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12 New Year Resolutions Every Garden Lover Should Consider

December 27, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

Here Are 12 New Year Resolutions Every Garden Lover Should Consider

The start of a new year is the perfect time to dream big, dig deep, and grow not just plants, but skills, habits, and creativity in your garden. Whether you’re a weekend plant warrior or a full-time green-thumb enthusiast, these resolutions will transform your outdoor space and your gardening game. Imagine a year where your…

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Why Some Gardeners Start Fresh Every New Year—And How It Helps

December 26, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

Why Some Gardeners Start Fresh Every New Year—And How It Helps

Gardening is full of surprises, and for some green thumbs, the dawn of a new year is the perfect excuse to hit the reset button. Imagine the excitement of clearing out last season’s crops, turning over the soil, and planning your garden like a fresh canvas waiting for a masterpiece. Every seed planted feels like…

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10 Garden Trends Set to Take Over in the New Year

December 24, 2025 by Brandon Marcus Leave a Comment

Here Are 10 Garden Trends Set to Take Over in the New Year

Gardening is no longer just a hobby—it’s an art form, a stress-buster, and a statement of personal style. As the new year approaches, gardens everywhere are evolving into magical spaces that fuse creativity, sustainability, and a touch of whimsy. From eco-conscious designs to Instagram-worthy floral displays, the next wave of garden trends promises to turn…

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Planting a Tree This Fall? This $0 Mistake Can Kill a $100 Tree

You can spend $100—or considerably more—on a beautiful young tree, carefully drive it home, dig a hole, and unintentionally create a problem before you’ve even put the shovel away. The mistake costs nothing: planting the tree too deeply. Digging the planting hole too deep the most common mistake when planting a tree. However, improper depth…

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That Half-Dead Clearance Plant Is $3 — How Do You Know If It Can Be Saved?

There is something dangerously tempting about the clearance rack at a garden center. A perennial that cost $15 in May is suddenly $3, its flowers are gone, half its leaves are brown, and the frugal gardener in you starts calculating how much money you could save if it survives. Sometimes that ugly little clearance plant…

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Can You Grow Grocery Store Garlic Instead of Buying Seed Garlic?

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Before You Buy Compost, Look at What’s Going in Your Trash

A bag of compost at the garden center looks like a gardening product, while the coffee grounds, vegetable peelings, cardboard, and fallen leaves leaving your house look like trash. Put those materials together correctly, however, and you have many of the ingredients needed to make homemade compost without repeatedly buying bags of soil amendment. The…

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