We all know that April showers bring May flowers, but what do April dust baths bring? If this spring is any indicator, it looks like this summer is shaping up to be a hot one. Regions across the [...]

Fun fact: Marilyn Monroe was the first official Artichoke Queen in 1948. She wasn’t a star yet, she wasn’t even actually Marilyn, but when Norma Jean was visiting the tiny town of Castroville for [...]

The Marvelo of Monarch Migration Can you imagine walking 50 to 100 miles in a day? That’s how far monarch butterflies fly every day, as they make their 3000 mile tour north. Even covering that [...]

The end of March brings us two unconventional, lesser holidays – National Weed Appreciation Day on March 28th and National Grass Is Always Browner On The Other Side Day on March 30th. Sure, they [...]

Hummingbirds are coming, and we can’t wait! This speedy and small species says, “hey, you, pay attention” by pulling you out of your messy brain and asking you to admire their speed, their [...]

With the holidays right around the corner, you may be looking for the perfect gift for the garden lover in your life. We’re here to help with some of our favorite DIY garden gift ideas! These [...]

As fall settles in with its slower pace and decreased production in the veggie beds, we gardeners can feel winter inching ever closer. We feel it in our bones and smell it in the air. We hope [...]

September is squash season! At least in my garden. The zucchini and yellow summer squash have found their groove by this time of year and are churning out new fruit at an almost alarming rate. [...]

Every year the National Garden Bureau names their plants of the year. They select one annual, one perennial, one bulb crop, one edible, one houseplant, and one shrub to be featured as their “Year [...]

Nowhere is it written that you can’t still enjoy your garden in the winter! Adding varieties such as these can keep your garden looking lovely through more than one season. They also provide [...]