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Your Zucchini Plants Are Flowering Like Crazy but You’re Not Getting a Single Squash – Here’s Why

Watching your zucchini plant explode with bright yellow blooms while the harvest bowl stays empty is genuinely frustrating. The good news is that this is…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 25, 2026

Gardening Tips

How a Light Summer Trim Can Help Lantana Keep Blooming in North Carolina

Jasmine Hughes · Jul 25

Plant Care

The Best California Native Plants for Pulling Quail Into Your Yard and Keeping Them Safe

John Miller CA · Jul 25

Texas Gardening

More Purple Martins Nesting Over Your Texas Yard Means Fewer Mosquitoes All Summer – Here’s What Draws Them In

Ella Brown T · Jul 25

From the Garden

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Gardening Tips

Your Hydrangeas Aren’t Failing You – These 15 Small Habits Are Quietly Cutting Their Blooms

If your hydrangea leafs out beautifully every spring but barely produces flowers, the plant probably isn’t the problem. Small everyday choices, like when you prune…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 25

Gardening Tips

Your Tomatoes Are Rotting at the Bottom – Here’s What’s Going Wrong in the Soil and How to Stop It

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 25

Plant Care

The Dwarf Fruit Trees California Gardeners Are Quietly Growing in Pots on Tiny Patios

By John Miller CA · Jul 25

Gardening Tips

If Your Cucumber Vines Sprawl Everywhere but the Fruit Stalls, One Pruning Cut Redirects Them

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 25

Plant Care

The Best Southern California Native Plant Nurseries Serious Gardeners Quietly Drive Hours to Reach

By John Miller CA · Jul 25

In Bloom

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Gardening Tips

The Most Underrated North Carolina Perennial That Keeps Blooming Through the Hottest Full-Sun Days

By Jasmine Hughes

Texas Gardening

More Barn Owls Around Your Texas Yard Means Fewer Rats – Here’s Exactly What Brings Them In

By Ella Brown T

Plant Care

The Fire-Resistant California Shrubs That Give You the Look of Ornamental Grasses Without the Burn Risk Near the House

By John Miller CA

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Gardening Tips

Serviceberry for Wildlife, Beautyberry for Lab-Tested Tick Repellency: What North Carolina Homeowners Should Know

By Jasmine Hughes

Florida Gardening

The Florida Native Plants That Pull Hummingbirds and Luna Moths Into the Very Same Yard

By Aria Moore F

Texas Gardening

How to Help the Backyard Birds Counting on Your Texas Yard Survive a Triple-Digit Heat Wave

By Ella Brown T

Plant Care

Why California Mourning Doves Return to the Exact Same Branch Every Year, and What It Says About Your Yard

By John Miller CA

The Tiny California Garden Spider That Hunts the Pests Wrecking Your Plants, and the Homeowners Who Sweep It Away by Mistake

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Plant Care

The Tiny California Garden Spider That Hunts the Pests Wrecking Your Plants, and the Homeowners Who Sweep It Away by Mistake

Walk through almost any California garden and you will likely pass within inches of a spider so small it barely registers – a flicker of...

By John Miller CA · Jul 25, 2026

Plant Care

California Gray Rush Near Water Can Support Dragonfly Habitat and Help You Manage Mosquitoes More Effectively

Plant Care

How to Set Up Your California Yard to Help Backyard Birds Cope With the Next Brutal Heat Wave

Plant Care

There’s a California Lizard Eating the Pests No Pesticide Can Touch, and Most Homeowners Toss It Out by Instinct

Plant Care

The Fragrant California Plants You Can Line Your Patio With to Keep Ticks Off the Paths Where Your Family Walks

Plant Care

When Tree Frogs Turn Up in Your California Garden, They’re Confirming Something Specific About Your Yard

Gardening Tips

7 Native North Carolina Trees That Beat Crape Myrtle for Color and Pollinators

Texas Gardening

Why Texas Homeowners Are Seeing More Scorpions in 2026 Than They Have in Years

Plant Care

The California Barn Owls Hunting Rats Better Than Any Trap, and the One Change That Keeps Them Nesting

Gardening Tips

The Most Underrated North Carolina Native That Keeps Ticks Out of Your Backyard Vegetable Garden

Florida Gardening

You Won’t Believe This Tree Hiding in South Florida Yards Is More Toxic Than a Rattlesnake Bite

Texas Gardening

This Native Texas Flowering Shrub Can Add Nectar Resources and May Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard

Florida Gardening

10 Florida Ground Covers That Fill Bare Spots and Choke Out Weeds on Almost No Water

Plant Care

Local Plant Rules in California Are More Specific Than Most Homeowners Realize

Florida Gardening

More Great Horned Owls On Your Florida Property Means Fewer Rats – Here’s What Brings Them In

Florida Gardening

The Native Florida Firefly Plant Almost Nobody Grows That Carries Them Through Their Whole Life Cycle

Field Notes

Florida Gardening

The Edible Florida Plants UF/IFAS Says Turn a Bare Back Fence Into Food You Can Pick

A plain back fence can do more than mark the edge of your yard. In Florida, the right edible plants...

By Aria Moore F on Jul 24

Plant Care

This Common California Lizard Quietly Cuts the Lyme-Disease Risk in Your Yard, But Homeowners Keep Driving It Off

That small lizard doing push-ups on your backyard fence is probably a western fence lizard, and it plays a surprisingly...

By John Miller CA on Jul 24

Gardening Tips

The Yard Habits Quietly Making Your North Carolina Tick Problem Worse This Summer

Ticks are a real part of summer life in North Carolina, and most people assume they just wander in from...

By Jasmine Hughes on Jul 24

Texas Gardening

The One Late-Summer Move That Pushes Texas Lantana Into Non-Stop Blooms Again

Late summer in Texas can leave even tough lantana looking tired, with long leggy shoots and fewer fresh flowers than...

By Ella Brown T on Jul 24

Plant Care

When Mourning Doves Pick Your California Yard to Nest, It’s Telling You Something About the Garden You Made

Finding a Mourning Dove nest tucked into a backyard shrub or balanced on a porch beam can stop a California...

By John Miller CA on Jul 24

Plant Care

The California Native Groundcovers That Blanket a Slope Like Ivy but Won’t Feed the Next Wildfire

If you have a hillside in California, you have probably noticed how fast ivy or ice plant can cover bare...

By John Miller CA on Jul 24

Your Zucchini Plants Are Flowering Like Crazy but You’re Not Getting a Single Squash – Here’s Why

How a Light Summer Trim Can Help Lantana Keep Blooming in North Carolina

The Best California Native Plants for Pulling Quail Into Your Yard and Keeping Them Safe

More Purple Martins Nesting Over Your Texas Yard Means Fewer Mosquitoes All Summer – Here’s What Draws Them In

From the Garden

Your Hydrangeas Aren’t Failing You – These 15 Small Habits Are Quietly Cutting Their Blooms

Your Tomatoes Are Rotting at the Bottom – Here’s What’s Going Wrong in the Soil and How to Stop It

The Dwarf Fruit Trees California Gardeners Are Quietly Growing in Pots on Tiny Patios

If Your Cucumber Vines Sprawl Everywhere but the Fruit Stalls, One Pruning Cut Redirects Them

The Best Southern California Native Plant Nurseries Serious Gardeners Quietly Drive Hours to Reach

In Bloom

The Most Underrated North Carolina Perennial That Keeps Blooming Through the Hottest Full-Sun Days

More Barn Owls Around Your Texas Yard Means Fewer Rats – Here’s Exactly What Brings Them In

The Fire-Resistant California Shrubs That Give You the Look of Ornamental Grasses Without the Burn Risk Near the House

Gardener's Selection

Serviceberry for Wildlife, Beautyberry for Lab-Tested Tick Repellency: What North Carolina Homeowners Should Know

The Florida Native Plants That Pull Hummingbirds and Luna Moths Into the Very Same Yard

How to Help the Backyard Birds Counting on Your Texas Yard Survive a Triple-Digit Heat Wave

Why California Mourning Doves Return to the Exact Same Branch Every Year, and What It Says About Your Yard

The Tiny California Garden Spider That Hunts the Pests Wrecking Your Plants, and the Homeowners Who Sweep It Away by Mistake

The Potting Shed

California Gray Rush Near Water Can Support Dragonfly Habitat and Help You Manage Mosquitoes More Effectively

How to Set Up Your California Yard to Help Backyard Birds Cope With the Next Brutal Heat Wave

There’s a California Lizard Eating the Pests No Pesticide Can Touch, and Most Homeowners Toss It Out by Instinct

The Fragrant California Plants You Can Line Your Patio With to Keep Ticks Off the Paths Where Your Family Walks

When Tree Frogs Turn Up in Your California Garden, They’re Confirming Something Specific About Your Yard

7 Native North Carolina Trees That Beat Crape Myrtle for Color and Pollinators

Why Texas Homeowners Are Seeing More Scorpions in 2026 Than They Have in Years

The California Barn Owls Hunting Rats Better Than Any Trap, and the One Change That Keeps Them Nesting

The Most Underrated North Carolina Native That Keeps Ticks Out of Your Backyard Vegetable Garden

You Won’t Believe This Tree Hiding in South Florida Yards Is More Toxic Than a Rattlesnake Bite

This Native Texas Flowering Shrub Can Add Nectar Resources and May Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard

10 Florida Ground Covers That Fill Bare Spots and Choke Out Weeds on Almost No Water

Local Plant Rules in California Are More Specific Than Most Homeowners Realize

More Great Horned Owls On Your Florida Property Means Fewer Rats – Here’s What Brings Them In

The Native Florida Firefly Plant Almost Nobody Grows That Carries Them Through Their Whole Life Cycle

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Field Notes

The Edible Florida Plants UF/IFAS Says Turn a Bare Back Fence Into Food You Can Pick

This Common California Lizard Quietly Cuts the Lyme-Disease Risk in Your Yard, But Homeowners Keep Driving It Off

The Yard Habits Quietly Making Your North Carolina Tick Problem Worse This Summer

The One Late-Summer Move That Pushes Texas Lantana Into Non-Stop Blooms Again

When Mourning Doves Pick Your California Yard to Nest, It’s Telling You Something About the Garden You Made

The California Native Groundcovers That Blanket a Slope Like Ivy but Won’t Feed the Next Wildfire