Watering Houseplants Remotely by Computer
The system developed by my brother Geoffrey allows him to water his favorite ficas tree from anywhere in the world. ...
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Getting Kids Into Gardening by Ruth Rogers Clausen
Children and gardening go together naturally, but too few kids experience the fun of getting down into the dirt. T...
Create A Living Ornament for your Tree
I got the idea for my living ornaments from a magazine called "State-By-State Gardening," whose author, Lisa Eldred...
To Grow Paperwhites That Won't Flop Over, A N...
We first published this article in 2013, and we have been republishing it every year since! A problem with paperwhit...
Decorate your Thanksgiving Table with Plants!
Thanksgiving feels like a less commercial holiday to me. In the spirit of keeping it that way I like to make table ...
3rd Generation Peonies: Rochelle Greayer
Garden designer and writer Rochelle Greayer grew up in Colorado, but spent time at the family ranch in Montana wher...
Listening to the Story of Gardening with Jennifer...
The following is reprinted from the original article published last October in The Curious Gardener. Since then Jen...
Planting A Special Kind of Orchard
Michelle Lam’s happiest childhood memories are of sitting in fruit trees eating fruit on her parents’ farm in Hong ...
Spring Pruning Tips
Pruner Maintenance: Anne Cleves Symmes, horticulturist and garden educator at Beatrix Farrand's celebrated Bellefiel...
Forcing Bulbs Indoors and Getting your Amaryllis ...
If you received a free package of three Hyacinth bulbs, they are ready to be potted up indoors as soon as you get the...
How To Create A Meadow Garden
Katie Rose Hillegas and her husband Jay Erickson have created a 4-acre meadow garden at their home in Pawling, NY. ...
How To Store Dahlias in Winter
REPRINTED If you live in a cold climate (Zone 6 and colder) you need to dig up your dahlia tubers before the ground f...