Get started now for a fresh herb harvest all summer

Although cabin fever hasn’t been a problem during this mild winter, there’s always still an itch (or ache) to get Read the full article…

February 23, 2017

Spring Color Arrives Early as Cheery Snow Crocus Emerge Alongside Snowdrops

Love songs fill the air from trees above as birds compete for mates. All I can do is smile while Read the full article…

February 20, 2017

All-America Selections have been winners for 85 years

For 85 years, plant breeders have been sending their new varieties to All-America Selections hoping to be chosen for the Read the full article…

February 16, 2017

Free Book Friday! Win a copy of Fresh From The Garden

I’ll be giving away a great garden book every Friday at the Everybody Gardens Facebook page. All you have to Read the full article…

February 15, 2017

Snowdrops are miraculous little signs of spring

It’s always a mystery when snowdrops will bloom. I’ve seen them flower in my garden as early as January 15th Read the full article…

February 13, 2017

The story of “The Octopus Cactus,” started from a little side shoot

If you happen to be walking through Phipps Conservatory and Botanic Gardens and hear someone whistling, humming or singing, it’s Read the full article…

February 9, 2017

Succulents are beautiful, tough and easy to grow

Tom McMeekin has always been fascinated by succulents, and it shows when you visit Quality Gardens Inc. in Valencia, where Read the full article…

February 9, 2017

The fun and beauty of orchids at Phipps

I arrived an hour early to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. I was there to shoot a video for KDKA’s Read the full article…

February 4, 2017

Little sprouts; big nutrition

Janet McKee is holding a clear Ball mason jar filled with tiny seeds that have started to germinate at her Read the full article…

February 2, 2017

Garlic

My wife and I recently moved back from Western North Carolina and bought an old brick Victorian house we are Read the full article…

February 1, 2017