Gardening Tips

Every spring, those long purple flower clusters on wisteria vines make homeowners want to fill their own arbors…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 28

A ZZ plant that looks bare or uneven can worry even an experienced plant owner, but the cause…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

A fig tree that pushes out lush, dark leaves all season but hands you almost nothing to eat…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

A fig tree can keep producing fruit year after year with surprisingly little pruning, but one poorly timed…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

Raised ridges snaking across your lawn and small volcano-shaped mounds appearing overnight are signs that a mole has…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

Peony season ends fast, and what you do right after the last flower fades matters more than most…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

Moles do not show up just to cause trouble. They move in because your yard keeps offering food,…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

Green film creeping across your siding can make a perfectly solid house look worn-out and neglected almost overnight.…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

Many North Carolina gardeners plant butterfly bush expecting a pollinator paradise, but the picture is more complicated than…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 28

If your hydrangeas gave you a disappointing show this season, the decisions you make right now can either…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

White clover creeping through your lawn is a signal worth paying attention to, but it rarely points to…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

Spot a small green lizard clinging to your potted fern or perched on a container plant near the…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 28

A lot of gardeners feel the urge to clean everything up as soon as flowers fade. But some…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

Spotting a bright green anole doing push-ups on a sunny fence rail is one of those small garden…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 28

Lavender is one of those plants that looks effortless until it suddenly doesn’t. Many Southern gardeners walk outside…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

Walking out to check your hummingbird feeder and finding it untouched can feel like something went wrong overnight.…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

Fall cleanup in North Carolina means one thing for backyard composters: a mountain of leaves and yard waste…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 28

Pulling beets at the right size can make a real difference in how tender and flavorful they turn…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

A rough, uneven lawn is more than an eyesore – it can make mowing miserable and hide real…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

Late September is not the obvious time to start seeds, but one cool-season vegetable still has a real…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 28

Hydrangeas are beautiful, but they can be fussy about water, pruning, and even the kind of sun they…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 28

Tomatoes are not always the easiest crop to grow, and when they start yellowing, wilting, or producing poorly,…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

A colorful yard does not have to mean spending every Saturday pulling, pruning, and fussing over plants. The…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Petunias can put on a stunning show from spring through early summer, but by August many gardeners notice…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Brown tips and edges on a peace lily are frustrating enough the first time, but watching the damage…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Lavender is one of those plants that rewards a little neglect more than a lot of attention, especially…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Camellia shrubs are a backyard favorite across North Carolina, prized for their glossy leaves and stunning fall and…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 27

Lavender is one of those plants that looks effortlessly tidy in photos but can turn into a sprawling,…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Fall color in North Carolina is shaping up to be anything but uniform this year. An August 2026…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 27

A plant can look pretty in the nursery and still turn into a big headache at home. Some…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Watering your tomatoes every day sounds like good plant care, but the real story is more complicated than…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Fall is not just cleanup season. It is also the perfect time to plant flower seeds that wake…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Collards are one of North Carolina’s most beloved vegetables, but getting them to taste tender and mild instead…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 27

Fall is the season when many gardeners make a quiet mistake that costs them next summer’s hydrangea blooms…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Garlic planted into soggy fall soil can face a real problem in North Carolina, where heavy autumn rains…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 27

If your fig tree is loaded with developing fruit right now, there is still something practical you can…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Carolina Wrens are tough little birds, but a hard winter cold snap can push even year-round residents to…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 27

Potted geraniums on a porch or patio can look full and healthy one season, then stop flowering the…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Hostas can look tired by the end of the season, but fall is when next spring really gets…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

Plenty of North Carolina gardeners add lime and fertilizer every season out of habit, crossing their fingers and…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 27

Snakes are good at staying hidden, especially in warm Southern yards full of mulch, shrubs, stone borders, and…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 27

A mildly uneven lawn can make mowing miserable and turn a nice yard into a tripping hazard, but…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 26

Fall is a quiet but important season for camellias in North Carolina. While the plants look settled and…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 26

Cucumbers can go from healthy to struggling in just a few days, and most gardeners reach for fertilizer…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 26

Japanese beetles tore through North Carolina yards this past summer, skeletonizing rose leaves, chewing up fruit trees, and…

By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 26

Geraniums are one of the most popular porch and patio plants across the South, but even well-loved containers…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 26

Ants at a hummingbird feeder can chase birds away and turn a fun backyard feature into a constant…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 26

Brown tips on a peace lily can creep from one leaf to the next until the whole plant…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 26

Watching your lawn go from green to tan right after mowing is one of the more frustrating yard…

By Ethan Brooks · Sep 26