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5 Plants That Could Be Illegal to Grow in Your Backyard This Spring—Check Your State List

January 15, 2026 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

How to Identify Invasive Weeds Early

Spring gardening season brings a rush of excitement, glossy seed catalogs, and dreams of lush greenery taking over every empty patch of soil. But hidden among the innocent-looking plants at garden centers and online listings are botanical rebels that lawmakers would rather you never plant at all. Some of these greenery glamour stars grow too…

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7 Insidious Weeds That Will Take Over Your Garden if You Ignore Them

December 23, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

Here Are 7 Insidious Weeds That Will Take Over Your Garden if You Ignore Them

Gardening is supposed to be peaceful, right? A little sunshine, dirt under your nails, and the satisfaction of watching your flowers and vegetables grow. But lurking in the corners of your garden are cunning invaders—plants that aren’t content to quietly coexist. These weeds don’t just show up; they launch full-scale takeovers, spreading faster than gossip…

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10 Things You’re Throwing Away That Could Be Useful in Your Garden

Before you buy another bag of compost, stack of seed-starting pots, or roll of weed barrier, take a look inside your recycling bin and trash can. Some of the most useful free garden materials are things households routinely throw away, from cardboard boxes and coffee grounds to fallen leaves and empty containers. That doesn’t mean…

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Don’t Throw Away Your Dead Plants Yet — Some Could Save You Money Next Spring

By September, plenty of gardens look like they’re ready for the trash pile: brown bean vines, crispy flower stalks, exhausted tomato plants, and annuals that have clearly seen better days. Before you yank everything out and fill the yard-waste bin, however, take a closer look because some of those dead garden plants could reduce what…

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That Cheap Bag of Potting Soil May Cost You More in the Long Run — Here’s What to Check

Standing in the garden center, paying $4 for a bag of cheap potting soil instead of $10 or $15 can feel like an obvious money-saving decision. Then your containers stay soggy, seedlings struggle, roots barely develop, and suddenly you’re buying replacement plants, fertilizer, perlite, or another bag of growing mix anyway. Price doesn’t automatically determine…

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Can Growing Garlic Really Save Money Over Buying It at the Grocery Store?

Garlic seems like the perfect frugal garden crop: bury a clove, wait several months, and pull up an entirely new bulb. But when grocery-store garlic is relatively inexpensive, does growing garlic actually save enough money to justify giving it garden space? The answer depends heavily on what you pay for planting stock, how many bulbs…

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