Imagine the smell of this star jasmine greeting you every time you come home. I am endlessly fascinated by the power that scent can have on our mood. A well-chosen fragrance can help us feel ...

Using rice water on houseplants and in your garden is all over social media, but is this hack actually beneficial?

February is the perfect time in late winter to clean up and prep these perennials for a summer of glorious blooms.

I wouldn’t necessarily call myself an optimist, but I do tend to garden with rose-tinted glasses in the summer. Let’s just say there’s a marked difference between the plans I make in the middle of a ...

Whether you’ve been growing lavender for decades or you’re bringing home your first plant, there are a few things you need to know about this fragrant Mediterranean beauty. I’ve noticed a pattern in ...

I know what rhubarb looks like. My grandmother and my dad both grew it. I grow it in my garden, so I’m familiar with this plant. Yet it never fails, every spring when that first crazy alien-shaped bud ...