THE CHRISTMAS CACTUS TRADITION
We take part in many horticultural holiday traditions in the United States, but there’s only…
Author Ashleigh Meyer
Cold Weather Crops
Prepping a productive winter garden Wow, what a summer. If you’re a gardener, your garden…
Getting to Know Virginia’s Cantaloupes
Memories of a sweet summer job Virginia loves melons. They grow wonderfully in our climate,…
Your Best Vegetable Garden Ever
Avoid These Five Pitfalls to See Success I love our Virginia summer mornings when the…
Starting from Scratch
A Complete Guide to Starting Seeds Indoors (and Producing Your Best Veggie Garden Yet!) The…
Camellias Stars of the Winter Garden
Winter can be somewhat depressing for those of us who love to look out the…
A Tradition at Risk
Recognizing and Defeating Boxwood Blight Sometimes heralded as the “Aristocrat” of hedging topiaries, boxwoods have…
Growing the Perfect Peaches
There are few things so satisfying as a cool, juicy peach, picked at the height…
Backyard Birds
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW When most people think of raising livestock of any kind,…
Flowering Friends of the Vegetable Patch
USING FLOWERS AMONG FOOD CROPS There is a certain satisfaction in seeing crisp, clean rows…