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Wrought iron in the garden

Wrought iron, impressive ornaments for gardens

Special reports
Phase two of topdressing a lawn, topdressing mix strewn across the grass must be raked in.

Topdress your lawn for a lush, thick, neat result!

Lawn Care
Topdressing, such as on this lawn, also applies to large pots and garden boxes.

Topdressing, what is it?

Special reports
What is cross-pollination

Cross-pollination, when genes mix to breed new plants

Special reports
Dead leaf mulch

Use dead leaves to fertilize and protect plants

Special reports
Zamioculcas - zz plant

ZZ plant care, problems, cuttings, varieties

Foliage houseplants
White dazzler leaves and flowers are about the same size.

Choisya ternata ‘White Dazzler’, a shrub bursting with fragrant white stars

Shrubs
Raised gardening

Raised garden, do all your gardening standing up!

Special reports
A heavily rust-covered pair of rose tree leaves.

Rose tree diseases and how to treat them

Treating diseases and pests
Black spots on photinia red robin

Photinia black spot disease – treat and protect against spots

Treating diseases and pests
Photinia red robin shrubs as part of a mixed hedge with cherry laurel and hawthorn.

Photinia planting and care, including the Red Robin

Shrubs
Wild thyme

Wild thyme, ornament & condiment!

Herbs and spices
Chicken coop

Set up a chicken coop, it’s easy!

Special reports
lilac

Lilac, planting and care for abundant fragrant blooms

Shrubs
Used coffee grounds, with a few filters, collected on a gray tabletop before being used in the garden.

Using Coffee Grounds in the Garden

Special reports
monstera

Monstera, noted for its foliage

Foliage houseplants
Potted pothos on wrought iron stand

Pothos or scindapsus, ornamental leafage

Foliage houseplants
Phlox cluster of flowers

Phlox, a cute herbaceous flower

Perennials
Perovskia

Perovskia, it loves the coast

Trees and shrubs
Dieffenbachia leaves, variegated

Dieffenbachia, foliage that is simply beautiful

Foliage houseplants
Coreopsis tickseed

Coreopsis, tickseed, the charming eye flower

Perennials
Peace Lily plant - Spathiphyllum

Spathiphyllum, the “peace lily” plant

Flowering houseplants
Gaillardia, the blanket flower, with an older flower gone to seed

Gaillardia, bursts of color

Perennials
Bales of hay for mulch with pumpkin harvests

October garden tasks: what to do in the yard, lawn, beds and pots

Month after month
Myrtle plant - myrtus communis

Common myrtle, cute shrub, fragrant flowers… edible berries!

Shrubs
Jerusalem artichoke growing and care

Jerusalem artichoke, easy growing, unique taste

The Vegetable Patch
Large and small willows

Small willows for small gardens, big ones for bigger gardens

Trees
zucchini

Zucchini, a delicious vegetable that is easy to grow

The Vegetable Patch
Stonecrop, sedum spectabile

Stonecrop, Sedum spectabile, a fabulous autumn show

Perennials
Dahlia

Dahlia: planting, growing, care and flowering

Garden Flowers
Soothy mold symptoms cause treatment

Sooty mold, techniques and organic treatments to avoid it

Treating diseases and pests
Herb gardens, new equipment, new garden ideas

Gardening trends and new fads

Special reports
Planting forced hyacinths outdoors after blooming

Can forced hyacinths be planted outdoors? Yes!

Bulb flowers
Flowers in the distance, touch-me-not (or balsam)

Touch-me-not, balsam, advice on caring for it

Annuals and biennials
Aubrieta covering the ground and fading into the distance

Aubrieta, for rocky ground and terrain

Perennials
Chervil in a patch

Chervil, a delicious herb

Herbs and spices
Curly endive

Curly endive, a salad with a subtle taste

The Vegetable Patch
Pearl bush exochorda

Exochorda, the pearl bush: care and blooming

Shrubs
salsify

Salsify, a delicate subtle taste

The Vegetable Patch
Martagon lily

Martagon lily, an exceptional bulb flower

Garden Flowers
Wooden swingset with 5 activities.

Swing set, perfect for the garden

Special reports
Four seasons greens in crates

Greens and lettuce for every season

The Vegetable Patch
spinach

Spinach, all tips on how to grow it

The Vegetable Patch
Direct sowing

Direct sowing, sowing plants directly in the ground

The Vegetable Patch
Mirabilis

Mirabilis, a wonderful family of fragrant flowers

Annuals and biennials
Four o'clock flower

Four o’clock flower, advice on caring for it

Annuals and biennials
mirabilis jalapa

Mirabilis jalapa, a wonderfully fragrant shrub

Perennials
A single Marvel of Peru flower, red splashed with yellow stripes.

Marvel of Peru, a wonderful fragrant bloom

Annuals and biennials
Camas

Camas, cute spring wildflowers

Bulb flowers
An arabis alpina shrub in full bloom covered in small white flowers.

Arabis, alpine rock-cress, like a basket of silver in spring

Perennials
Frilly red and orange marigold flowers with a hazy background.

Marigold, a generous flower

Annuals and biennials