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With this list of plants that attract butterflies, you'll create a diverse ecosystem in your garden. Learn why you should plant a butterfly garden and which plants are best for attracting pollinators to your property.
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Before you start spraying soapy water on your plants, you'll want to know a few facts about this popular but controversial insecticide. Soapy water is effective at killing insects but can damage plants.
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Before tossing out a dying rose bush, try bringing it back to health by taking good care of your roses. Even if you think your rose bush is dead, there's a chance it could survive. Try one of these methods to know if your rose bush is dead or alive.
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Coreopsis is a flowering plant with cheerful blooms. This native plant attracts beneficial insects, including pollinators like butterflies and bees. They generally do not require regular pruning, but deadheading spent flower stalks encourages new blooms and prevents the plants from self-seeding.
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Bush- and vine-type cucumbers are typically mature enough for harvest 50 to 70 days after germination. Here's when to expect your cucumber to begin flowering, pollination, and fruiting.
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Flavorful mustard for your sandwich or hamburger comes from the tiny mustard seed. The tall, edible mustard plant can be grown in a garden and produces leafy greens and bright yellow flowers. It will have multiple seed pods. The mustard plant is very different from a mustard bush.
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Pruning a Gold Thread cypress or Gold Mop cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera) will keep your evergreen shrub looking natural without outgrowing its space.
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Follow our tips for how to prune cherry tomato plants when first planting, in summer, and in fall so that your cherry tomatoes will produce a bigger and better crop.
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If you're wondering how to keep mums in the winter, you can overwinter mums in pots by bringing the potted flowers into a cold, dark indoor space — container and all — once the first frost hits. In the spring, move them back outdoors after the last hard freeze.
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Learn how to care for elephant ears over winter in mild climates and frost-prone areas. You can winterize elephant ears by bringing them indoors or digging and storing the tubers.
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Hardy garden mums can withstand temperatures below zero degrees Fahrenheit if the roots are established and protected. Learn more about mums' temperature tolerance — and how to protect those potted mums on the front porch.
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If you have grease or oil stains on your concrete patio or driveway, you can remove them with baking soda. Follow these simple steps to eliminate grease from concrete.
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Is grass growing unchecked under your fence, making mowing impossible and driving you crazy? Find out how to kill grass growing under your fence and the best ways to stop it from returning.
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Plaster statues can be prepared for the outdoors by sealing them to protect them from sun and rain. Clean and waterproof plaster statues by following these steps and enjoy your sculptures in the garden for years to come.
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Soil is made of five components that all serve an important role in the life cycle of plant and animal life. Learn about components like minerals and organic material and how they affect the quality of your soil.
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Yucca plants are drought-tolerant, evergreen perennials that can be divided when they outgrow their boundaries in the garden. Learn how to divide, propagate, and grow yucca plants from offsets or stems.
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Blazing star, also known as gayfeather, is a hardy perennial essential to any pollinator garden. This tough, low-maintenance plant attracts bees, birds, and butterflies with large spikes of flowers. Learn how to prune blazing star throughout the year.
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Milkweed is indispensable in the pollinator garden and the only host plant for monarch butterflies. Learn about Asclepias plants, like common milkweed, butterfly weed, and swamp milkweed.
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Spaghetti squash is easy to grow, but some varieties can require 12 feet of space for their sprawling vines. Conserve space in your garden by training your squash plants to grow on a trellis.
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Tree borers will infest and kill a wide variety of ornamental trees, fruit trees, and shade trees if they're not controlled. Keep your trees in good health with proper care and by applying insecticides when needed to prevent further damage.
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Looking to install a new garden bed or regrade your property? With a few simple measurements, calculate the cubic yards and tons of dirt you need to order for your landscaping project.
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Most gardeners grow the silver-leaved dusty miller as an annual, but this tender perennial can return each year to produce creamy yellow flowers. Learn how to care for dusty miller indoors or how to protect it outdoors when temperatures dip below freezing.
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Fertilizing a lawn in hot weather requires careful application of the right type and amount of fertilizer to avoid burning the lawn. Cool-season grasses should not be fertilized until the end of summer, while warm-season grasses appreciate a boost during hot temperatures.
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Pea gravel is an attractive and economical surface for walkways that is typically ordered in cubic yards or tons. Follow a few simple formulas to determine the pea gravel volume and weight needed for your project.
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Enoki mushrooms are delicious in hot-pot soups and stir-fries, but you can't always find them at the store. Follow a few simple steps to grow enoki mushrooms on your kitchen counter at home.
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Concrete birdbaths can stain, pit, and disintegrate if they are not protected from the elements. Cracking over the winter can even leave you with a leaky birdbath. Apply a nontoxic sealant for birdbaths to prevent these problems.
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A tree-lined driveway makes an impressive entrance to your property, but pick the trees you plant carefully. Consider the mature size of a tree and select species with small surface roots, a tolerance for most soil conditions, and beautiful foliage, fall color, or flowers.
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