Farm & Garden Station

Why is It Important To Use Mulch In Landscapes and gardens?

Mulch will help your garden become healthier and resistant to diseases. Mulch helps protect the soil from the sun which helps prevent evaporation of water.

DIY Holiday Bird Feeder

One of my favorite things to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon is to sit by the window with a cup of tea and watch the birds. Recently, my oldest daughter helped me make these festive pine cone bird feeders to encourage our feathered friends to visit more often. And because it’s the holiday season, we adorned our bird fe

She spent two years taking care of the ‘perfect plant.’ Then, she realized it’s plastic

"I feel like these last two years have been a lie."

39 fantastic independent nurseries that SoCal plant lovers will adore

Finding your favorite nursery can be thrilling. Here are our picks for the best independently-owned plant nurseries near Los Angeles.

Learn to read a nursery plant tag

FALLBROOK - Shopping for new plants for a home can be an exciting undertaking. Nurseries and garden centers are often home to dozens of types of plant species that come in various colors, leaf variations and sizes. Such variety can make choosing plants more fun while also making the process of buying plants a bit complicated, especially for novices...

SFPUC Growing Plants in Hospital-Like Nursery to Protect Water Quality

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is trying something different at its new native plant nursery in Sunol. To avoid infecting plants, the botanists here take precautions more akin to a laboratory than a commercial nursery.

Nursery owners worry about asphalt plant, developer says it's not happening

Despite a developer’s reassurances to the contrary, the owners of a longtime Box Elder County nursery worry an asphalt plant might be built next to their property.

How to help your plants through Oregon’s heat wave

People and plants need care to make it through the coming heat wave without wilting.

Next Generation Landscape Nursery a one-person operation, almost

Shawn Graham knows a lot about growing trees in Eastern Iowa.

Oregon's nurseries use bug-on-bug tactics to protect high-value plants

It's warfare at the magnifying-glass level. Nursery workers deploy predators by shaking them from trays or from plastic jugs that can hold up to 25,000 bugs. Some simply spread out and start eating. Others are like bizarre special ops forces.

Renee's Kitchen Garden Designs

Renee's Garden blog - gardening articles and helpful tips for growing vegetables, herbs and flowers from seed.

Great Home Project: How to Set Up a Potting Station

Put together a garden workstation as a handy spot for repotting plants, arranging bouquets and stashing tools

Commonly Known as the “Air Plant”

The Tillandsia plant is a fascinating species. Unlike many other plants the air plant can grow without the use of soil. They attach t...

5 DIY Tips for Seed Starting

By Robert Burgess THBG Senior Communications Manager I was going to write about how to start seeds at home and I quickly realized that information would be the length of a book and in fact many excellent books have been written on the topic by people far more qualified that me. So instead I offer …

How to get bouganvillea to bloom in a big way

Cultivation Builds Confidence and Yields Results

There is no substitute for effective and focused cultivation. It brings new donors into the fold, and it strengthens the bonds with existing donors...

Design a Platinum Jubilee garden and win £250 worth of plants

A GARDEN nursery in North Yorkshire has launched a design competition - with £250 worth of plants up for grabs for the winners.