No doubt you’ve seen your share of hollies this month — in wreaths and boughs or perhaps on holiday cards and catalog covers. But are they growing in your garden?

Welcoming butterflies to your garden is beneficial for the ecosystem. Here is one way to use outdated potting soil to ...

For avocado trees, Di Lallo recommends a typical houseplant potting soil with some added perlite or pumice to promote aeration. When it comes to the perfect container, an unglazed terracotta pot will ...

When Karen Washington, a food activist and farmer, recalls holiday meals with her family, one herb stands out: thyme. “What’s a Thanksgiving turkey without thyme?” she asks. And even at other times of ...

Growing plants that are native to your region can be one of the best things a gardener can do. In this video, I give a primer ...

And now more cities are implementing curbside composting to help them meet their sustainability goals. New York is currently rolling out a mandatory composting program that will soon be effect in ...

It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery and implanting a titanium screw into a patient’s jawbone, then waiting months for that to ...

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Whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) has been showing up in more pastures and hayfields this year, raising concerns for both livestock safety and forage quality. While milkweeds are native plants ...

Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important plant. The leaves of milkweed are the primary food source for monarch caterpillars. The flowers provide ...

Somiya Adrees is a writer at GameRant. Her gaming journey began at a young age with classics like Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, and Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (all of which she ...

In this episode of the Good Growing Podcast, horticulture educators Chris Enroth and Ken Johnson dive deep into the fascinating world of milkweed—also known by its genus name, Asclepias. Whether ...