietly What nourishes life doesn’t need prestige Care matters more than admiration Patience is not wasted time Every garden begins as an act of imagination Gardening reflects what we value Participation matters more than observation A garden is built on hope The best gardens live between control and surrender Gardening is a conversation, not a command When the future feels unclear, begin anyway And one more we couldn’t leave out… Kayleigh is an enthusiastic (sometimes too enthusiastic!...

Use Garlic to Combat Slugs How Garlic Helps Deter Slugs Make Your Garlic Slug Repellent How to Use Your Slug Repellent More Slug Tricks & Deterrents 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

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. Spengler currently splits her life between San Francisco and the French Basque Country, though she was raised in Alaska, giving her experience of gardening in a range of climates....

The Gothic Garden Urn The Weathered Stone Urn The Cast Iron Statement Urn The Classical Pedestal Urn The Aged Terracotta Urn The Deliberately Empty Urn 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....

Rose And Clematis Passionflower And Abutilon Clematis And Honeysuckle Runner Beans And Sweet Peas Morning Glory and Thunbergia 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....

Why Grow Hyacinths for Christmas? Choosing and Preparing Hyacinth Bulbs How to Force Bulbs for Christmas Blooms Caring for Indoor Hyacinths Common Mistakes to Avoid 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....

How Much Light Do Seedlings Need Each Day? What Happens if Seedlings Don’t Get Enough Light? Can Seedlings Get Too Much Light? What Type of Light is Best for Seedlings? What Are the Best Grow Light Types? Fluorescent Lights MH and HPS Lights LED Lights How to Tell if Seedlings Are Getting Enough Light Should Light Exposure Change as Seedlings Grow? Teo Spengler is a master gardener and a docent at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, where she hosts public tours....

What Is Fall Leaf Composting? What Is Leaf Mold? Comparing the Benefits Nutrient Content Soil Improvement Ease of Production Best Applications When to Use Compost vs. Leaf Mold 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....

Create a Rose Garden Feel Inside Your Home Making Fresh Roses Last Longer Indoors Preserving Roses for Winter Displays Drying Long-Stem Roses (and When Faux Is Better) Caring for Dried Roses Indoors Timing and Sourcing Roses for Winter 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....

Can You Propagate Plants in Winter? How is it Different? 6 Plants to Propagate in Winter Pothos Spider Plant Jade Rosemary African Violet Geranium Propagation Basics Troubleshooting Common Problems Winter Propagation 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....

Why Humidity is Important Houseplants that Need High Humidity Calathea Ferns Epiphytic Orchids Peace Lily Alocasia Anthurium Philodendron & Monstera How to Increase Humidity 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. Amy Draiss Digital Community Manager

Compost Smells Bad Pile Doesn’t Heat Up Bugs in Compost Pot Worms Vegetables Growing in Compost Pile Pile Attracts Animals Leaves or Grass Clippings Not Decomposing Dry Compost Pile Compost Fungus Unable to Turn Pile Composting Tips After graduating from Oklahoma State University with a degree in English, Susan pursued a career in communications. In addition, she wrote garden articles for magazines and authored a newspaper gardening column for many years....

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....

Angelonia Purple Fountain Grass False Sunflower Anise Hyssop Coleus Japanese Painted Fern Japanese Maple ‘Gold Cone’ Juniper 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. Amy Draiss Digital Community Manager

Are Poinsettias Toxic? Signs of Poisoning What to Do How to Keep Dogs Safe 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 Post-Holiday Period Summer Growth Period Critical Dark Period Signs of Success Common Mistakes Tyler’s passion began with indoor gardening and deepened as he studied plant-fungi interactions in controlled settings....

The 5 Variables You Need To Know Weatherproof Rating One-Summer Up-Styles Light Output Lots of Lumens Bulb Warmth Warm Tones for a Cozy Ambience Solar Panel Material Battery Capacity Lithium Batteries for Longevity 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. She loves to garden hand-in-hand with nature and her garden is full of bees, butterflies and birds as well as cottage-garden blooms....

Why You Have Ants in Your House Using Natural Solutions, Like Lemon, to Deter Ants Does Lemon Really Help Against Ants? Other Natural Ant Deterrents 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. Why Gardeners Should Worry About Overwintering Bugs Fall Garden Cleanup: Your First Line of Defense Inspect Garden Structures and Entry Points Use Plants and Natural Methods to Deter Pests Keep the Garden from Becoming a Gateway to Your House Tyler’s passion began with indoor gardening and deepened as he studied plant-fungi interactions in controlled settings....

Identifying Common Garden Plant Diseases Blight Damping Off Leaf Spot Powdery Mildew Wilt 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.

How the Slow Cooker Seed Hack is Supposed to Work When Modern Appliances Get Too Clever So… Does the Slow Cooker Seed Hack Work? 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....

Caring for Great Blue Lobelia Where to Plant Prune and Deadhead Problems, Pests & Diseases Best Ways to Propagate 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. 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....