Blog
Tips, guides & insights for your garden
Plant a Salsa Garden the First Week of May for Pico de Gallo from July to October
Move Your Houseplants Outside for Summer Without Wrecking Them
Most houseplants grow more in three months outdoors than they do all winter on a windowsill — but the move is also where most of them get ruined. A May checklist for moving them out, slowly, without sunburn, wind damage, or hitchhiking pests.
How to Plant a Vegetable Bed That Looks Like a Border, Not a Vegetable Garden
Most home vegetable beds go in straight rows and look like a vegetable garden — useful, but not pretty. With a few changes in plant choice and layout, the same bed can read as an ornamental border that happens to feed you.
Direct Sow These Summer Annuals in May for Months of Cheap, Easy Color
Zinnias, cosmos, sunflowers, marigolds, and nasturtiums all do their best work when sown straight into warm garden soil in May. Done right, a five-dollar packet of seeds turns into a border that flowers from June until the first hard frost.
Best AI Garden Design Apps in 2026: 7 Tools Ranked After 300+ Hours of Testing
The best AI garden design apps in 2026, ranked. We tested 18 tools for 300+ hours — here's which AI garden design apps deliver photorealistic results, which traditional planners are still worth it, and one free pick that surprised us.
How to Pick Healthy Plants at the Garden Center This Spring
The first weekend in May is peak nursery season, and the difference between a plant that thrives and one that limps along all summer is often visible in the pot before you ever pay for it. Here is what to look at — roots, stems, leaves, soil — to walk out with plants that actually grow.
Stop Slugs and Snails Before They Wreck Your Spring Garden
Late April is when slug and snail populations explode and tender new growth is most vulnerable. Get ahead of them now with a layered approach that actually works — habitat changes, targeted barriers, and the few baits worth using.
Stake Your Tall Perennials Now, Before the First Big Rain Flattens Them
Peonies, delphiniums, dahlias, and other tall perennials always look fine in late April — until one heavy May rain knocks them flat. The window for getting supports in is short, and the right method depends on the plant.
What to Do With Tulips and Daffodils After They've Bloomed
The decisions you make in the six weeks after your tulips and daffodils finish blooming determine whether next spring's display is brilliant or disappointing. A practical guide to deadheading, foliage care, feeding, and when to lift and divide.