David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...
With most flowers in the garden, deadheading is a great way to help them keep blooming again and again. Deadheading is an easy process where you remove the spent flower head after it starts to fade, ...
There are plenty of plant care techniques that help growers yield greater gains, like wiring and “screen of green” netting that help plants grow higher and reach more sun. And of course there’s ...
Deadheading coneflowers throughout the summer helps promote continuous blooming by pushing the plant to produce more flowers. You can also leave dead flowers on the plant to feed birds or allow ...
As much as it sucks when the beautiful flowers you picked up at the local market wilt, well, almost instantly, it's amazing when they dry out so perfectly that they can live on and give your home a ...
SAN ANTONIO – A community farm on the city’s East Side is preserving tradition by growing flowers that honor the dead. “You are going to find Marigolds that are known as Cempasuchils. We have Celosias ...