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Why Gardeners Are Falling in Love With Unusual Houseplants This Year

December 24, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

Why Gardeners Are Falling in Love With Unusual Houseplants This Year

Houseplants have exploded from being mere green accessories to full-blown lifestyle companions. This year, gardeners everywhere are swapping traditional ferns and succulents for quirky, unexpected flora that spark conversation and curiosity. The appeal isn’t just aesthetic—these unusual houseplants bring personality, intrigue, and even a bit of adventure into homes. They challenge our assumptions about what…

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Why Your Garden Soil Might Be Too Rich

September 25, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

Your garden soil might currently be too rich

Every gardener dream of rich, dark, crumbly soil. But here’s the plot twist: soil can actually be too fertile. While it sounds like a good problem to have, overly rich soil often backfires, leaving you with more problems than produce. Plants grow differently depending on the balance of nutrients, and too much of a good…

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Found a Snake Under the Mulch? Don’t Reach for It Until You Know What You’re Looking At

Pulling weeds or spreading mulch can produce an unwelcome surprise when something underneath suddenly starts moving. A snake tucked beneath mulch, leaves, landscape fabric, a flowerpot, or a piece of wood may have been resting there long before you disturbed its hiding place. Your first instinct might be to grab a shovel, move closer for…

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Your Neighbors May Hate the Mess — But Pollinators Need Some of It

The instinct to clean up the yard every fall is hard to resist: rake every leaf, cut every brown stem, remove every dead flower head, and make the garden look tidy before winter arrives. Your neighbors may appreciate the neat landscaping, but the bees, butterflies, moths, and other beneficial insects that spent summer in your…

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Before Buying Cheap Seeds From an Overseas Seller, Check These USDA Rules

A packet of unusual flower or vegetable seeds for $2 can look like one of the easiest gardening bargains you’ll find online. But if the seller is shipping those seeds from another country, you’re not simply ordering inexpensive garden supplies—you may legally be importing plant material into the United States. The USDA’s Animal and Plant…

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5 Plants You Should Never Burn in a Backyard Fire

Fall cleanup can leave you staring at a pile of vines, weeds, branches, and dead plants that seems perfect for the backyard fire pit. Before striking a match, though, take a much closer look at what’s actually in that pile. Certain plants you should never burn contain oils or toxins that can become part of…

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