Deer Repellents
They may be cute, but deer are a common garden pest in this area. Using repellents are a good way to discourage Babmi from snacking on your plants. And now’s the time to start! Learn how.
5 Reasons to Garden
With Halloween around the corner, we thought it would be fun to remind you why we like gardening, tongue firmly in cheek.
November in the Shady Garden
Larry Hurley, Behnke horticulturist, describes what he does in his garden in November. Get his tips for covering a fish pond, dealing with fallen leaves and more!
Wait Wait…Don’t Toss That
Our favorite nurseries and garden shops are brimming with products that promise to deliver the lushest of foliage, the healthiest of roots, and little to no lingering pests. There’s no doubt that there are some fantastic options out there, but…
Jessica’s Garden: Prolonging the Harvest
It’s hard to believe that we are already well into the month of August. Before we know it, leaves will be changing colors. While some fruits and vegetables in the Summer garden (like squash and potatoes) may be dwindling, others…
I Need to Freshen Up a Bit
Summer is in the final stretch, and most of what we are doing in August is maintenance or harvest. It’s the time when you realize that the slugs have really been hitting the hostas, leaving them full of holes, and…
Jessica’s Garden: Keeping Pesky Visitors at Bay
As we turn more and more soil for gardens at the farmhouse, I have been pleasantly surprised to find that we have great soil quality here. At our old home, we had builder-grade, lackluster, red clay soil that needed attention…
10 Common Gardening Frustrations (And How to Fix Them)
Gardening, if anything, teaches us to be patient and pragmatic and finding a solution to a problem you once thought annoying at best, hopeless at worst, can be empowering. So we’ve come up with a list of 10 common challenges that we face in the garden and how to see your way past them.
Author Talk on Plants for Hellstrips this Saturday!
Join us at the Beltsville store this Saturday (May 313) at 10:30 (2014) to hear top-selling garden writer Evelyn Hadden give plant tips for curb-sides and other tough spots. Click here to read the highlights of her latest book and…
Butterfly/Pollinator Gardening Made Easy
A newbie butterfly gardener in Greenbelt recently asked the local email group for their plant suggestions for her new garden, and local gardeners had some to offer. But my top tip would be for her to consult with Karen Coppens…
Got Winterburn?
With the unusually cold winter this year, you may have noticed more winter-burn on your broadleaved evergreens and evergreen perennials than you might normally see. Winter damage appears as drying along the edges of the leaves, the entire leaf, the…