Techniques - Fine Gardening
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Design
Growing Hellebores: Beautiful Varieties and Care
Few genera have gone through the incredible upgrade of flowers, foliage, and performance like hellebores have in the last 20 years. I began growing them in the early 1990s in my…
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Article
Are Robotic Lawn Mowers Effective?
Automation is everywhere, promising to make our lives easier and more productive. When it comes to mowing our lawns, the traditional time-saver has been finding someone else to do the…
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Article
What You Need to Know About Genetically Modified Plants
GMOs are something we’ve all heard a lot about when it comes to large-scale commercial crops like corn and soybeans, but what about the plants we grow in our gardens?…
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Design
Episode 175: Great Houseplants
Potted plants will bring life and positive energy into any room, and studies have shown that having them nearby can relieve stress, boost creativity, and improve focus. In winter, when…
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Design
Fallen Leaves and Seed Heads are Beautiful and Beneficial in the Garden
Happy Monday GPODers! Today Allyson Levy of Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Stone Ridge, New York is reminding us to leave the leaves! Allyson has shared her knowledge, and…
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Design
Episode 173: Beneficial Host Plants for Pollinators
This week we might rename the show Pollinator Haven, the podcast where we dig into the vibrant world of pollinators and the plants that sustain them! Well, probably not, but…
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Design
Chickens in Tingshu’s Garden
Hi GPODers! Today we're returning to the garden of Tingshu Hu and her husband, Philip Zhao, in Dunstable, Massachusetts. Tingshu has shared their vibrant space several times in the past…
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Design
Top Native Shrubs to Replace Boxwood in Your Landscape
Throw a stone in any neighborhood, and more likely than not, you'll hit a boxwood tree. Boxwood (Buxus spp. and cvs., Zones 4–9) is the most popular evergreen shrub sold…
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How-To
Deer Ate My Evergreen. Now What?
So deer have carved their way into your arborvitae (Thuja spp. and cvs., Zones 2–8), rhododendron (Rhododendron spp. and cvs., Zones 3–11), or yew (Taxus spp. and cvs., Zones 5–8).…
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How-To
The Science of Garden Soil Health: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Garden Growing
Beneath our feet lies a vibrant yet under-appreciated ecosystem. Far more complex than mere dirt, soil is a matrix of mineral particles, organic matter, living organisms, water, and air. Scientists…