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Why More Texans Are Growing Rosemary Along Their Texas Porch Right Through the August Heat

Rosemary is a Mediterranean herb that many Texas gardeners are discovering works surprisingly well in bright, sunny spots around the home, especially during the long,...

By Ella Brown T · Aug 20, 2026

Field Notes

If You Want a Strong Fall Harvest, These Vegetables Need Their Seeds Started This Month

The Real Reason Crape Myrtle Suckers Keep Coming Back In North Carolina No Matter How Hard You Cut

The California Foundation Shrubs That Quietly Keep Rats Away While Homeowners Are Still Setting Traps

Hot, Dry Texas Summers and the Scorpion Sightings That Catch Homeowners Off Guard

From the Garden

Your Cucumber Vines Wilt Flat in the Afternoon Heat – Here’s the Watering Rhythm That Firms Them Back Up

If Bare Soil Under Your Shade Trees Won’t Grow Anything, These Flowering Ground Covers Finally Fill It In

The One Thing North Carolina Lawns Need Right Now to Survive a Late-Summer Drought

What California Gardenias Are Actually Asking for Right Now to Keep Blooming All Through Late Summer

The Native Texas Vine That Blankets a Pergola in Cool Shade Without Dropping Leaf Litter All Over Your Patio

In Bloom

Your Hydrangeas Look Done for the Summer but One Bloom Reset Brings the Flowers Back

Your Petunias Grow Leggy and Stretched Instead of Full – Here’s the One Habit Quietly Behind It

What the Weeds Taking Over Your North Carolina Yard Are Really Telling You About the Soil Underneath

Gardener's Selection

Why Star Jasmine Along Your Central Texas Fence Turns Bare Chain-Link Into a Fragrant Wall of Bloom

Your Zucchini Flowers Nonstop but Never Sets a Single Squash – Here’s the Pollination Slip Behind It

Plant This One Thing and Hummingbirds Will Claim Your North Carolina Yard Every Summer

How to Make Your Florida Yard More Bat-Friendly and Help Manage Mosquito Pressure

Why More Texans Are Growing Rosemary Along Their Texas Porch Right Through the August Heat

The Potting Shed

Your Crabgrass Keeps Winning No Matter What You Pull — Here’s the Mowing Habit Quietly Feeding It

Your Christmas Cactus Droops Limp and Lifeless – Here’s the 10-Step Rescue Plan That May Wake It Back Up

The California Nurseries Where Gardeners Quietly Track Down Drought-Tolerant Natives the Big Garden Centers Never Carry

Your Coneflowers Suddenly Wilt in the Late-Summer Heat – Here’s the Watering Slip Cutting the Bloom Show Short

How To Support the California Jerusalem Cricket That Quietly Tunnels Through Your Soil and Feeds the Lizards You Love

Your Zucchini Suddenly Wilts and Collapses Overnight Even With Wet Soil – Here’s the Pest Behind It

Your Christmas Cactus Won’t Set Buds – Here’s the Late-Summer Habit That Sets Up a Full Winter Bloom

Your Tomato Flowers Open but Never Set Fruit in the Heat – Here’s How Hand-Pollinating Fixes It Fast

Your Nectar Feeder Empties Fast but the Hummingbirds Skip It – Here Are 12 Better Mixes and 6 to Never Pour In

What It Really Means When the Crickets Go Silent in Your North Carolina Yard at Night

The Underrated Texas Native That Keeps Blooming Right Through the Water Restrictions While Everything Else Browns Out

Your Hydrangeas Suddenly Quit Blooming – Here’s the One Care Move Quietly Shutting Them Down

The One Thing North Carolina Hydrangeas Need Before September or They Skip Next Spring’s Blooms

The Florida Native Plants That Bring Pollinators Rushing In While Asking You for Almost Nothing All Summer

Gray Foxes Crossing Your Central Texas Yard at Dusk May Hunt Rodents, But Exclusion and Sanitation Are Your Real Rat Defense

The Garden Almanac

Field Notes

What It Really Means When Mourning Doves Keep Settling In Your Florida Yard

If Your Cucumber Vines Grow Fast but the Fruit Turns Bitter Right at Harvest, Here’s the Watering Slip Behind It

7 Florida Native Plants That Bring Chimney Swifts In to Clear the Gnats and Midges Over Your Yard

The California Herb That Rats Won’t Go Near but Still Looks Beautiful in Any Front Border

7 Florida Native Plants That Turn Your Yard Into a Purple Martin Colony That Eats Mosquitoes All Summer

The Common California Yard Habits That Quietly Roll Out the Welcome Mat for Black Widows in a Heat Wave