Attract Birds, Wow Neighbors & Brighten Your Bouquets With A Mixed Sunflower Garden
March 24, 2022Depending on your goals and garden conditions, these sunflower varieties are sure to liven up any growing space, so give them a look!
Pretty Up Your Plate With A Mix Of Edible Flowers
March 3, 2022Young buds and full blooms can add floral notes to salads, desserts and refreshing teas. Here are some edible flowers to add to your plate this year.
National Garden Bureau 2022 Green Thumb Award Winners
January 21, 2022Seeking something new to grow? Plant nerd into all things horticultural? You need to check out these National Garden Bureau 2022 Green Thumb Award winners!
5 Plants for Your Pollinator Garden
February 5, 2015Jump on the trend of planting for pollinators by incorporating these flowers into your garden this year.
16 Herbs You Can Use For Tea
July 31, 2014Your next cup of tea could be as close as a walk to the garden.
7 Self-Sowing Annuals I Love
July 24, 2014Lighten your garden workload by planting self-seeding flowers that come back year after year without coaxing.
5 Ornamental Plants That Could Save Your Vegetables
April 25, 2014What’s the work without the play? Bring beauty and benefit to your vegetable garden by using these flowers as companion plants.
What Are Your Valentine’s Flowers Saying?
February 12, 2014Valentine’s Day is upon us! Strangely enough, it has become a day of controversy.
Bushes for Butterflies
July 26, 2012I have always loved butterfly bushes. Their big panicles of flowers are magnets for butterflies of all sorts, and at a mature height of up to 6 feet, they make quite the impression.
Torches in the Garden
January 7, 2011It’s gray-weather time here in Rapallo, and on good days we all walk around wearing long underwear and a bunch of jackets. I haven’t worked in the garden for at least a month now because it’s not so much fun when everything is cold and wet.
