4 Need-to-Knows Before Vegetable Garden Planting
When I started gardening, I considered myself a black thumb and didn't think I could be saved. I vividly remember the many potted tomato plants I brought home from the …
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A Tour of America’s Best Hydrangea Gardens
As a passionate gardener and hydrangea enthusiast, I'm thrilled to take you on a journey through some of the most magnificent hydrangea gardens in the United States. From the East …
Deer in the Garden? Here’s One Way to Solve the Problem
As almost any gardener knows, deer are beautiful, graceful creatures. But when you have deer in the garden, they're evil beings set on destruction. Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration. They …
5 Poems About Planting: Sowing Seeds of Inspiration
Planting in the garden is a timeless act that connects us to the earth and the cycle of life. It is a powerful metaphor for growth, renewal, and the nurturing …
The Baer Guide to Gardening
I am not a gardening guru. My thumb is beige and pink. Definitely not green.
I do not come from a family of farmers and gardeners. My parents were born and …
5 Poems About Gardeners: Cultivating Beauty, Growth, and Meaning
Gardening has inspired countless poets throughout history. From the joy of nurturing plants to the deeper symbolism of growth and renewal, poems about gardeners offer a rich tapestry of themes …
Gardening Piece
I have been a gardener since I was three years old. Knee-high to my grandfather, I helped him in our front yard flower garden. I bent down to pull weeds. …
Birds in the Garden
While I spend a lot of time wallowing over winged Japanese beetles that devour my dahlias each Summer, they're not the only aggressive flying pest that woes me. That's right, …
When Falling in the Garden Isn’t the End
As I get older, I'm getting keenly aware that my body isn't going to stand (literally) for what I'm used to putting it through, whether it's squatting to pick up …
Call the Hippies! There are Slugs Eating My Garden
Hippies and gardens go together. So do slugs and gardens, even though that's not an ideal match. But how are hippies involved when there are slugs eating your garden? I'll …
