Growing advice, seasonal how-tos, and recipes from master gardener Andy Wilcox. A new article lands here every week.
Some of our favorite garden vegetables can be real space hogs. Even with larger gardens, we might still hesitate to allow one or two crops to take up so much real estate. Whether you garden in a container...
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January 20, 2026
Many of us start gardening, at least as adults, by purchasing a few plants from the garden center, big box store, or those temporary greenhouses that spring up in supermarket parking...
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January 13, 2026
It’s the start of the gardening season, that time when we eagerly look to the mailbox with anticipation. Not for the electric bill, but the seed catalogs. Even though many of...
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January 6, 2026
For many gardeners, the idea of a flower meadow, with nodding blooms gently waving in the breeze, is high on the wish list. In a flower meadow, we loosen the typical...
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December 30, 2025
As gardeners look ahead to the 2026 growing season, one thing is clear: gardens are becoming more thoughtful, more efficient, and more resilient than ever before. Instead of chasing novelty, today’s...
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December 23, 2025
Light is a form of energy in transit. When we say something gives off light, what we are really saying is that the device is releasing or broadcasting energy. The light...
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December 18, 2025
Key Takeaways Zinnia seeds should be sown after the last frost, when the soil and air are warm enough for growth. For an early start, you can begin zinnia seeds indoors...
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December 16, 2025
If you’ve ever looked at the neatly mowed, raked, weeded, fertilized, and irrigated patch of grass surrounding your home and thought, Why do we do all this, you might be ready...
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December 9, 2025
Poinsettias are often staged near the entry and exit of grocery stores, big box retailers, and our favorite department store as impulse buys. A little holiday music, and suddenly, poof, there's...
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