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Why a Garland Is Kris’s Signature Move Picking the Right Garland for Your Home Fresh Garlands Faux Garlands Styling Garland Kris-Style (All Around the House) Mix Fresh + Faux for Longevity 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....

Ordering Way Too Much Ignoring the Facts Misunderstanding Buzzwords Shop Your Own Inventory First Ready to Buy? We Recommend These Great Sellers Shop Seed Starting Essentials 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....

What is Banana Peel Water? Does Banana Peel Water Work? Alternative to Banana Peel Water for Plants 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....

Welcome to The January Edition , an expert-curated collection of inspiring features to help you start the gardening year strong. Winter is an important time for planning: its sparseness allows you to assess your garden’s structure and see where your efforts will matter most. At the same time, the new planting season is just around the corner, and many flowers and vegetables can be started from seed right now....

Start with a Sturdy Base Gather Greenery from your Garden Layer and Secure Add Garden-Inspired Decorative Elements Preserve Freshness Celebrate Your Garden in Every Wreath 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....

Do a Final Debris Cleanup Water Plants Deeply Clean and Sharpen Your Tools Inventory and Order Seeds Organize Your Shed Tackle Lawn Chores Make Repairs 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.

A Very Special Limited-Edition A Garden Border Hero Something For Everyone Hydrangea Care 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....

Can Color Make a Garden Longer? Front Row Energy Cool Blue Horizons Your Quick Color To-Do List Hot and Cold Tricks with Lighting Other Ways to Stretch Yard Space 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....

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....

Why Winter Prep Matters Must-Do Tasks for Tools Tips for Tool Storage 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....

Benefits of Growing Trees Indoors Best Ornamental Trees to Grow Indoors 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....

Leaf mold (or leaves) Homemade compost Chop and drop Wondrous wood chips Locally-sourced materials Kim Stoddart is a multi award-winning UK journalist and leading authority on climate change resilient gardening, particularly home food growing. She is the author of The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden and co-author of The Climate Change Garden, as well as the editor of the world’s oldest gardening magazine, Amateur Gardening, which was founded in 1884....

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. Laura Walters Content Editor

Crimson Clover Hairy Vetch Oats Cowpea Winter Rye 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

What Deer Don’t Like 7 Spring Bulbs That Are Deer-Resistant Daffodils Spanish Bluebells Crocus Allium (Allium spp.) Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) Crown Imperial Fritillaria (Fritillaria imperialis) 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....

Use Bee Cups Offer Butterfly Puddle Stations Put Up A Hummingbird Feeder Provide Shady Areas Keep Beds Continuously Blooming Open A Pollinator Hotel Or Bee House Avoid Pesticides Water Plants In The Evening And Use Drought-Tolerant Species 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?...

Are Poinsettia Plants Poisonous? Why the Confusion? What if a Cat Eats It? Which Plants Do Cause Distress? 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. She contributed South-Central regional gardening columns for four years to Lowes.com. While living in Oklahoma, she served as a master gardener for 17 years....

‘Bishop of Llandaff’ ‘Gallery’ Series ‘Happy Days Mix’ ‘Impression’ Series ‘Karma Sangria’ ‘Melody Mambo’ ‘Park Princess’ ‘Totally Tangerine’ ‘Waltzing Mathilda’ 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 What Dahlias Need in Fall Why Not Leave Tubers in Ground? When it’s Safe to Leave Tubers When it’s Better to Lift What to Remember if You Lift Mary Ellen Ellis has been gardening for over 20 years....

Start with Reliable White Winter Bloomers Use Evergreens as the Backdrop Containers Make Winter Gardening Easier Think in Layers, Not Color Explosions Keep Winter Flowers Happy (and Alive) Bring Winter Whites Indoors Let Winter Be Quiet (That’s the Point) 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 My First Peony Taught Me Reasons To Transplant Peonies Best Time To Transplant Peonies Transplanting Peonies the Right Way When You Should See Signs of Success 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. Laura Walters Content Editor 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....