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Do you have two separate tomato varieties and wish they were one? This fun experiment shows you how to create hybrid tomatoes yourself! Follow along with PNW gardener Jerad Bryant to discover a few easy ways to hybridize tomatoes.
You don’t need a ton of space to grow corn. This classic summer crop is shallow-rooted and easy to cultivate. Garden expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey explains how to grow corn in raised beds for delectable sweet cobs or rainbow-hued popcorn.
Peas are reliable crops for growing in cool weather. Raised beds offer the perfect home for peas, as they are easier to tend, manage, and maintain. Use these five tips from gardener Jerad Bryant and give your peas a boost this season!
Do you have one of those tough landscaping spots with both dry soil and shade? Fortunately, there are plenty of showy plants to fill the gaps in your shady locations, regardless of what soil type you have. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen introduces 27 beautiful, drought-tolerant plants for your shade garden.
If you’re a small space, patio, or urban grower, don’t count berries out! Join organic farmer Jenna Rich for 15 compact berry varieties that will perform well in containers.
Silver plants bring unique qualities to the garden. They’re highly ornamental, often with exciting forms and textures, in addition to their silvery tone. Many are also ruggedly adaptable. Here, garden expert Katherine Rowe explores favorite silver plants that make elegant additions to any garden.
Elevate your raised bed garden with an accessible and aesthetic elevated planter that brings your plants up to you. These raised beds on stilts are perfect for small spaces and patios. Garden expert Logan Hailey explains all the benefits for both plants and people.
Looking for garden design inspiration? Your home's style is a great place to start. In this article, master gardener Liz Jaros looks at seven different home styles and offers tips for selecting the perfect plants.
Bleeding heart vines are a wonderful tropical plant that produces unique white and red flowers. This tender perennial can be grown outdoors in warm climates or grown in containers and brought indoors in cooler climates. It looks stunning on a trellis as well as hanging baskets. Gardening expert Kelli Klein explains how to care for this vine both indoors and out.
The beauty of buddleia is alluring for gardeners who love flowers and butterflies, but this invasive bush may actually have a negative impact on your garden and the surrounding ecology. Garden expert Logan Hailey explains why.
Many of us welcome local wildlife into our rich garden ecosystems. Deer, however, can devour annual plantings in a single sweep. Protect your colorful display, labor, and investment by selecting plants with qualities that deer find distasteful. While no plant is deer-proof, gardening expert Katherine Rowe reviews top-performing annuals with deer-resistant characteristics for an all-season show.
Perennial shrubs add a layer to your landscaping, creating a beautiful backdrop for other flowering plants. Shrubs also create a hedge row, windbreak, or create a boundary at a property line. But what makes these shrubs stand out from the endless varieties to choose from? Well, the contrast between red berries and green foliage makes them even more visually appealing. Gardening expert Kelli Klein provides a list of 17 garden shrubs with red berries.