Zucchini: From Seed to Harvest
Zucchini is a green summer squash that you won’t want to miss out on raising and harvesting. You can even use their blossoms as delicious fried appetizers. Come learn everything you need to successfully raise them.
Gardening
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Rhubarb Plant: Growing Your Own
Rhubarb is known for its long tart stalks that can be found in many dessert recipes. Luckily, growing these plants is not difficult. In our guide, we will give you practical tips for raising your own.
Weeping Cherry Tree: Everything You Need to Know
Weeping Cherries are a graceful trees with cascading branches that fill with pastel colors of pink and white. This is a wonderful addition to any property and can be maintained with the proper care. Come learn more!
How to Start a Butterfly Garden
Starting a butterfly garden can be daunting, but our guide here on the Green Pinky will help you get started. Creating a space for butterflies requires understanding their life cycle and the plants they are attracted to. Come learn more about how to be successful in your endeavors!
How to Plant Hostas
Planting hostas is not difficult, but you can further increase your chances of success by following our guide with some practical tips. It can seem like a daunting task, but it’s not difficult at all!
Shade Garden Basics and 3 Design Ideas
Don’t let the areas of your yard that are in the shadows of your house or a tree’s canopy go to waste. Learn how to create a shade garden that will impress your neighbors.
How to Divide Hostas: Everything You Need to Know
Dividing hostas is a necessary and fun task that will help you propagate them. We will take you through each step of splitting your plants so that you do not make any mistakes along the way.
15 Tips for Growing Raspberries
Growing your own raspberries is not difficult…and there is nothing like picking a raspberry off of the bramble and tasting the sweet tart taste of a fresh fruit. We will teach you our 15 tips to ensure you have abundant harvests.
Hostas Pests and Diseases
Hostas are not difficult to take care of. That being said, there are pests and diseases that can damage your plant. Learn how to identify the problem and fix it so that your hostas can continue to flourish.
10 Types of Hostas You Should Consider Planting
Which hostas variety should you plant in your garden? Come learn about the most popular species and the unique characteristics each one has. There is someone for everyone in these 10 cultivars that we review.
Hostas Care Guide
These elegant herbaceous perennials with heart-shaped leaves are sure to add a vivid green color to your garden. Best of all, they are not difficult to take care of. Come learns everything you’ll want to know and more.
Saucer Magnolia Tree: A Complete Guide
The saucer magnolia, also called the Chinese magnolia, has elegant and delicate pink flowers that make it a beautiful tree. It is not tough to maintain with a proper care guide. Come here to learn more!
Black Walnut Tree: A Complete Care Guide
The Black Walnut Tree is a magnificent tree that will grow for years and years in your yard. The large, dark green leaves and the unforgettable black walnuts make this tree a unique specimen for any landscape.
How to Plant and Grow Beets
Beets are wonderful garden crops to consider growing in your home garden. They grow fairly quickly and make a tasty addition to salads. Come learn the basics of how to take care of them along with some of are tips.
Growing Lavender: Complete Guide
Lavender is typically grown for its fragrant flowers and essential oils, versus being used as a culinary herb. Plants prefer lots of sun and drier soil, almost thriving on neglect. Choose from English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Lavandin types that blossom tiny flowers in shades of lavender, bluish-purple, light pink, and white.
Cypripedium Care Guide
Lady’s slippers, a native North American orchid, grow east of the Mississippi River in moist woodland areas, open-forest swamp areas, fens, and along riverbanks. Plants are known for their pouchy flowerers that look like a little slipper. They can grow in gardens if the temperatures never climb above 90°F in the summer, there is dappled shade, and their soil is kept moist.
Garden Answers App – Answer Your Plant Identification Questions
We’re all looking for the best phone app to help with our gardening needs. This is our honest review of the Garden Answers App. Come read our review with screenshots.
The 5 Best Fertilizers for Watermelon
Watermelon is a flowering plant that is part of the Cucurbitaceae family, but most people know it as the sweet, refreshing melon with red flesh. For optimal growth, you will need the ideal nutrients.
Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Laurentii’ – Complete Guide
Sansevieria trifasciata laurentii, also known as the variegated snake plant, is a low maintenance, beautiful houseplant. With its deep green leaves with sharp points, it acts as a wonderful accent and is the perfect centerpiece. Learn what you need to know to be successful in raising it.
Identifying and Dealing with Spider Mites
Spider mites can be both elusive and destructive to your plants and garden. Learn how to identify these pests and get rid of them so that they cannot harm your plants any longer.