As a sunflower enthusiast I know how exciting it is to see those first seedlings sprout up from the soil. A few weeks later your seedlings are all crammed together, leaves overlapping, stretching for sunlight. Now it’s time to thin them out for optimal growth. Thinning sounds daunting but it’s an essential step for healthy … Read more
Polka dot plants, or Hypoestes phyllostachya, are popular houseplants because they are easy to care for and have pretty pink, red, or white leaves with spots on them. But if you don’t give these plants the right care and conditions, they tend to get weak, stretched out, and straggly. They are often grown outside as … Read more
The wolf cut is one of the trendiest edgy short hairstyles right now. Its choppy layers create amazing texture and movement But growing out a wolf cut can be tricky The inverted lengths can look awkward and shaggy during the grow-out. Don’t despair – with strategic styling and cuts, you can transition your wolf cut … Read more
When the weather outside begins to warm, bugs begin to take over. According to where you live, dealing with insects in the summer can be a real hassle. These bugs literally come up from the ground in late spring and early summer. The June bug is one of them. For older generations, June bugs are … Read more
Dahlias are really pretty when they are put in a vase with other flowers. Their bright colors go well with almost any arrangement. Place these tuberous plants in your vegetable garden, however, and theyll be a bit less neighborly. Three of the worst dahlia bedfellows come from the brassica family: broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. Advertisement. … Read more
One of my favorite Spring-flowering trees is Magnolia Jane. It’s easy to grow, reliably hardy even through tough Winters, and puts on quite a show almost year-round. Here’s why you absolutely need at least one Magnolia Jane in your garden. Of course, this was before I started blogging. If I had, I would have filmed … Read more
I recently got an email from an Epic Gardening reader with a familiar question. When I first started gardening and didn’t know how to start seeds, I had the same question: Sally, that’s a great question! Knowing the answer will help you learn more about gardening and starting seeds in general, because it depends on … Read more
If you’re like me, you love blackberry everything – jam, cobbler, pie, glaze, you name it. But fresh blackberries are only available for a short time, and they can be pricey if you don’t buy them from a trustworthy local farmer. It costs a lot because blackberries are one of the easiest fruits to grow, … Read more
Pruning is an essential aspect of caring for roses. Roses need to be pruned regularly to keep them neat and disease-free, unlike shrubs like hydrangea and forsythia that don’t need as much care. This also helps them produce more flowers. If you’re new to growing roses, you may have heard that pruning is an important … Read more
Brown Recluse spiders are light brown in color and are the most common house spiders. Their cephalothorax, which is the front part of their bodies where the legs connect, is shaped like a dark brown violin. You should never get too close to a brown recluse to see its eyes, but if you do, you’ll … Read more