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Garden flower: choose the right ones

Do This to Your Annuals Right Now or You’ll Lose Color All Summer

Spent petunia and marigold flowers wilting on stems in a summer garden border

Your Hydrangeas Are Turning Brown Right Now — Here’s What Summer Heat Is Really Doing to Them

Hydrangea flower heads turning brown and crispy at the edges in summer heat

Your Dahlias Aren’t Budding Yet — Here’s the June Mistake That’s Stalling Them

Dahlia plant with lush green leaves but no buds forming in a summer garden bed

Flowers for the garden

Vegetable patch news

Your Roses Have Black Spots, Rust, or White Powder — Here’s How to Fix All Three This Summer

Close-up of rose leaves covered in black spots and yellowing edges in summer garden

Your Cucumber Leaves Are Turning Yellow This Summer — Here’s What’s Really Wrong

Close-up of yellowing cucumber leaves on a vine in a summer vegetable garden

Your Courgettes Are Flowering But Setting No Fruit — Here’s Why

Courgette plant with abundant yellow male flowers but no developing fruit on the vine

Trees and shrubs

Prune This Shrub Now or Lose a Full Season of Flowers

Gardener pruning a flowering shrub with secateurs on a sunny summer morning

The Mistake Most Gardeners Make With Coffee Grounds This Summer

Gardener sprinkling used coffee grounds around the base of a rose bush in summer garden

Your Olive or Lavender Is Dying From the Inside — and You Probably Can’t See It Yet

Olive tree with scorched yellowing leaves showing early xylella fastidiosa symptoms in summer

More trees to discover

Houseplant care

Your Potted Houseplant Is Drying Out Too Fast This Summer — Here’s Why

Wilting potted houseplant near sunny window with dry cracked soil surface

Your Coffee Grounds Are Sitting in the Kitchen — Your Garden Needs Them Right Now

Hands sprinkling used coffee grounds around green garden plants in summer soil

Your Slug Bait Is Poisoning Your Dog — Here’s What to Use Instead

Blue metaldehyde slug pellets scattered on soil next to a dog paw print in a garden

More houseplants

The Herb garden

Your SunPatiens Are Wilting in the Heat — Here’s How to Revive Them Fast

Wilting SunPatiens plants in a summer garden bed, drooping in intense afternoon heat

Your Mint Smells Amazing — But Are You Harvesting It All Wrong?

Lush green mint plant with fresh stems ready for harvest in a summer garden

Your Basil Leaves Are Turning Black at the Edges — Here’s Why

Close-up of basil leaves with dark black edges and browning tips in summer garden

Spices and herbs

Roses throughout the garden

Your Rose Leaves Are Covered in Spots — and Summer Is Making It Worse

Close-up of rose leaves covered in black spots and yellowing edges in summer garden

Your rose leaves are turning yellow — and it’s not what you think

Rose bush with yellowing leaves showing chlorosis and nutrient deficiency symptoms

Your roses are dropping petals early — here’s why it happens in June

Close-up of a pink rose losing petals on a garden bush in early summer sunshine

With and without thorns, more roses here

Bulbs and Rhizome flowers

Anemone coronaria – the Poppy anemone!

Single red poppy anemone in field

Iris, a superb perennial flower

iris

Dahlia, unique garden flowers

Dahlia

Peel more layers off these onions here

Orchard Secrets

Rose Leaves Covered in Black Spots, Rust or White Powder? Act Now

Close-up of rose leaves showing black spot disease with yellow halos on dark green foliage

Do This to Your Fruit Trees in June or Regret It All Summer

Gardener tending to a laden fruit tree in a sunny summer orchard garden

Apricot tree, grow delicious apricots

apricot tree

Fruits and fruit tree care

Vine plants for the garden

The Mandevilla Secret Most Gardeners Never Figure Out (Until They’ve Already Lost One)

Vibrant pink mandevilla vine climbing a garden trellis in full summer bloom

Bougainvillea Won’t Bloom? You’re Probably Making This One Mistake

Vibrant magenta bougainvillea in full bloom cascading over a white garden wall in summer sunshine

Why Your Bougainvillea Looks Half-Dead (And the Fix Nobody Talks About)

Vibrant magenta bougainvillea climbing a white garden wall in full summer bloom

Reach new knowledge here

Citrus growing secrets

Your orange tree is full of tiny fruitlets — why are so many dropping off right now?

Small unripe orange fruitlets dropping from a potted orange tree in summer

Your kumquat is loaded with fruit but nothing is ripening — here’s why

Kumquat tree branches covered in small green unripe fruits in summer garden

Your lime tree has tiny fruits that keep falling off — here’s why

Close-up of small unripe limes falling from a potted lime tree in summer garden

More Citrus techniques here

Lawn care secrets

Your Plants Are Losing the Battle Against Red Spider Mites Right Now — Here’s What to Do

Close-up of red spider mite webbing on underside of a damaged plant leaf in summer

Red Spider Mites Are Exploding Right Now — Here’s How to Stop Them

Close-up of red spider mite damage and webbing on plant leaves

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes: Do They Actually Work?

Mosquito landing on a human arm in a summer garden at dusk

Mow through more questions here

Plant & tree diseases - organic treatments

Thrips Are Destroying Summer Gardens — and Most Gardeners Don’t Even See Them

Close-up of silver-streaked leaf damage caused by thrips on a garden plant in summer

Your Rose Leaves Are Covered in Spots — and Summer Is Making It Worse

Close-up of rose leaves covered in black spots and yellowing edges in summer garden

Boxwood tree moth, treatments to control treat its caterpillars

Box tree moth - Cydalima perspectalis

More diseases and their natural treatments

Special reports

Black Spots, Rust, Powdery Mildew on Roses: Fix All Three This Summer

Close-up of rose leaves showing black spot disease with yellowing and dark fungal lesions

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes: Do They Actually Work?

Close-up of citronella plant leaves in a summer garden pot outdoors

Are You Putting Coffee Grounds on Your Garden Plants All Wrong This Summer?

Gardener sprinkling used coffee grounds around tomato plant base in summer garden

Recent posts

Your SunPatiens Are Wilting in the Heat — Here’s How to Revive Them Fast

Wilting SunPatiens plants in a summer garden bed, drooping in intense afternoon heat

Prune This Shrub Now or Lose a Full Season of Flowers

Gardener pruning a flowering shrub with secateurs on a sunny summer morning

Rose Leaves Covered in Black Spots, Rust or White Powder? Act Now

Close-up of rose leaves showing black spot disease with yellow halos on dark green foliage

Thrips Are Destroying Summer Gardens — and Most Gardeners Don’t Even See Them

Close-up of silver-streaked leaf damage caused by thrips on a garden plant in summer

Your Potted Houseplant Is Drying Out Too Fast This Summer — Here’s Why

Wilting potted houseplant near sunny window with dry cracked soil surface

Your Roses Have Black Spots, Rust, or White Powder — Here’s How to Fix All Three This Summer

Close-up of rose leaves covered in black spots and yellowing edges in summer garden

Do This to Your Annuals Right Now or You’ll Lose Color All Summer

Spent petunia and marigold flowers wilting on stems in a summer garden border

Which Garden Plants Actually Love Coffee Grounds — and Which Ones Don’t

Spent coffee grounds being sprinkled around the base of a blueberry bush in a summer garden

Black Spots, Rust, Powdery Mildew on Roses: Fix All Three This Summer

Close-up of rose leaves showing black spot disease with yellowing and dark fungal lesions

Your Drought-Tolerant Plants Are Dying in Summer — And Overwatering Is Why

Wilting lavender plant with yellowing stems in dry summer garden bed

Your Coffee Grounds Are Sitting in the Kitchen — Your Garden Needs Them Right Now

Hands sprinkling used coffee grounds around green garden plants in summer soil

Your Rose Leaves Are Covered in Spots — and Summer Is Making It Worse

Close-up of rose leaves covered in black spots and yellowing edges in summer garden

Your Cucumber Leaves Are Turning Yellow This Summer — Here’s What’s Really Wrong

Close-up of yellowing cucumber leaves on a vine in a summer vegetable garden

The Mistake Most Gardeners Make With Coffee Grounds This Summer

Gardener sprinkling used coffee grounds around the base of a rose bush in summer garden

Your Hydrangeas Are Turning Brown Right Now — Here’s What Summer Heat Is Really Doing to Them

Hydrangea flower heads turning brown and crispy at the edges in summer heat

Your Dahlias Aren’t Budding Yet — Here’s the June Mistake That’s Stalling Them

Dahlia plant with lush green leaves but no buds forming in a summer garden bed

Your Summer Flowers Are Fading Too Fast — What June Heat Is Doing to Your Blooms

Faded wilting summer flowers in a garden border under harsh June sunlight

Your Roses Are Dropping Petals Too Early — Here’s What June Is Doing to Them

Close-up of rose petals dropping prematurely from a half-open bud in summer heat

Your Courgettes Are Flowering But Setting No Fruit — Here’s Why

Courgette plant with abundant yellow male flowers but no developing fruit on the vine

Your Tomatoes Are Splitting Open Right Now — Here’s Why It Keeps Happening

Close-up of a ripe red tomato split open on the vine in a summer garden

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes: Do They Actually Work?

Close-up of citronella plant leaves in a summer garden pot outdoors

Are You Putting Coffee Grounds on Your Garden Plants All Wrong This Summer?

Gardener sprinkling used coffee grounds around tomato plant base in summer garden

Your Slug Bait Is Poisoning Your Dog — Here’s What to Use Instead

Blue metaldehyde slug pellets scattered on soil next to a dog paw print in a garden

Your Olive or Lavender Is Dying From the Inside — and You Probably Can’t See It Yet

Olive tree with scorched yellowing leaves showing early xylella fastidiosa symptoms in summer

Your Jasmine Isn’t Blooming This Summer — and Here’s the Real Reason Why

Close-up of jasmine plant with green buds failing to open in summer heat

Your Lawn Has Gone Brown — But Is It Dead or Just Dormant?

Patchy brown drought-stressed lawn in summer heat next to green grass edges

Your Tropical Houseplant Is Struggling Right Now — and Summer Is Why

Yellowing dracaena leaves on a houseplant near a sunny window in summer

Aphids Are Destroying Your Hibiscus Right Now — Here’s the Organic Fix That Actually Works

Close-up of aphid infestation on hibiscus flower bud with sticky residue visible

The Summer Watering Mistakes That Are Quietly Killing Your Plants Right Now

Wilting garden plants with dry cracked soil during summer heatwave

Your Plants Are Losing the Battle Against Red Spider Mites Right Now — Here’s What to Do

Close-up of red spider mite webbing on underside of a damaged plant leaf in summer

Red Spider Mites Are Exploding Right Now — Here’s How to Stop Them

Close-up of red spider mite damage and webbing on plant leaves

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes: Do They Actually Work?

Mosquito landing on a human arm in a summer garden at dusk

Are You Putting Coffee Grounds on Your Garden Plants All Wrong This Summer?

Gardener sprinkling used coffee grounds around tomato plants in summer garden bed

Your orange tree is full of tiny fruitlets — why are so many dropping off right now?

Small unripe orange fruitlets dropping from a potted orange tree in summer

Your kumquat is loaded with fruit but nothing is ripening — here’s why

Kumquat tree branches covered in small green unripe fruits in summer garden

Your lime tree has tiny fruits that keep falling off — here’s why

Close-up of small unripe limes falling from a potted lime tree in summer garden

Your lemon tree has stopped growing — here’s what it’s telling you

Potted lemon tree with stunted growth and yellowing leaves in June

Your citrus tree is dropping fruit in June — here’s why

Small unripe lemon fruits dropping from a citrus tree branch in summer

Your rose leaves are turning yellow — and it’s not what you think

Rose bush with yellowing leaves showing chlorosis and nutrient deficiency symptoms

Your roses are dropping petals early — here’s why it happens in June

Close-up of a pink rose losing petals on a garden bush in early summer sunshine

Your Mint Smells Amazing — But Are You Harvesting It All Wrong?

Lush green mint plant with fresh stems ready for harvest in a summer garden

Your Basil Leaves Are Turning Black at the Edges — Here’s Why

Close-up of basil leaves with dark black edges and browning tips in summer garden

Your Parsley Is Going Yellow in June — Here’s Exactly Why

Fresh parsley plant with yellowing lower leaves growing in a garden pot in summer sunlight

Your Coriander Keeps Dying in Summer — Here’s the Real Reason Why

Fresh coriander plant with feathery green leaves wilting and bolting in summer garden bed

Your Thyme Is Flowering Right Now — That’s Actually a Problem

Close-up of thyme plant with tiny purple flowers blooming in summer garden

Your Rosemary Is Dying From the Inside — And Summer Is Why

Rosemary plant with brown woody stems and dying branches in a summer garden

Why Is Your Mint Taking Over Everything — And How Do You Stop It?

Vigorous mint plant spreading aggressively across a garden bed in summer sunlight

Your Basil Is About to Bolt — Here’s What to Do Right Now

Lush green basil plant with flower spikes beginning to form in summer garden

The Herb I Nearly Killed Three Times (And Why It’s Worth Every Effort)

Lush fresh mint, basil, and rosemary herbs growing together in terracotta pots on a sunny patio

The Mandevilla Secret Most Gardeners Never Figure Out (Until They’ve Already Lost One)

Vibrant pink mandevilla vine climbing a garden trellis in full summer bloom

Bird of Paradise in a Pot — The Summer Trick That Finally Made Mine Bloom

Bird of paradise plant with orange blooms growing in a large terracotta pot outdoors in summer sun