Ethan Brooks

When July arrives and your garden hose feels like a full-time job, some flowers just give up and…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 11

Bare spots in your containers can leave summer looking half-finished, and it’s frustrating when a pot that started…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 11

You set out sugar water and planted a few flowers, so why do the hummingbirds keep zipping right…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 11

If your petunias started out with a big burst of color but now look tired and spent, you…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 11

Your Christmas cactus is supposed to be tough, but here it is in July, drooping like it gave…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 11

If your tomato plants look a little sad even though you water them every single day, you might…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 11

You bought that hanging basket of calibrachoa hoping for a waterfall of tiny petunia-like flowers, but now it…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 11

You planted petunias hoping for a mounded, flower-packed display, but instead you’re staring at stringy stems that flop…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 11

If your hydrangeas keep giving you sad, floppy stems and barely any flowers, the problem might not be…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 11

If your peonies flop over, get chewed up, or bloom weaker each year, the fix might be sitting…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 11

If your flower beds keep letting you down, nasturtiums might be the fix you didn’t know you needed.…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

On a hot afternoon, your hydrangea flops over like it fainted, and your first instinct is to grab…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

If your petunias look leggy, stretched out, and shy on flowers, they are basically begging you for a…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

Few things are as frustrating as a hydrangea covered in lush green leaves that stubbornly refuses to bloom.…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

Some plants sulk after their first season, but a handful of tough perennials do the opposite, they get…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

When summer heat starts fading, a lot of gardeners think the growing season is winding down. The truth…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

You planted a clematis dreaming of those big, showy blooms climbing up your trellis, and now all you…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

You water your hanging petunias in the morning, and by two o’clock they look like limp noodles hanging…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

Tomato plants have a way of telling you when something is off, and curling leaves are one of…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

There’s nothing quite as heartbreaking as walking out to your garden and finding your tomatoes turning mushy, brown,…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

If your garden looks pretty but feels a little empty, the problem might be the plants themselves. Some…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

Your tomatoes are drooping, your petunias look scorched, and you swear you have been watering them faithfully. Here…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

Peonies put on one of the biggest, most gorgeous shows in the whole garden, but the flowers can…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

Nothing stings quite like watching your gorgeous hydrangea flowers fade from bright blue or pink to a sad,…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

Petunias look tough with all those cheerful blooms, but summer heat can turn them from show-stoppers into sad,…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

If your tomato plants have turned into towering, tangled giants with more leaves than fruit, they might be…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

You planted a hydrangea dreaming of big, showy flowers, but season after season all you get is a…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

Your hydrangeas looked gorgeous this morning, and now by afternoon they’re flopping over like they gave up on…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 10

You walk out to check your cucumber patch, expecting lush green vines, and instead you find leaves fading…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 9

If your tomato leaves are curling, yellowing, or your plants just look tired, you may have heard that…

By Ethan Brooks · Jul 9

When the garden starts waking up after winter, most gardeners focus on cleaning beds, planting seeds, and preparing…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 13

March is when many gardeners feel the urge to get everything done at once. Warmer days, longer sunlight,…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 12

Weeding is one of the most time-consuming jobs in the garden. Once weeds get established, they spread quickly…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 11

12 Seed-Starting Errors That Quietly Ruin Healthy Transplants Starting seeds indoors can give you a big head start…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 9

9 Reasons Your Seedlings Get Leggy – And How to Stop It Before It Ruins Your Plants Leggy…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 7

The Common March Mistake That Can Fill Your Garden With Weeds by May March is when many gardeners…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 7

Your Garden Beds Need This Before Spring Growth Explodes When spring arrives, many gardeners rush straight into planting.…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 7

Preparing garden beds every spring can be exhausting. Digging, turning soil, removing weeds, and breaking up compacted ground…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 6

When spring arrives, most gardeners focus on planting, pruning, and fertilizing. But there’s one simple habit that experienced…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 6

Container gardening is one of the easiest ways to grow flowers, herbs, and vegetables almost anywhere. But small…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 6

For years, spring gardening meant rushing to plant seeds and flowers as soon as the weather warmed up.…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 5

Fertilizer can help plants grow faster, greener, and stronger – but more is not always better. In fact,…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 5

Peace lilies are known for their elegant white blooms and glossy green leaves. But sometimes the plant grows…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 4

The Lazy Mulch Trick That Keeps Soil Moist and Stops Weeds From Taking Over Every gardener wants healthy…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 4

You don’t have to wait for warm weather to get your garden growing. Starting seeds indoors while it’s…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 3

In 2026, gardeners around the world are increasingly turning away from peat-based compost — and with good reason.…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 3

March is when many gardeners unknowingly create problems that show up weeks later. As temperatures begin to rise…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 3

Starting seeds indoors is one of the most rewarding parts of gardening – but it’s also where many…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 2

After a long winter, your garden soil might look fine on the surface – but beneath it, something…

By Ethan Brooks · Mar 2