What North Carolina Gardeners Do to Keep Fuchsia Blooming Instead of Fading Out Fast
Fuchsia is one of the most eye-catching plants you can hang on a porch or tuck into a shady corner, but in North Carolina it…
By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 23, 2026
In the Garden
Those silver trails across your Central Texas kale may signal slugs or snails feeding on young seedlings
Ella Brown T · Sep 23
Your Hydrangeas Set Next Year’s Blooms With What You Do in Fall
Ethan Brooks · Sep 23
Your Hydrangea Has More Blooms Waiting – These 5 Fixes Help Bring Them Out
Ethan Brooks · Sep 23
From the Garden
The Fall Step North Carolina Gardeners Skip That Leaves Daffodils Weak Next Spring
Daffodils are one of the most reliable spring flowers a North Carolina gardener can grow, but plenty of beds that looked great one year come…
By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 23
Replacing boxwood in Florida gets easier with these 7 natives that stay full through fall
By Aria Moore F · Sep 23
Jalapeños in Central Texas stop thickening their fruits when hot nights block pollination
By Ella Brown T · Sep 23
Your Coneflowers Hold Next Year’s Flowers in the Seed Heads — Here’s When to Collect Them
By Ethan Brooks · Sep 23
Your Mower Keeps Feeding Crabgrass the Exact Cut It Needs to Spread Faster
By Ethan Brooks · Sep 23
In Bloom
What's thriving right now.
These flowering shrubs give you hydrangea-level color without the summer wilt drama
By Ethan Brooks
Your Hostas Keep Looking Ragged? These 10 Easy Fixes Get Them Back on Track
By Ethan Brooks
Creeping Charlie Keeps Coming Back Because Pulling It Misses the Part That Spreads Fast
By Ethan Brooks
Before You Prune a Fig Tree This Fall, Avoid the Cuts That Cost You Next Year’s Fruit
By Ethan Brooks
Plant of the Week
Crape Myrtle Leaves Are Turning Black in North Carolina, and This Fix Stops the Sticky Mess
If your crape myrtle leaves are coated in black and the branches feel sticky to the touch, you are not alone – this is one...
By Jasmine Hughes · Sep 23, 2026
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Field Notes
That Fast-Spreading Vine You Love Is Actually Banned in Much of the US — Here’s Why
A fragrant, fast-climbing vine might be winding through your backyard right now, and it could be causing more trouble than...
By Ethan Brooks on Sep 22
Your Geranium Leaves Are Turning Yellow and It Isn’t the End – Here’s What to Check First
Spotting yellow leaves on your geranium can send any gardener into a quiet panic, but yellowing alone rarely tells the...
By Ethan Brooks on Sep 22
What Your California Meyer Lemons Are Telling You When They Stay Green Deep Into Fall, and When They’re Actually Ready to Pick
Meyer lemon trees in California can hold green fruit well into October and November, and that sight alone is not...
By John Miller CA on Sep 22
Your Peace Lily Leaves Are Turning Black Because of One Routine Slip — Here’s How to Save It
Few things are more alarming than watching a peace lily’s glossy leaves turn black almost overnight. That darkening is a...
By Ethan Brooks on Sep 22
The One Sign North Carolina Sweet Potato Vines Give Before the Tubers Are Ready to Dig
Sweet potato growers in North Carolina sometimes stare at their vines all season, waiting for a clear signal that it...
By Jasmine Hughes on Sep 22
Purple Martins Leave Your Central Texas Yard Early This Fall When the Housing Sits Wrong
Watching your Purple Martin house go quiet in late summer can feel like something went wrong, but most of the...
By Ella Brown T on Sep 22