Gardening

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Editorial illustration for How to Build a Rain Garden: A Step-by-Step Guide to Site Selection, Sizing, and Planting
Home & Garden

How to Build a Rain Garden: A Step-by-Step Guide to Site Selection, Sizing, and Planting

Build a successful rain garden with this comprehensive guide, detailing essential steps for site selection, accurate sizing, and choosing the right plants. Learn to manage stormwater runoff effectively and enhance your landscape.

Katerina Orlova·October 20, 2026
Editorial illustration for How to Build a Rain Garden: A Step-by-Step Guide to Siting, Sizing, and Construction
Home & Garden

How to Build a Rain Garden: A Step-by-Step Guide to Siting, Sizing, and Construction

Learn how to build a rain garden to manage stormwater runoff effectively. This step-by-step guide covers site assessment, proper sizing, and construction techniques for a functional and attractive garden.

Katerina Orlova·October 20, 2026
Editorial illustration for How to Choose the Right Plant Nursery for Your Garden
Home & Garden

How to Choose the Right Plant Nursery for Your Garden

Selecting the right plant nursery is crucial for a thriving garden. This guide helps you define your project needs, evaluate plant health, assess staff expertise, and understand nursery specializations to make an informed choice.

Katerina Orlova·October 10, 2026
Editorial illustration for A Guide to Identifying California Native Plants in Parks and Cultivating Them in Your Garden
Outdoors & Rec

A Guide to Identifying California Native Plants in Parks and Cultivating Them in Your Garden

California's public parks and gardens showcase native plant species vital to the region's ecological health. Learning to identify these plants and their benefits can inspire residents to integrate them into their backyards, fostering local biodiversity.

Amélie Dubois·September 30, 2026
Grow & Dig’s Gro-Rite Metal Raised Garden Bed Sets up in Under 10 Minutes Without Tools
Home & Garden

Grow & Dig’s Gro-Rite Metal Raised Garden Bed Sets up in Under 10 Minutes Without Tools

Choosing the right garden bed can define your entire growing season. For many home gardeners, the process involves weighing material durability against the complexity of assembly. Grow & Dig simplifies this decision with…

Sponsored by Grow & Dig·September 3, 2026
Common Nutrient Deficiencies in Home Gardens and How FERTILIZER US Solves Them
Home & Garden

Common Nutrient Deficiencies in Home Gardens and How FERTILIZER US Solves Them

This article discusses common nutrient deficiencies in home gardens, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, which lead to yellowing leaves, stunted growth, and poor fruiting. It highlights how balanced, all-purpose fertilizers like FERTILIZER US provide a simple and effective solution to these issues, eliminating the guesswork of single-nutrient treatments.

Sponsored·July 2, 2026
A bright and welcoming local nursery filled with a wide variety of healthy native plants, with staff assisting customers.
Home & Garden

Top Local Nurseries for Native Plants

From a single greenhouse complex, a local non-profit now cultivates over 35,000 seedlings annually, a volume that doubled in 2021 alone.

Katerina Orlova·July 2, 2026
A visually striking comparison between diverse, colorful heirloom tomatoes and uniform, red hybrid tomatoes, highlighting the spectrum of tomato varieties.
Eat & Drink

Heirloom vs. Hybrid Tomatoes: A Flavorful Dive into Tomato Diversity

In the last five years, three hybrid tomato varieties have seized over 70% of all tomatoes sold in major U.

Mateo Castillo·June 2, 2026
A colorful assortment of ripe heirloom tomatoes in various shapes and sizes, showcasing their natural beauty and diversity in a rustic setting.
Local Real Estate

Discover What Heirloom Tomatoes Are: A Complete Guide

Despite their revered status, the term 'heirloom' on a tomato label offers no legal guarantee of its genetic age or lineage.

Mateo Castillo·May 20, 2026