In the Garden: Fun forcing forsythia and there’s life in the garden

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster shows off the first blooms in the garden as winter fades. He also has a great, easy way to get beautiful forsythia flowers indoors.

February 12, 2020

Spring bulbs poking up—in winter!

Here’s what to do when flower bulbs start emerging early.

February 6, 2020

Tips on how to grow succulents indoors

Learn the best ways to make succulents thrive on the windowsill

February 6, 2020

Gardening With Friends: Tour the Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show with Doug

Everybody Gardens editor gets a wonderful tour of the Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Orchid manager Katie Schuller leads the tour showing off the beauty of the flowers and bonsai.

February 5, 2020

Finding paradise in the woods

Local rhododendron breeder L.G. Walters wonders if anyone else understands his love of the forest

February 3, 2020

Inside look at the plants of the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster gets an inside look at the tropical plants growing at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium.

January 31, 2020

Winter vegetable growing, learning from the best

Winter gardening expert Niki Jabbour helps an Everybody Gardens reader to extend the season.

January 30, 2020

In the Garden: Making more plants by taking cuttings

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster shows how to make more plants by taking cuttings. This is a fun job any time of the year, but great when longing to garden.

January 29, 2020

Unique seed varieties dominate garden catalog order

These unique varieties have Doug Oster thrilled about the upcoming season

January 27, 2020

How to grow roses organically

Here are great tips for growing roses without chemicals

January 23, 2020

David Austin Roses history and new varieties

These “English Roses” are beautiful, fragrant and have a rich history

January 23, 2020

In the Garden: Preparing garden tools for the season

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster is spending the day in his unheated greenhouse demonstrating how to get tools in shape for the gardening season.
He’s showing two ways to sharpen, how to avoid rust on the metal parts and how to treat wood handles to make them last for decades.

January 22, 2020