When to Use a Weed Burner on Stubborn Weeds
By this point in the season, you are probably fed up with the annoying, scraggly grass growing up between the cracks in your driveway, the dandelions that dot your patio,…
These Plugin Pest Control Traps Actually Work
Each season comes with its own swarms of pests. I’m plagued by sugar ants all spring. At some point every summer, my rooms are buzzing with houseflies. During particularly crappy…
The Difference Between Native and Neonative Plants, and Why It Matters
For a variety of reasons—including the environmental impact—there has been more of an emphasis on growing native wildflowers, herbs, and other plants in mainstream gardening over the past several years.…
Use a ‘Weed Dragon’ to Send Weeds to Hell
If you have lots of space to cover, weeding can be tedious, time-consuming work, not to mention how hard it can be on your back and knees. There’s a fun…
How to Plant a Low-Maintenance and Drought-Resistant Gravel Garden
If you’re tired of watering your lawn to keep it alive, or if you live somewhere with water use restrictions, you may have given up on having a garden. In…
How to Stop Cogongrass Weeds From Taking Over Your Yard, Too
Photo: mairamadhani (Shutterstock) Whether you’ve turned your yard over to native grasses and other groundcover plants completely, or are maintaining a traditional turf lawn, there are certain types of vegetation…
You Should Be Using Orange Peels in Your Garden
Photo: Gigira (Shutterstock) After you’ve finished eating or juicing an orange, your first instinct might be to throw the remnants away. Of course, what you do with your own food…
This DIY Weed Killer Is Safe for Your Kids and Pets
Photo: David Prahl (Shutterstock) Weeds are everywhere this time of year, pushing up through cracks in the pavement and sprouting in any place that soil and water can gather. They…
Use ‘Companion Planting’ to Grow a More Fruitful Garden
Photo: thoughtsofjoyce (Shutterstock) If you’re getting ready to grow vegetables this year—or if you just want the most robust flowers you can get—you may want to give companion planting a…
The Best Gardening Tools for Anyone With Back Pain
Photo: mavo (Shutterstock) Gardening season is full of promise: the fresh vegetables, beautiful flowers, and sense of accomplishment. But it can also be a—literal—pain in the neck (and back). Kneeling,…