Author: National Garden Bureau

Originally appeared National Garden Bureau Herbs are definitely multi-purpose plants. Traditional uses include culinary, medicinal*, fragrance, and dye. We have written records of medicinal uses of herbs in 5000 B.C.E. in the Middle East, and archaeological evidence of medicinal use back to 8,000 years ago in China. One has to wonder: who was the first brave […]

Find the Right Shrubs for Your Space Originally appeared in Nation Garden Bureau Learn what shrubs can do for your garden and how to pick one to fit your space Can you feel it? Fall is in the air, with cooler temperatures, sweater weather, and pumpkin spice everything just around the corner. But along with cooler, […]

You can rejuvenate and replenish your soil’s fertility and structure at the end of the growing season by planting cover crops. With the first chill of fall, many gardeners sigh with relief.  Sweltering summer days filled with watering, weeding, and harvesting seems like a distant memory, while the promise of a winter rest entices gardeners […]

Originally appeared in Nation Garden Bureau Flowers are some of the most important food sources for pollinators, but there’s more to it than planting flowers and waiting for pollinators to appear. A successful Pollinator Victory Garden achieves a balance between two seemingly disparate principles: plant diversity and plant sufficiency. Your garden needs to have a wide […]

Hyacinths are spring-flowering bulbs that are treasured by gardeners for their heavenly fragrance. Overview and History Flower lovers began cultivating hyacinths more than 400 years ago. During the 18th century, they were the most popular spring bulbs in the world, and Dutch growers offered more than 2000 named cultivars. Today, there are less than 50 cultivars […]

Originally appeared in Nation Garden Bureau Don’t be scared! Did you know…Wasp pollination and predatory efforts are signs of a healthy ecosystem!?! What is the first thing you think of when you hear, “wasp”? Was it a yellow jacket, hornet, fear, nuisance, pain? What about beneficial wasps? Have you heard of them? What do you think they do? […]

Why Continue Your Victory Garden 2.0 into the Fall … Hopefully, you are now harvesting those delicious tomatoes, peppers, and summer squash from your Victory Garden 2.0. What a great and satisfying feeling! As the cool autumn season begins its descent, you may think that the gardening season is over until next summer. But not […]

Originally appeared National Garden Bureau Feelin’ Sunny: Make These Sunflower DIY Projects Now!  From crafts to cooking to kids’ parties, try these bright ideas for sunflower DIY projects. Cheery, bright sunflowers: they’re the perfect plant to entice pollinators, add garden drama (the good kind, that is!), lure little ones to play among the towering stalks, and […]

One of the fantastic things about gardening is that once summer arrives, you can (hopefully) take a break from the planting and weeding and truly enjoy the beautiful space you’ve created. Sweep off the patio then invite some friends over to sit and relax while enjoying the view. Maybe one way to relax is by […]

If you’re craving homegrown goodies but lack garden space, you’ll find fabulous new vegetable introductions that work wonderfully in your edible containers. While many tomatoes can grow in pots, you’ll need a large, 5-gallon container to grow traditional varieties. However, with advances in breeding, new, compact varieties make the perfect addition to container gardens, even growing […]