I've always considered strawberry begonia plants as house plants, since that is the way that I have always grown them. But I had a surprise this year.
The indigo plant can be grown from seed fairly easily. The plant will grow best when it is kept very warm. It is a lovely plant to have in your …
My Garden Pyramid Guide will help you to visualize how many of each plant type you should include in each garden. Get the right plant ratios to achieve a layered garden with 4-season interest.
Melon, Egg, Herb, Square - what's the difference? A Melon basket uses the bottom of the hoop and the rims of the basket to use as a guide for where the ribs need to be woven. No longer than the bottom hoop and coming up to the rim in a half circle like the shape of a melon, hence the name. An egg basket was used for g
If Arthur Parkinson (the 23-year-old mastermind behind the gorgeous garden at English potter Emma Bridgewater's vast Stoke-on-Trent headquarters) has a hol
Is it safe or advisable to use wood ashes in your garden? While there are benefits, you'll want to know these tips and precautions before applying.
Explore x-ray delta one's 21771 photos on Flickr!
Not every plant needs direct sunlight to grow. These shade garden ideas will inspire you to add plants and flowers to the shadiest parts of your yard.
Learn just how easy Hellebore care is with these tips on planting, fertilizing, and pruning Lenten Rose (as well as some great varieties)
Despite the fact that both seasons boast mild weather, spring is often the best time to plant a tree. Learn why—and how to ensure a strong start—here.
Learn how to grow your own turmeric, in any climate - including tips for sourcing turmeric seed, and how to plant, harvest, preserve, and use turmeric!
The Weigela plant may seem old-fashioned but still serves as one great addition to any garden setting. Tips on planting, growing, and care [LEARN MORE]
Gresgarth Hall in Lancashire, where Arabella Lennox-Boyd indulges her passion for growing rare plants in contrasting terraces and borders around a lake
50 years after her death aged 70, we celebrate the writer and gardener Vita Sackville-West's life and loves.
Cyclamens are a lovley holiday plant. Most people discard them after blooming but with some care, getting a cyclamen to rebloom is possible.
These life hacks will make your daily to-dos (plus a few random projects) so much easier! Check out what you've been missing.
Are you tired of visiting your gardening in the morning only to see that other little critters have been up all night feasting on your plants? I love plants lik…
Raised beds come in many forms but all share the same principle of creating an extra depth of soil by shovelling the earth from the paths between them onto the existing soil level.
10 genealogy research tips I wish I'd known at the start looks at mistakes made and how to avoid them when starting your family tree.
Gardening can be an expensive habit. But if you know where to look and whom to ask, you may be able to populate your landscape with free plants, shrubs, and trees. Check out our favorite tips and tricks for getting your garden plants for free.
Animals bark, sing, growl and chat. Plants, one would think, just sit there. But it turns out that plants bark, growl and chat as well. Here's how they do it.
Delphiniums (Larkspur) are tall, beautiful flowering perennials perfect for cottage-style gardens in zones 3 to 8. These tips offer help for growing success.
Container Gardensby P. Allen Smith
You can always buy scallions at the market, but growing scallions is effortless and affordable. You can grow them indoors or out, spring, summer, and fall.
If you are in search of unique flowers, then plant a group of small succulent known as hens and chicks. But how to grow hens and chicks? Knock at The Gardening Dad to get answer.
In this article by Fine Gardening, learn three different ways for how to maintain, shape, or rejuvenate rhododendrons.
An amazing collection of vintage life hacks from 100 years ago that are surprisingly, still useful today!
I'm sure I will be updating our videos on our new Potager garden this spring/summer, but in the meantime, learn about Potagers and see our garden here.
Have you started planting your flowers yet? It’s officially that time of...
Panting roses in a mixed border is one of the easiest ways of enjoying roses in your garden. Combine shrub roses, other shrubs, perennials and annuals to create a tapestry of different colours and textures - find inspiration in our image gallery and tips and tricks for planning a rose border.
Nettle tends to pop up where you don't want it to be, but if you want to try growing nettle, you might be surprised by how easy it is to do so.
A few years ago, I discovered burlap and it’s many uses in the garden. It comes in very handy for a variety of applications and is very inexpensive. Burlap can be found at your local fabric/c…
