Gardening Tips

Peduncleelongation

Credit: Stage 4 or peduncle elongation happens usually at the end of March.

DC cherry blossoms’ stages of bloom

He grew a 910-pound pumpkin and then used it as a boat

PUMPKIN

This record-breaking pumpkin is heavier than a small car and big enough to fit inside

Goat leesburg

WATCH: Hired weed-eating goats ‘gnaw-t’ bothered by Leesburg heat

Tomato ts

Tomato 411: When, how and what tomatoes to plant

Shrub planting

When building raised garden beds, rocks are the way to roll

More Gardening Tips

Flooded Yard

No grass can thrive in poor drainage

Ivy

NPS continues to remove damaging invasive plants in DC area

Lawnmowing machine

Weed and feed just feeds the weeds

EASTER LILY

Which flowers to give for Easter, and how to care for them

Yoga Kennedy Center

8 healthy West Coast habits East Coasters should adopt

Tuberose

Enjoy the fabulous summer bloomer that can survive DC

Gardening Seed Swaps

Filmmaker documents why seed diversity is important for future food supply

Gardenplot

Don’t let April showers bring May failures

Spain Garlic Fair

Fear not, area garlic lovers: Your sprouts are fine

Aedes aegypti mosquito

Keeping the mosquito threat in check