It is March 19, 2026, and the spring equinox is just hours away. If you’re looking at your property line and thinking about planting a traditional boxwood or privet hedge, I want to stop you right there. While those are …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It is Tuesday, March 17, 2026, and while everyone else is looking for four-leaf clovers, a smart gardener is looking for ways to stop pulling crabgrass. The biggest mistake we make in landscaping is leaving “open …
It is March 13, 2026, and while the garden is currently a sea of “early spring green” and muddy browns, it’s the perfect time to plot your visual “stop signs.” In color psychology, red is the color of energy and …
if you own peonies, you’re likely seeing those distinct pink “noses” poking through the mulch. Peonies are the ultimate garden investment—they can outlive the gardener—but they are also famous for a bloom season that feels frustratingly short. If you want …
if you’re tired of the “annual treadmill”—buying flowers in May only to watch them shrivel by October—it’s time to change your strategy. Many people think perennials need to be in the ground to survive the winter, but that’s a gardening …
It’s March 9, 2026, and if you’re looking at your garden thinking it looks a bit “blah,” I have good news: we are officially in the “Golden Window.” March is the month of the great awakening. The soil is moist, …
Let’s be honest: spending your Saturday on your hands and knees pulling crabgrass is a form of penance no one signed up for. If your garden currently looks like a “Wanted” poster for invasive species, the problem isn’t your work …
if you head out to your garden right now, you might see them: tiny, deep-red “eyes” poking through the soil like little botanical periscopes. These are the beginnings of your peonies, the undisputed drama queens of the spring garden. Peonies …
It is March 8, 2026, and if you are staring at a cold, gray fence or a neighbor’s lackluster siding, you are looking at a blank canvas. In the gardening world, “vertical space” is the most undervalued real estate you …
It is early March, and while the air is still crisp, the garden is beginning to stir. Within a few short weeks, we’ll be trading our coats for patio chairs and evening BBQs. But with the warmth comes the inevitable …