
Viveka Neveln
Garden Editor at Better Homes and Gardens
garden communicator, plant geek, tree hugger, trowel-wielder, solution seeker. Assoc. Dir of Comm/Assoc. Editor for American Horticultural Soc. @AHS_Gardening
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1 week ago |
bhg.com | Viveka Neveln
Credit: Photo: Peter Krumhardt It's always exciting when your seeds start sprouting up in garden beds or in starter trays. So the idea that you should get rid of some of the tender little seedlings to thin out the plants seems almost heartbreaking. Would it really be so bad to just let nature take its course? Unless you're very precise when sowing, here's why experts say thinning seedlings is often key to your garden’s success.
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2 weeks ago |
bhg.com | Viveka Neveln
Credit: Photo: Grant Webster / Container Design: Sandra Gerdes Whether you want to grow a pot of herbs or create some colorful porch pots, how many plants should you put in one container? The answer depends on the size of the container in question, the types of plants you want to grow, and the look you're going for. Get your container gardens off to a strong start with these tips on figuring out how many plants to grow in them.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Viveka Neveln
Fill your flower beds and garden pots with these new annual flower varieties for colorful blooms all season long.
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2 months ago |
bhg.com | Viveka Neveln
Photo: Grant Webster Each year, the Better Homes & Gardens Test Garden grows new plants coming onto the market. Why? So we can help gardeners figure out which varieties are truly outstanding, based on their real world performance. And we mean real world—we don't baby these plants other than perhaps a little more diligent weeding than a home gardener might do. Our plants have to contend with rabbits, bugs, hail, heat, humidity, floods, and other less than ideal urban conditions.
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2 months ago |
bhg.com | Viveka Neveln
These hardy perennials thrive in all kinds of sun exposure, high heat, or freezing temperatures, and still bloom beautifully every year.
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