Melinda Myers

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Cost-cutting ways to stretch the planting budget

Selecting the right potting mix for planting

Gear up for garden season with inventory of tools

Get a jumpstart on managing plant pests this winter

Caring for plants overwintering indoors

Fragrant indoor plants can help boost your mood

Include gardening in your New Year’s resolutions

Add a rosemary topiary this holiday season

Brighten the fall landscape with chrysanthemums

Plant trees this fall for decades of benefits

Fall-planted cover crops provide many benefits to gardens

Dealing with tree surface roots that pop up

Plan and plant a hummingbird garden

Make gardening with kids fun

Keep plants thriving despite the heat of summer

Design a deer-resistant garden without the fence

Simple pain relief can be found in the garden

Start this year’s garden preparation with a soil test

Growing an indoor succulent garden

Plant alliums to add variety and beauty to your garden

Colorful mums for all gardens and containers

Create fun ways to enjoy pansies this fall

Create works of art with flowers

Harvest, store and preserve herbs from the garden

Hot weather garden woes

Expand your cilantro harvest and enjoyment

Enjoy your garden after dark with landscape lighting

Consider composting directly in the garden

Use rain barrels to capture water for your garden

Boost the garden’s harvest while reducing pest problems without chemicals

From seed to bouquet: grow your own flowers for cutting

Save money and boost your seed-starting success

There’s always room for strawberries

Grow a few vegetables indoors this winter

Consider making a gardening resolution for 2022

Brighten someone’s holiday with the gift of a Christmas cactus

Gift ideas for bird watchers, gardeners

Mums are a traditional fall favorite

Enjoy the beauty and science behind autumn colors

Help for weather-stressed lawns