30 Best Gifts For Gardeners and Plant Parents

November 18, 2021

Dig into our annual curated list of the best gifts for gardeners and plant parents. We’ve got everything for seed to harvest with heritage tools and collector-worthy gardening accessories to experiences that teach and inspire.

 

Niwaki Herb Snips

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Improve Curb Appeal with Sustainable Front Lawn Alternatives

August 3, 2021

perennial_flower_bed_lawn_alternative_curb_appealRobin Plaskoff Horton, Urban Gardens

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When you think about what makes someone’s front yard really pop, you may envision a luscious lawn free of weeds, clover and crabgrass. However, that’s not the only option you have for making Read More...

The Benefits of Epsom Salt in the Garden: Fact or Folklore?

July 1, 2021

tomato_plants_on_the_vineAlexei, PxHere.

There’s a lot of anecdotal evidence suggesting that Epsom salt provides numerous benefits in the garden. Is this fact or folklore?

Epsom salt has long been touted as an inexpensive, sustainable and multifunctional soil additive offering a myriad … Read More...

Lawn Mowed Into Checkerboard Becomes Natural Social Distancing Space

June 26, 2020

The novel Cornavirus has inspired some novel ideas. From personal glass greenhouses at an Amsterdam restaurant, stuffed pandas occupying chairs in a Bangkok eatery, to pool noodle hats at a cafe in Germany, people are exercising their collective creativity to Read More...

Exploring South Carolina’s Historical Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

February 13, 2019

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens Azaleas in Bloom Azaleas in bloom. Photo via Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.

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South Carolina’s Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is home to the oldest restored gardens in America with some areas of the property more than 325 years old. Under the same Read More...

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