Community Horticulture in the News Community Horticulture News Identifying the Jumping Worm, a Recently-Introduced Earthworm Growing Hydrangeas Combating Slugs in the Home Garden Planting Under Trees Beware the Mulch Volcano More News... 05/04/2026 Get Growing: Starting Your First Vegetable Garden Spring has finally arrived and with it comes a renewed sense of excitement to try something new. If... 04/27/2026 Azaleas and Rhododendrons Azaleas and other rhododendrons are fixtures in our yards and gardens for good reasons: they’re... 04/20/2026 Garden Plant Supports In springtime, a gardener’s thoughts turn to planting and all that goes along with it. Plant... 04/13/2026 Planting Spring Bulbs for Summer Flowers Would it surprise you that spring isn’t the only season where bulbs can produce an array of... 04/06/2026 Garden Helpline Phone Open For The Season Do you have a question about your gardens, backyard compost, or home landscape? As of April 2, the... 03/30/2026 Getting Ready For Spring In The Garden Spring is in the air. While it’s still too soon to plant, there’s plenty to do—even before... 03/23/2026 Sheet Mulching For Lawn-To-Garden Conversion If you are like many home gardeners, you may be looking for ways to repurpose some of your... 03/16/2026 The ABCs Of IPM: Keys To Safe, Sustainable Gardening Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is a holistic approach that gardeners can use to reduce... 03/09/2026 Tillandsia: The Captivating World Of Soil-Less Air Plants You’ve probably seen them attached to magnets or posed on driftwood. You may have even wondered... 02/26/2026 Spring Cover Crops For The Vegetable Garden The ground may still be covered in snow, but now is an excellent time to start planning to improve... 02/19/2026 Late Winter Pruning Just because there’s snow on the ground doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in the garden... 02/12/2026 Grow Gourmet Mushrooms At Home Growing mushrooms at home doesn’t require special equipment or prior experience. You can grow... 02/06/2026 Fight The Winter Blues With Plants Have the winter blues come to call? Take heart. Adding a bit of greenery to your surroundings just... 01/30/2026 Gardening Journal: A Simple Tool That Pays Off Many home gardeners rely on memory and tradition to guide the timing and layout of their gardens.... 01/23/2026 Garden Health And Soil pH Gardeners know that healthy soils lead to healthy plants. But how do we ensure our soils have what... 01/16/2026 Can Old Seeds Still Grow? It’s that time of year — seed packet displays are appearing everywhere, from grocery stores to... 01/08/2026 Building A Dish Garden While indoor gardening helps stave off post-holiday blues and cabin fever, windows providing full... 12/23/2025 New Year's Resolutions for Gardeners It’s that time of year when we celebrate the end of another year and New Year’s resolutions are... 12/23/2025 Houseplant Care During the Winter Months Winter has officially arrived, bringing unique challenges in caring for houseplants.At this time of... 12/18/2025 It's Sharp to Keep Your Garden Tools Maintained Home gardeners use a variety of hand tools to achieve their desired results for gardening and...
