Why Level Your Lawn? Best Time to Level a Lawn The Easiest Way to Level Your Lawn 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.
How to Keep Ticks Away This Summer Wear the Right Clothes Use Tick-Repellent Sprays Create a Tick-Free Zone 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....
Add Peel To Soil and Compost Make Peel Tea for Plant Food Use Peel as a Pest Deterrent Create Seed Starting Pots 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....
Determinate or Indeterminate? Heirloom Tomatoes Hybrid Tomatoes Globe Tomatoes Cherry & Grape Tomatoes Plum Tomatoes Beefsteak Tomatoes Colored Tomatoes Dwarf & Patio Tomatoes Wild Tomatoes 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. Melanie Griffiths Editor in Chief 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....
What Smells Do Wasps Hate? How to Use Scents to Repel Wasps What Attracts Wasps? Other Wasp Repelling Tips 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....
Crocus Snowdrop Daffodil Hyacinth Hellebore Virginia Bluebells Creeping Phlox Spring Snowflake Bloodroot Allium Pasque Flower Camassia 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....
Your Birth Month Perennial January – Snowdrops (Galanthus) February – Lenten Roses (Hellebores) March – Crocus April – Camassia May – Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) June – Roses & Culver’s Root July – Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata) August – Coneflower (Echinacea spp.) September – Asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) October – Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) November – Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) December – Dogwood (Cornus spp.) Kayleigh is an enthusiastic (sometimes too enthusiastic!) gardener and has worked in media for over a decade....
Our Top Cordless Snow Shovel Picks Why Cordless Models Make the Most Sense A Smarter Middle Ground for Winter Cleanup 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....
Easy Bonsai Trees to Try Bonsai Beginner’s Kit Where to Place Your Bonsai Styling Your Bonsai Bonsai Care Tips 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....
What is the Best Soil for Growing Tomatoes? Do Tomatoes Like Acidic Soil? Testing the Soil How to Improve Soil for Tomatoes Best Soil for Containers & Raised Beds How Deep Does Soil Need to be for Tomatoes? What to do with Soil After Growing Tomatoes? 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....
Spotted Wing Drosophila Asian Longhorned Beetle Flighted Spongy Moth Complex Oriental Fruit Fly Giant African Snail 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....
Curly Spider Plant Care Where to Grow Curly Spider Plants How to Plant Curly Spider Plant Pruning Your Curly Spider Plants Plant Problems, Pests & Diseases Propagating Curly Spider Plants FAQs 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.
Teacup Garden Floating Container Garden Log Planters Spilled Flower Pots Old Boots Galvanized Containers Tire Garden 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
Hostas Heucheras Sedums Daylilies Astilbes Penstemons Salvia Echinacea Shasta Daisy Lamb’s Ears Propagation Essentials Propagation Checklist 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....
What I’m Growing in My Greenhouse Greenhouse Gardening Starter Kit 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....
Start With Evergreen Structure Add Natural Holiday Accents Create a Lit Pathway That Feels Magical, Not Flashy Make a Magnolia Walk of Your Own Introduce Royal Warmth at the Entrance A Garden Fit for the Season 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....
What Does a Cicada Shell Look Like? What to Do With Cicada Shells in Your Garden How to Make Cicada Fertilizer 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....
Get the Look Think in Layers, Not Bouquets Choose Flowers That Love the Camera Height Is Your Best Friend Go Faux Embrace a Little Chaos Light, Water, Shoot 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....
A VBD for Christmas Tree Perfectionists It Has Glowing Reviews Across The Board 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....
How to Use Grapefruit to Trap Slugs Placement Does It Work? What I Learned 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.
