Savvy Gardening

At Savvy Gardening™, our goal is to equip you with valuable, top-notch information and a wealth of inspiration to help you cultivate the garden you've always wanted. We are a team of three gardening writers hailing from two countries and three distinct hardiness zones, each bringing our own expertise, enthusiastic perspectives, and thoughtful insights. Savvy Gardening caters to gardeners of all skill levels, offering creative solutions, fresh ideas, enlightening research, and practical advice. We see gardens as not just sources of beauty and nourishment, but as spaces for exploration and learning. They allow us to experiment, learn, analyze, and connect with nature in various ways. At Savvy Gardening, we focus on empowering gardeners with confidence and reliable information to support their gardening journeys.

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When to plant lavender from seeds or seedlings

1 day ago | savvygardening.com | Niki Jabbour

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. Lavender is an essential cottage garden plant with intensely fragrant flowers that bloom from early to late summer, depending on the cultivar. It’s perfect for the front of a flower border, to edge a pathway, or as a low hedge. Knowing when to plant lavender is the first step to successfully establishing this popular herb.
Why are my bell peppers so small? 8 possible causes and solutions

3 days ago | savvygardening.com | Niki Jabbour

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. “Why are my bell peppers so small?” asked a friend recently. I told him I was going to need more information before I could answer that question. Pepper plants are picky, and there are several factors that affect the size of fruit they’ll produce.I’ve been growing peppers for almost thirty years, and I have had to ask, Why are my bell peppers so small?, more than once.
What to do About Powdery Mildew on Peonies

1 month ago | savvygardening.com | Tara Nolan

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. Of all the cheery garden subjects you may be excited to learn about, powdery mildew on peonies is probably not one of them. This topic is important, though, because the infection can quickly turn your prize-winning peonies into a patch of fungal fuzz.
How Often to Water Pepper Plants in Garden Beds and Containers

1 month ago | savvygardening.com | Niki Jabbour

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. Knowing how often to water pepper plants and the best way to do it can help you increase yields and the overall quality of the hot peppers you harvest. No matter which kinds of peppers you choose to grow, hot or sweet, watering your plants frequently enough and using best practices while you do it are critically important for producing a healthy bumper crop.
How to Plant Sweet Potato Slips in Your Vegetable Garden

1 month ago | savvygardening.com | Niki Jabbour

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. Knowing when and how to plant sweet potato slips in your garden is the first step to success with this crop. You can start your own slips or buy some already rooted from a local garden center or online supplier. However because they can be difficult to source, learning to grow your own slips is a useful skill.
The Best Colorful Varieties to Grow

1 month ago | savvygardening.com | Niki Jabbour

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. There are many reasons to grow Swiss chard in your garden. Not only is it a versatile green that is delicious raw and cooked, it’s also easy to grow, very productive, and available in a wide variety of vibrant colors. It’s fun to grow a Swiss chard rainbow in garden beds and containers and you’ll enjoy tender leaves from spring through late autumn.
Dividing and Replanting Bulbs

1 month ago | savvygardening.com | Tara Nolan

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. I wait with great anticipation each year for my daffodils to bloom. They appear in that second wave after the earlier bulbs, like snowdrops and crocuses. If your clumps seem to be getting too thick, knowing when to transplant daffodils is the best way to ensure that these sunny, springtime bloomers really perform for you year after year.
A Guide to Success

2 months ago | savvygardening.com | Niki Jabbour

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. Too often zucchini is left out of a small garden because it’s a space hog, but you can make room for summer squash by growing zucchini in pots. These sprawling plants with tentacle-like stems, large leaves, and vibrant yellow flowers make a statement in a container garden.
7 Easy Ways to Support Peas

2 months ago | savvygardening.com | Niki Jabbour

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. There’s no need to buy a pricey garden structure when it’s quick and easy to DIY a pea trellis like a garden arch or bamboo support. Peas, as well as sweet peas, can be bush or vining plants with both benefiting from being trellised. It keeps the plants upright and off the ground which promotes healthy growth and reduces the risk of insect and disease issues.
2 Easy Options for Gardeners

2 months ago | savvygardening.com | Niki Jabbour

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. Growing nasturtiums from seed is easy and the carefree plants thrive in garden beds as well as containers. They bloom heavily for months, with the pretty, cup-shaped flowers attracting bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators.