This week, Nathan is gardening with the blues! The "blues" today aren't a depressed disposition, but rather, plants that produce a true blue flower. Finding a "true" blue flower in the garden can be difficult, but Nathan gives you a list of plants with blue
Read MoreThis week, Nathan talks about one of THE best daisies for the garden: the Shasta Daisy. Nathan chats about everything Shasta daisy from its unique horticultural history, how to grow it, and the variety of cultivars available. Be sure to incorporate this
Read MoreSometimes you don't need plants to grow quickly into spaces you don't want them to. But other times, you do! This week, Nathan talks about perennial plants that love to fill in spaces and move about. Sometimes, plants filling in open spaces is much needed!
Read MoreThis week, Nathan talks about that dependable spring blooming perennial, the peony. Then, he gives some tips on installing a dry river bed as a critical feature to your landscape.
Read MoreThis week, Nathan goes to the inbox to answer your gardening questions! Two great questions are answered this week. One asks about using gypsum in the garden and the other asks about an easy method to creating new garden beds.
Read MoreThis week, Nathan talks about reblooming hydrangeas and how growing them in your landscape can assure blossoms even after damaged by a hard winter. He then answers New Southern Garden's producer's question about plants to grow with turtles in a t
Read MoreOne more easy addition to the cut flower garden has to be cosmos! This week, Nathan continues his discussion on great plants for the cut flower garden with this light, airy and dainty bloomer. The flowers make look dainty but they come in great numbers and
Read MoreThere are plenty of easy-to-grow plants in a cutting garden and dahlia doesn't disappoint! This week, Nathan talks about this true "cut and come again" garden plant, the in's and out's of growing them, and the wide array of variety its cultivars offer.
Read MoreFor thousands of years, gardeners have grown flowering plants for one sole purpose: to cut the flowers for display indoors. Today, we can follow our horticultural ancestors and do the same! This week, Nathan answers a listener's question about easy-to-grow
Read MoreGardening is for the birds! We can develop a landscape that provides all the necessary resources that birds look for in a habitat. In doing so, we will invite more birds to not just fly through but also build a home and stay in. This week, Nathan talks about plants
Read MoreThis time of year can really bring on the spring fever with a host of garden plants beginning to bloom! Nathan talks about some of the top garden plants to add some late winter flower power in and around your landscape.
Read MoreIt's almost time to start fertilizing your garden babies! This week, Nathan gives you the scoop on the nutrient cycle, how plant nutrition actually cycles through animal life and back again. He also talks about the pros and cons to organic and commercial
Read MoreThis week Nathan answers your questions! The question of the day is concerning plants that can be planted in wet soil. In addition to giving you a number of wet-soil loving plants, Nathan talks about the benefits of preventing runoff rain water
Read MoreRoses are one of America's favorite garden flower! This week, Nathan talks about purchasing roses as bare root plants. He also talks about storing them for planting later and how to plant them. Growing roses from bare root plants opens the
Read MoreThis week, Nathan is talking "weird" gardening. There are some good reports that sound waves and certain music can enhance plant growth, but can talking to your plants make them happier? Or does talking to plants make us happier gardeners? Also, Nathan talks
Read MoreThis week, Nathan talks about a group of plants he's never really mentioned before: ornamental onions! Or rather, alliums. They are a diverse group of plants with quite an unusual bloom. He talks about specific species and cultivars, bloom times of them, and the conditions they need to grow well.
Read MoreIt's the last week of the month and Nathan answers your questions! This week, he looks at winter damage concerns, planting over winter, and picking and laying mulch appropriately.
Read MoreAs we anticipate Christmas tomorrow, Nathan continued talking about the "plants of Christmas" and how to grow them!
Read MoreSome plants go hand in hand with Christmas. Think about poinsettias, holly, ivy, and Fraser firs. They all remind us of the holiday season. This week, Nathan lists these plants, talks about their relationship to Christmas and histories, and explains how to grow them
Read MorePlenty of gardening tasks exist all year long...even into winter! This week, Nathan gives you a list of great perennials to plant NOW for a saucy spring show!
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