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Tulips Daffodils Roses Save for Spring: Peonies 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....

Structures for Vertical Gardening What Can I Grow Vertically on a Fence? Indeterminate Tomatoes Snow Peas Runner Beans Cucumbers Zucchini Melons Herbs Lettuces and Leafy Greens 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.

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....

What Attracts Groundhogs to Your Yard? How to Tell If You Have a Groundhog in Your Garden Humane Ways to Deter Groundhogs Final Thoughts 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....

Why You Should Divide Perennials What to Divide in Spring The Fail-Safe Guide to Dividing Essential Tools for a Great Result 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....

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. 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....

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.

Rose Palustris ‘Annabelle’ Smooth Hydrangea Blue Mist Spirea ‘Apricot Drift’ Rose ‘Invincibelle Spirit II’ Smooth Hydrangea Rose of Sharon Bottlebrush Buckeye ‘Quick Fire Fab’ Panicle Hydrangea 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. Amy Draiss Digital Community Manager Can a Bougainvillea Stay Outside in Winter?...

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....

Grow Cut and Come Again Crops Save on Soil, Use Pot Fillers Create Compost Pot Up Kitchen Scraps Use a Self-Watering Planter Plant Perennials Use a DIY Greenhouse Don’t Buy Unnecessary Tools 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.

What is the Chalk Trick? How to Use the Chalk Trick Does it Work? 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....

Benefits of Raised Beds Best Raised Beds Planting Strawberries in Raised Beds Best Systems of Planting Caring for Strawberries FAQs 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....

Why Charcuteries Work for Birds Make Your Own Bird Charcuterie Charcuterie Nibbles The Perfect Platter Adapting Your Birdie Charcuterie Winter Bird Care Winter Bird Essentials 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....

Identifying Boxelder Bugs Are Boxelder Bugs Harmful? How To Get Rid Of Boxelder Bugs Naturally Frequently Asked Questions 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....

The only child of a horticulturist and an English teacher, Liz Baessler was destined to become a gardening editor. She has been with Gardening Know how since 2015, and a Senior Editor since 2020. She holds a BA in English from Brandeis University and an MA in English from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. After years of gardening in containers and community garden plots, she finally has a backyard of her own, which she is systematically filling with vegetables and flowers....

Seal Up All Entry Points Keep Outdoor Areas Clean and Uninviting Use Natural and Electronic Deterrents Set Traps Strategically – Especially in Fall 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....

Which Herbs Are Best for Growing Indoors? Repot Immediately with Quality Potting Soil Boost Light Levels Harvest Correctly to Keep Herbs Producing Fresh herbs at the supermarket come in two forms: cut herbs you need to use quickly and potted plants that you probably hope you can keep going for a while. The potted herbs in the store are tempting to buy. After all, who doesn’t want a continuous supply of basil or parsley on their kitchen windowsill?...

Is Wisteria Invasive? How Fast Do Wisteria Vines Grow? How Long Does Wisteria Take to Grow to Full Size? Native Alternatives to Invasive Wisteria Growing Wisteria 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....

Silver Sage Rose Campion Cobweb Spiderwort Lamb’s Ear Panda Plant 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.

Plants for a Better Night’s Sleep Snake Plant Peace Lily Spider Plant Aloe Vera Pothos Bamboo Palm Chinese Evergreen 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....