20+ Creative Christmas Gifts for Vegetable Gardeners That Will Blow Away Any Plant Lover

Creative Christmas Gifts for Vegetable Gardeners

The trouble with buying for a vegetable gardener is that the obvious gifts are usually already in the shed. Trowel, gloves, watering can and a plant-of-the-month calendar are all on the standard starter list, so a keen grower has probably bought them years ago. The gifts that land tend to fall into three groups. Some … Read more

Fall vs. Spring Weed Control: Which Season Is Actually Better?

Fall vs. Spring Weed Control: Which Season Is Actually Better?

A homeowner sprays dandelions along the driveway every May, and every May they’re back. Same patch, same yellow flowers pushing through the same cracks. It’s tempting to blame the herbicide, or the weather, or bad luck. More often, the problem is the calendar. Spring feels like the natural time to fight weeds — it’s when … Read more

Why Your Lawn Suddenly Has Weeds in Fall — And What to Do About Them

Why Your Lawn Suddenly Has Weeds in Fall — And What to Do About Them

By late September, a lawn that looked reasonably clean all summer can start showing patches of low, spreading growth that clearly isn’t grass. Small round leaves hugging the soil. A rosette of leaves flattening out in a bare spot near the driveway. Something purple-flowered creeping along the edge of a flower bed. It’s a common … Read more