The Garden EP
Honest Gardening Product Reviews & Expert Picks
You can buy the most expensive seeds, follow perfect watering schedules, and give your plants ideal sunlight. But if your soil is terrible, your garden will struggle. Period. Soil is the foundation of …
Most people think about gardening when the weather warms up and garden centers fill with plants. By then, experienced gardeners have already been planning for months. They’ve ordered seeds, …
Your garden didn’t work out the way you hoped. Maybe the tomatoes produced three sad fruits total. Maybe half your plants died and you’re not sure why. Maybe the whole thing got away from …
Every plant tag at the garden center tells you the same thing: how much sun the plant needs. “Full Sun.” “Partial Shade.” “Full Shade.” Simple enough, right? Except …
Everyone wants a garden until they’re standing in their yard on a July afternoon, sweating through their shirt, wondering why they thought this was a good idea. The problem isn’t gardening …
If you’ve spent any time looking at seed packets or plant tags, you’ve seen those cryptic zone numbers: “Zones 3-9” or “Hardy to Zone 5.” And if you’re like …
Starting a garden feels exciting until you’re standing in the garden center, overwhelmed by choices, or watching your first plants struggle for reasons you can’t figure out. We’ve …
Winter transforms gardens into quieter spaces, but certain grasses refuse to fade into brown dormancy. Ornamental grasses stand tall through snow and ice, their seed heads and foliage creating …
Coleus plants bring tropical vibrancy to summer gardens with their spectacular foliage in every imaginable color combination. When temperatures drop, most gardeners treat these beauties as disposable …
Hosting a garden party sounds idyllic until you’re scrambling fifteen minutes before guests arrive, realizing you forgot the ice or never considered what happens if the sun sets before everyone …
Most gardeners think of clematis as summer performers, covering trellises with masses of large, showy blooms from June through September. Yet some clematis species defy expectations completely, …
Your backyard represents an extension of your home, and the foundation of any attractive outdoor space starts with quality turf. Whether you’re dreaming of a lush green lawn for entertaining, a …
When most people think of autumn color, trees capture all the attention. Yet shrubs deliver equally spectacular displays while offering advantages trees can’t match. Bushes provide fall interest …
Every fall, the same question divides neighborhoods and sparks debates: what should you actually do with all those leaves carpeting your lawn? The traditional approach of raking everything into bags …
Summer’s blooms fade and temperatures drop, but your container gardens don’t have to disappear. Autumn offers an entirely different palette of plants that thrive in cooler weather, …
