Spring ✿ Summer Garden Tips

Helpful tips and tricks for creating your best garden in the spring and summer months. How to grow perennials, flowers, vegetables, and more. Seed starting tips and strawbale gardening. Get growing!
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May Garden Checklist: Tasks & DIY Projects
For some cold-climate gardeners, May marks the month of the last frosts for the winter and the warming of the garden soil. It’s the time to start growing and getting creative.
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How to Force Branches to Bloom Indoors Before Spring — Empress of Dirt
This guide shows how to take budding branches from flowering trees and shrubs and coax them into blooming indoors—weeks ahead of schedule. You’ll learn when to cut, how to care for the branches, and which plants are best for beautiful early flowers right in your home.
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How to Prepare Seedlings for Transplanting Outdoors (Harden Off)
How to Prepare Seedlings for Transplanting Outdoors (Harden Off) If outdoor and indoor conditions are different, it is important to gradually transition seedlings started indoors to avoid shock.
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How to Grow Sunflowers (& Common Mistakes To Avoid)
How to Grow Sunflowers (& Common Mistakes To Avoid)
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How to Force Flower Bulbs Indoors Any Time of Year
You can enjoy flowers indoors any time of year by forcing flower bulbs like tulips, paperwhites, daffodils, and hyacinth. Use the handy planting charts to ensure the flowers open just in time for holidays and other special occasions.
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20 Spring Bulbs For Pollinators
When it comes to helping pollinators in spring, not all flowering bulbs provide the nectar bees and other insects need. Find out which early spring flowers provide nourishment for emerging pollinators.
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10 Delightful Plants for Early Spring Flowers
Want perennial flowers that bloom in spring from the moment winter fades? These favorites from my garden provide continuous bloom in spring.
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14 Delightful Early Summer Flowering Perennials
If you want perennial flowers that bloom in late spring and early summer, here are some favorites.
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8 Early Summer Garden Chores That Matter Most
Be sure to stay on top of these early summer garden chores to avoid missed opportunities for plant propagation and prevent small issues from turning into big problems.
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How to Cut & Display Pussy Willow Branches Indoors — Empress of Dirt
Unlike other spring branches we force to bloom indoors, pussy willows should be kept dry after cutting to preserve their soft, fuzzy catkins.
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2024 Hummingbird Migration Map (Find Out When to Expect Them)
Spring is migration time for hummingbirds travelling from their winter homes to breeding habitats in the United States and Canada. Use this tracking map to know when to expect them in your area.
Purple and white crocuses blooming in the spring garden.
March Garden Checklist: Tasks & DIY Projects — Empress of Dirt
For cold-climate gardeners, March signals that we’re almost there—spring is just around the corner! Now’s the time to gear up for indoor and outdoor seed sowing and start some garden art projects.
the mid - summer garden task list
Midsummer Garden Tasks: What To Do Before Fall
With the early summer rush behind us, there are plenty of midsummer tasks to keep the garden in top shape and get a jump start on fall. Watering, seed sowing, propagating cuttings, composting and pest control are all on the agenda.
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What Can I Safely Plant in Spring Before My Last Frost?
Ready to begin working in your spring garden? Learn which plants and seeds are safe to start now and what should wait until the risk of frost has passed.
the essential guide to creating an effective summer checklist
The Only Summer Garden Checklist You'll Ever Need | Empress of Dirt
The Only Summer Garden Checklist You'll Ever Need | Empress of Dirt