When Eric and Christopher moved into their home in upstate New York, there was no spectacular garden waiting for them. There were no winding paths, mature flower borders or waterfall. Just a suburban yard and a lot of empty space. They began slowly. One bed became another. Hydrangeas were added for privacy. Roses followed. Then […]
The tomato plant looks like it has been planted incorrectly. Instead of standing upright inside a deep hole, most of its long stem lies horizontally in a shallow trench. Only the leafy top remains above the soil. The technique has been spreading again through gardening videos in 2026, where growers claim it can help tall, […]
At first, it looks like someone forgot a flowerpot in the vegetable bed. Only the neck remains visible above the soil. But underneath, the buried clay pot is quietly watering the tomatoes around it. The technique is called olla irrigation, and it is attracting renewed attention among American gardeners looking for easier ways to keep […]
ix months before their wedding, Taylor and Jeff Weikel did not have bouquets. They did not have centerpieces. They barely had flowers. What they had was a patch of ground beside their Tennessee home, packets of seeds and a plan that could easily fail. Instead of paying thousands of dollars for professional wedding flowers, the […]
For years, homeowners were encouraged to plant shrubs close to foundations, cover bare soil with wood mulch and fill every empty corner with greenery. In fire-prone parts of the United States, that advice is changing. Gardeners are now creating deliberate gaps between plants, replacing combustible mulch with gravel and moving dense shrubs away from walls, […]
The latest viral gardening trend begins with a jar. Gardeners pour different flower seeds into it, shake them together and scatter the mixture across an open patch of soil. There are no carefully measured rows. There is no color chart or complicated planting plan. The gardener waters the area and waits to see which plants […]
When Eric Swenson asked Kristin to marry him, he offered more than a ring. He promised to plant 1,000 peonies, her favorite flowers, if she agreed to build a life with him. Kristin wanted to believe him, but part of her remained cautious. Both had experienced difficult relationships before meeting, and a promise involving an […]
The method looks wrong at first. Instead of removing the grass, turning over the soil or using a tiller, gardeners place sheets of ordinary cardboard directly over the lawn. They wet the cardboard, cover it with compost and begin planting into the new layer. Videos showing the transformation have spread widely across social media, where […]
Some flowers are admired for their color or fragrance. Others make gardeners stop and look twice. Across the orchid family, several species produce blooms that appear to contain tiny monkeys, bees, butterflies or human figures. The resemblance can seem like a coincidence created for social media, but in some orchids, unusual shapes and markings play […]