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Therapeutic Gardening | Horticulture Therapy

Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. If you’ve been thinking about starting a garden or if you are feeling guilty about spending too much time with your hands in the dirt, now you have more reasons than ever to get out your gardening...

4 images of closeups of healthy houseplants: red and white anthuriums, monstera, African violets and peperomia, and Geoppertia 'Beauty Star'.

5 Tips For Healthy Houseplants In Winter

After the holiday season, winter can start to feel a little dreary and that gardener in you might need a diversion until you can get back outdoors. Why not focus on your houseplants?

2 images: a closeup of a light pink camellia japonica in the garden and a bright hot pink camellia bush with many flowers in bloom

How to Grow Camellias in the Valley

Learn about Camellias: selecting the right varieties for your garden, and how to grow and care for them so they flourish in the Valley of the Sun.

2 images: a bumble bee on a coneflower; and a honey bee on some lavender

Wild Native Bees!

Did you know, there are 20,000 species of bees—in addition to the honey bee? An article by Kristin Ohlson in the Modern Farmer, titled "The Other Bees," shares some great observations about bees and recommendations to attract wild native bees.

Fresh vegetabls next to text that says The Tasty Garden

Succession Planting in Raised Garden Beds

Succession Planting Simply put, it's a way to keep your garden productive longer. 1. Make a list of the vegetables you like. 2. Find out when they grow. 3. Make a plan - You will want to plant two or more crops in the same space at [...]