Melinda Myers

Melinda Myers has written over 20 gardening books. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine.

Capture the Beauty of Your Garden with Flower Art

Transfer the beauty of favorite flowers onto paper or fabric to create works of art, greeting cards and gifts...

Managing Powdery Mildew on Garden and Indoor Plants

Whether gardening indoors or outdoors, gardeners are likely to encounter powdery mildew on one or more of their plants....

Caring for Established Trees in Hot Dry Weather

Trees form the framework in our landscapes, providing shade, cleaning our air of dust and pollutants, absorbing carbon dioxide,...

Enjoy the Flavor of Homegrown Herbs Year-Round

Add homegrown flavor to any meal with garden fresh herbs that will elevate any dish. Continue enjoying them well...

Managing Aphids, a Common Garden Insect

If you garden, you have likely encountered aphids on trees, shrubs or other garden plants in your landscape.  Identifiable...

Maintain the Flavor and Freshness of This Year’s Harvest

Keep homegrown vegetables and those purchased at the farmer’s market fresh and tasting their best. Selecting and harvesting vegetables...
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Boost Your Health and Garden’s Productivity

Cabbage, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts are a few of nature’s detoxifiers.  Maximize the benefits with proper care, harvesting and...

Five-Minute Garden Maintenance

Improve a garden’s beauty, increase enjoyment, and reduce stress five minutes at a time.  As gardeners we know, and...

Five North American Native Shrubs for the Garden

Here are a few of the many North American shrubs you may want to include in your landscape. As...

Grow, Prepare and Enjoy Hot Peppers

Some like it hot and that includes the spicy heat of hot peppers added to entrees, beverages and desserts....

Avoid Tree Root Conflicts

Roots erupting through the soil surface beyond the tree trunk irritate gardeners when trying to grow and mow grass...

Eco-Friendly Ways to Manage Squash Bugs

When growing pumpkins, squash, gourds and melons watch for the squash bug. Their feeding damage can cause leaf spotting,...