Horticulture

The success of your garden depends on seed selection. Compare availability, pricing, shipping rates and discounts to help determine what works for your garden. Photo by Katie Kammler.
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Seed selection and storage tips that can help improve the success of your garden

Not all seed sources are the same. Comparing variety selection, pricing, availability and disease resistance can help gardeners choose the best options for the season. Read More

Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) is an excellent, highly recommended native plant for pollinators. It is especially good for native bee support. (Photo by Katie Kammler.)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Pollinators: Patience pays off

Cooking pickled vegetables. Salting various vegetables in glass jars for long-term storage. (Adobe Stock │ #275525226- senteliaolga)
Food Safety, Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Make a plan for preserving foods before you plant this spring



A bee on a chrysanthemum extracts nectar to make sweet honey. (Adobe Stock │ #295334838 - andov)

How to incorporate native plants in the garden

Female gardener pruning fruit tree in early spring. (Adobe Stock │ #552780790 - Angelov)

Spring landscaping cleanup: Timing and technique key to successful pruning

Woman checking soil health before growth a seed of vegetable or plant seedling. (Adobe Stock │ #572997453 - maxbelchenko)

Do I need to test my garden’s soil?

Metal watering can covered with snow. (iStock │ #1297451757 - Artur Henryk Bialosiewicz)

Even in winter, gardens need water

Myth-busting coffee grounds

Is trouble brewing in your garden?

Poinsettia (Iowa State University Extension)

Holiday plant care

White packs of salad, cucumber, beet, pumpkin, tomato, paprika seeds on fresh dark soil background. Planting vegetables. Preparation for garden season in early spring. (Photo: iStock - FotoDuets)

Despite winter’s chill, gardeners can still prep for spring

European goldfinch and house sparrow sitting on a silo bird feeder filled with mixed seeds (Adobe Stock │ #371003255 - Roel)

10 gifts for the gardener without spending a lot of green