david trinklein

Araucaria heterophylla tree. (Adobe Stock │ #538043059 - wasanajai)
Holidays, Home and Family

A Christmas tree from the South Pacific

An island between Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand is the home of a popular holiday houseplant that can serve as a living Christmas tree. Read More

Sweet potato harvest. (Adobe Stock │ #477005217 - zhang yongxin)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Can you dig sweet potatoes?

Man using a spade in the garden. (iStock │ #168614024 - nicolamargaret)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Time to take plants indoors



Yellow black-eyed susans, Rudbeckia hirta, flowering in a summer garden. (Adobe Stock │ #335345123 - AngieC)

Increase flower power by dividing overgrown perennials

Woman watering plants outside in summer. (Adobe Stock │ #164543729 - Kalim)

Too much moisture can hinder root development

Poppy field at sunset in the Harz Mountains. (Adobe Stock │ #113470453 - ohenze)

Poppy: Remembrance of fallen heroes

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Red cabbage. Photo courtesy National Garden Bureau.

March is the time to plant hardy, heady, healthy cabbage and kale

Broom from green mistletoe (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #241283907 - arybickii)

Deck the halls with proper caution

Half and slice butternut squash in a bowl for cooking (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #301505120 - nungning20)

Squash: Always the bridesmaid, never the bride at Thanksgiving

PARTNER CONTENT Raking fallen leaves in the garden (Photo: iStock - Zbynek Pospisil)

Mow or compost leaves for best results

(Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Pumpkin: An ancient vegetable still in vogue today