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DIY Holiday Bird Feeder

One of my favorite things to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon is to sit by the window with a cup of tea and watch the birds. Recently, my oldest daughter helped me make these festive pine cone bird feeders to encourage our feathered friends to visit more often. And because it’s the holiday season, we adorned our bird fe

10 Flower Arranging Tips

A florist at heart? These 10 tips will help your flower arrangements last longer and have a professionally polished touch.

10 Reasons to Love a Tiny Garden

Small outdoor spaces can have a beauty all their own

39 fantastic independent nurseries that SoCal plant lovers will adore

Finding your favorite nursery can be thrilling. Here are our picks for the best independently-owned plant nurseries near Los Angeles.

Learn to read a nursery plant tag

FALLBROOK - Shopping for new plants for a home can be an exciting undertaking. Nurseries and garden centers are often home to dozens of types of plant species that come in various colors, leaf variations and sizes. Such variety can make choosing plants more fun while also making the process of buying plants a bit complicated, especially for novices...

A guide to watering in extreme heat

Don't wait until the soil is bone-dry and cracked. Find ways to continuously give your plants the water they need to stay healthy.

SFPUC Growing Plants in Hospital-Like Nursery to Protect Water Quality

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is trying something different at its new native plant nursery in Sunol. To avoid infecting plants, the botanists here take precautions more akin to a laboratory than a commercial nursery.

Nursery owners worry about asphalt plant, developer says it's not happening

Despite a developer’s reassurances to the contrary, the owners of a longtime Box Elder County nursery worry an asphalt plant might be built next to their property.

Next Generation Landscape Nursery a one-person operation, almost

Shawn Graham knows a lot about growing trees in Eastern Iowa.

Gardening for beginners: How to sow and grow for the first time

By late spring you’ll have hordes of baby plants ready to be planted outdoors, all for the price of a few packets of seeds

Nick Hummingbird on Why People Shouldn't Exploit Native Plants

California Native plant expert Nicholas Hummingbird, Cahuilla/Apache, is founder of Hahamongna Nursery in Pasadena. Blending commitment to his Native heritage with a desire to share knowledge, Nick is a persuasive spokesperson for native plants.

Can You Hear Me? By Nick Maclean (Browntasaurus)

Oregon's nurseries use bug-on-bug tactics to protect high-value plants

It's warfare at the magnifying-glass level. Nursery workers deploy predators by shaking them from trays or from plastic jugs that can hold up to 25,000 bugs. Some simply spread out and start eating. Others are like bizarre special ops forces.

Nick Licata tells us how to change society

The former Seattle councilman and author of ‘Becoming a Citizen Activist’ says everyone has the potential to make a difference. And he is bringing his message to PortlandNick Licata is a lifelong political activist who spent 18 years as a Seattle City CouncilmanHis early activism involved work on anti-redlining and poverty issues in the early 1980s in Seattle. During his tenure as a city…

Got garden troubles? Learn to become a discerning plant purchaser

Picking the best varieties is very important in gardening. Here's a look at why and how...

Cabinets, Sprayers, and...Grit! with Nick Slavik

Whether painting the Perfect Kitchen, or training other contractors to use a new tool like the Graco 395 AAA sprayer, a painting contractor needs a little something to get through the ups and downs of

Nick Campbell: The Unexpected Benefits of Sharing Everything You Know

How 3D artist Nick Campbell (aka Greyscalegorilla) built his career (and a small business) on teaching.