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Which Perennials Should You Cut Back in Fall?

Which Perennials Should You Cut Back in Fall?

Not sure what to do with your perennial garden in fall? These simple garden tasks will help you clean up without overdoing it, protect your plants through winter, support wildlife, and set your garden up for beautiful blooms next year.

Fall Perennial Garden Checklist: 10 Things to Do Before Winter

When and How to Divide Rhubarb Plants

When and How to Divide Rhubarb Plants

When and How to Feed Your Hostas

When and How to Feed Your Hostas

Don't let those dried coneflower heads go to waste! Learn when to harvest coneflower seeds, how to remove them from the flower heads, and the best way to store them for next year. A simple way to grow more cottage garden flowers and fill your butterfly garden with blooms.

How to Collect Coneflower Seeds for Next Year’s Garden

How to Grow Butterfly Bushes From Cuttings

How to Grow Butterfly Bushes From Cuttings

10 Best Fruit Plants for Containers

10 Best Fruit Plants for Containers

Discover the best vegetables to grow in containers, even if you have limited space. These easy choices are perfect for container gardening, small yards, and a patio and balcony garden where every pot counts.

10 Best Vegetables to Grow in Pots

How to Grow Joe Pye Weed to Attract Butterflies

How to Grow Joe Pye Weed to Attract Butterflies

Want more butterflies in your garden? Learn why butterfly bushes are a favorite for pollinators and how they can add gorgeous color to your landscape. A beautiful choice for cottage garden flowers and a pollinator and butterfly garden.

Why Butterfly Bushes Are a Must-Have for Your Butterfly Garden

Why Every Butterfly Garden Needs Milkweed

Why Every Butterfly Garden Needs Milkweed

Want more coneflowers in your garden? Learn how to start coneflowers from seed and grow healthy plants for a beautiful summer display. A helpful guide for gardeners who love cottage garden flowers and pollinator-friendly plants.

Growing Coneflowers From Seed: A Simple Guide

Learn how to properly dig, clean, dry, and store iris bulbs so they stay healthy until planting time. These simple gardening tips are perfect for anyone growing cottage garden flowers and planning ahead for next season.

How to Store Iris Bulbs for Next Season

How to Transplant Hollyhocks Successfully

How to Transplant Hollyhocks Successfully

Growing chives is simple, even if you're new to gardening. These simple garden tips will help you grow healthy chives for fresh harvests all season long. A perfect addition to any herb garden.

How to Grow Chives in Your Garden

Learn how to transplant raspberry plants without damaging the roots. This step-by-step guide covers the best time to transplant, how to dig up raspberry canes, prepare the new location, replant, and care for them afterward. Perfect for your berry garden.

When and How to Transplant Raspberry Plants

You don't need a huge garden to grow your own potatoes! Learn how to grow potatoes in the ground or in a grow bag, with tips for choosing seed potatoes, preparing soil, watering, adding soil as plants grow, and harvesting your homegrown potatoes.

How to Grow Potatoes in the Ground or in a Bag

Looking for the best green beans for your garden? Compare bush beans, pole beans, yellow wax beans, purple beans, and heirloom beans to find the varieties that fit your garden and harvest goals. Learn which beans are best for fresh eating, canning, and freezing.

Best Green Bean Varieties for Your Garden

Don't stop planting just because summer is here! Learn what to plant in July, including basil, parsley, radishes, green beans, carrots, beets, kale, spinach, and Swiss chard. These July planting ideas can help keep your vegetable garden productive into fall.

What to Plant in July

How to Sprout Potatoes Before Planting

How to Sprout Potatoes Before Planting

How to Grow Huge Pumpkins

How to Grow Huge Pumpkins

5 Signs Your Pumpkin Is Ready to Pick

5 Signs Your Pumpkin Is Ready to Pick

Growing Asparagus: A Beginner's Guide

Growing Asparagus: A Beginner’s Guide

Looking for vegetables that can survive frost? Add kale, spinach, carrots, Brussels sprouts, Swiss chard, and leeks to your winter garden. These cold-hardy crops can keep producing when temperatures drop.

Best Frost Tolerant Vegetables for Winter Gardening

Wondering what to plant in October? Discover cool-season vegetables, herbs, flowers, and spring bulbs that can be planted now. From garlic, kale, and spinach to pansies and daffodils, get your fall garden ready for a beautiful and productive season.

What to Plant in Your Garden This October

Don't let a shady yard keep you from growing fresh herbs! Discover herbs that can thrive with less sunlight and learn how to make the most of your herb garden. These plants are also beautiful additions to a relaxed cottage garden.

Best Herbs for a Shady Garden

How to Keep Lucky Bamboo Alive (Lucky Bamboo Care)

How to Keep Lucky Bamboo Alive (Lucky Bamboo Care)

Why Your Inside Plants Need Epsom Salt

Why Your Inside Plants Need Epsom Salt

How to Grow Parsley in Your Herb Garden

How to Grow Parsley in Your Herb Garden

Don't be afraid to prune your rosemary! Learn how to cut it back properly without damaging the plant, plus ideas for using those fresh rosemary cuttings. A useful guide for herb gardening, cottage gardens, and kitchen garden living.

How to Prune Rosemary for Better Growth

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