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Cilantro, also known as coriander, is a popular culinary herb recognized for its bright, citrusy flavor. However, cilantro has some look-alike weeds that can easily be mistaken for the real thing. These imposters can quickly take over your garden if left unchecked. This article will go over how to identify weeds that resemble cilantro and … Read more
This post answers some of the most common questions about how to grow pomegranates successfully. These questions include how to plant and care for pomegranates, how to eat them, and what to do about leaf-footed bugs and fruit that is dry or rotten. I’ve partnered with Kellogg Garden to bring you this post about how … Read more
Anyone have any ideas for perennials that I can plant with spring bulbs this fall? These plants should come up and cover the tulips and daffodils’ leaves after they bloom and then slowly turn yellow. The area is along my garage wall and faces south. It gets a lot of sun and has good drainage. … Read more
Planning out your garden or allotment beds is a good way to get the most out of the natural benefits of planting certain types of plants close to each other. In this way, you can keep pests away, get helpful pollinators, and maybe even make your vegetables taste better when they’re ready to be picked. … Read more
Lemongrass is a tropical plant that is most commonly used in Asian cuisine. Its citrusy, lemony flavor pairs well with curries, soups, and seafood dishes. While lemongrass grows best outdoors in warm climates, it can also be grown successfully in pots, allowing anyone to enjoy fresh lemongrass at home. In this complete guide, we will … Read more
You may have a gum tree in your yard currently shedding bark or with dead branches. Is this an early sign it is dying?. Damage to the crown, cracks in the trunk, too much dead wood, dry soil, weak, brown, or spotted leaves, and pests are all signs that a gum tree is dying. Some … Read more
We start shipping our spring planted flower bulbs in Spring. We start shipping in the spring to the hardesty zones that are the warmest and work our way down to the cooler zones by mid-spring. Bees: Loved by pollinators Deer resistant Naturalising: Bulbs multiply each year. China meadow rue, or Thalictrum Delavayi, has beautiful lilac … Read more
As a nature lover and gardener, spotting brightly colored caterpillars munching on plants is a fairly common occurrence. Yellow caterpillars with prominent black stripes are some of the most striking. But are they helpful pollinator larvae or voracious garden pests? Identifying yellow and black caterpillars down to species level provides clues to their role in … Read more
Foxgloves are a classic garden flower that can put on a gorgeous display in early to mid summer. Their tall spikes of tubular flowers come in shades of purple, pink, white, yellow and red. Foxgloves self-seed freely around the garden and make a great addition to cottage garden schemes. But what should you do once … Read more
Russian sage, which is now known as Salvia yangii but used to be called Perovskia atriplicifolia, has bright purple flowers that look like lavender. They go well with its gray-green leaves and give any garden more color. This hardy perennial plant can grow in USDA plant hardiness zones 3–9. It can handle drought, and even … Read more