Category: Gardens

Last-Minute Ideas for Attractive Winter Container Designs

From fragrant conifer branches and glossy evergreens to jewel-like winter berries and decorative baubles, winter container arrangements can be lovely additions to bare winter landscapes. With the holidays around the corner, you may have only enough time to hang a few baubles on a potted plant in your entry or tuck some pine cones around…

What to Plant Now to Benefit Wildlife in Spring

These North American native plants will support birds, butterflies, and other pollinators when spring comes Fall is a great time to plant, because many trees, shrubs, sedges, and even perennial flowers are going dormant. This means less transplant shock and stress, partly because the plants are not focusing on maintaining leaves or flowers. Instead, these…

Houzz Call: Show Us Your Fall Container Gardens

Fall is in the air, as the weather cools and days shorten. Container gardens, whether filled with yellow mums, airy grasses, or tiny orange pumpkins, offer a perfect taste of autumn. Houzz Call: Show Us Your Fall Container Gardens Hello, you are invited to visit Wyndesongs and Wyndesong Collectible for Home Decor, Garden Decor, Gift…

10 Edible Greens to Plant Now

Get your cool-season garden started and look forward to harvesting lettuces, kale, arugula, chard, and more In most climates, leafy greens such as lettuces, arugula, spinach, chard, and mustard greens grow best planted in late summer or early spring, where the plants thrive in the warm daytime temperatures and cool nighttime ones. In mild-winter areas,…

8 Ideas to Give Your Yard a Boost for Fall

As we move into fall, our homes and gardens can offer something different than they did in summer. A pot of brightly colored flowers on your porch can help lift your mood and brighten your street. Setting up a badminton net or hanging a swing gives kids a place to burn off some energy after…