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Gardener holding empty flower pots. (Adobe Stock-#396518765 │ Rawpixel.com)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Old pots can hurt new plants

Reusing plastic pots may seem economical, but it can spread disease and harm plants. Proper cleaning is critical for garden health. Read More

Cattleya flowers. (iStock │ #1369244476 - y-studio)
Home and Family, Horticulture

Orchids: A cure for winter doldrums

Miniature succulent plants in a planter. (Adobe Stock │ #335986421 - xiaoliangge)
Home and Family, Horticulture

‘Succulent mania’ takes root



Araucaria heterophylla tree. (Adobe Stock │ #538043059 - wasanajai)

A Christmas tree from the South Pacific

Sweet potato harvest. (Adobe Stock │ #477005217 - zhang yongxin)

Can you dig sweet potatoes?

Man using a spade in the garden. (iStock │ #168614024 - nicolamargaret)

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