Latest articles by Mary Ellen Ellis
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7 Unlikely Container Pairs to Add Wow Factor to Small Spaces – Try Texture Clashing Combos for Easy Style PointsJust like chocolate and peanut butter, some combinations don’t make sense until you experience them – but these unlikely container plant pairings don’t just work, they transform small spaces with high impact texture that looks deeply designer
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How to Propagate Azaleas From Cuttings: Grow Infinite Shrubs Using This Simple TechniquePropagating azalea cuttings is simple, easy to do, and will help you fill out your garden with bold color for free!
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What Your Apple Trees Need in June – 6 Critical Care Tasks You Don't Want to Skip or You'll Risk Your HarvestJune is one of the most important months during the apple-growing season. Taking care of pests, diseases, and proper watering will set you up for a tasty fall.
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6 Heat-Tolerant Shrubs to Keep Your Garden Lush & Colorful All Summer – Even in Extreme TemperaturesNo amount of summer heat can make these stunning shrubs wilt and fade! Plant these heat-tolerant shrubs for a lush garden that lasts all summer.
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This 1 Kitchen Staple Clears Up Powdery Mildew Fast – How to Make a Cheap & Easy Spray to Stop Fungus SpreadingProtect plants from powdery mildew by making a spray with this common kitchen item. Here's how to do it.
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What to Do to Your Yard in June for More Butterflies – 6 Simple Changes to Attract More Pollinators to Your Garden NowSupport these beautiful, beneficial pollinators and create a gorgeous garden at the same time! Here's what to do in June to attract butterflies to your yard.
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Hummingbirds Need Your Help This June – These 7 Easy Extras Will Get Them Coming Back to Your Yard All SummerYour feeders are ready, your nectar is sugary, but is your yard ready for hummers? Here’s what you need to check in June to make sure your favorite little hovering jewel pollinators visit you every day
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What to Do With Your Lavender in June – 5 Easy Tasks Done Now Will Give You Fabulous Fragrance and Better BloomsLavender plants are blooming in June and filling gardens with wonderful scent. Keep plants happy and blooming with a few easy tasks.
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What to Do With Peonies in June After They're Done Blooming – 6 Simple Tasks You Need to Do Now for Big Blooms Next YearIt's always sad when peonies are done producing flowers for the season, but what you do now will set up plants for huge blooms next spring. Here's what to do.
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7 Plants to Deadhead in June for Blooms That Last All Summer – Miss This Key Pruning Window and Your Flowers Will FlopPick up your pruners! It's time to deadhead these flowers to keep them blooming all summer long.
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These 6 Summer-Flowering Houseplants Bring Orangery-Chic to Every Room, No Conservatory NeededCreate a relaxed and lush look by incorporating tropical plants fit for an orangery.
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What to Do With Lemon Trees in June for a Tart & Tasty Harvest – 6 Easy Tasks to Set Up Plants for the Rest of SummerMake sure to give your lemon trees a little extra love this month if you want a juicy harvest later this year. Here's what your citrus plants need right now.
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Upside Down Plants – Turn Your Garden on Its Head to Maximize Small Spaces and Boost HarvestsGrowing plants upside down can be a great way to diversify your garden. Inverted gardening offers benefits for both vegetable and ornamental plantings.
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Silver Linings in the Shade – These 6 Reflective Plants Seem to Glow in the Dark and Their Silver Foliage Lasts All SeasonIf your shady garden spots look a little dull and flat, these silver-leafed plants act like natural outdoor lamps, adding luminous sheen with their gorgeous, glowing foliage
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Do This to Your Peace Lily before May Ends to Keep It Blooming All Year LongMay is a make-it-or-break-it month for houseplants. Treat your peace lily right and it'll reward you with huge leaves and non-stop blooms.
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Stop Hanging Baskets So High – This Visual Trick Creates a ‘Floating Carpet’ of Plants for Easy WateringHanging baskets are a simple way to play with visual dynamics, but if you adjust your point of view, you can see your elevated containers in a whole new way. Here's why low hanging containers are so effective
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Don’t Recycle That Cardboard – Try These 6 Clever Ways to Use Card in the Yard to Help Plants Flourish and Save You MoneyIt’s one of the most frequently handled household items and one we think of as fairly unremarkable, but you’d be amazed what you can do with recycled cardboard in the yard. Here’s how it can help your plants and gardening on a shoestring
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Stop Weeding Paving Cracks! Make a Herbal Path with 5 Set-and-Forget Herbs and Swap Weeds for a Scented RugPaths don't grow much but weeds if left to their own devices, so why not grow a herbal path with these fragrant plants? The bonus is they actively reduce weeding!
