Growing Red Potatoes: 16 Hand-Picked Varieties to Plant in Your Garden
In any grocery store I visit, I typically find three main types of potatoes: red, yellow, and russet. But if you’re a fan of red…
Amber Noyes
Amber Noyes was born and raised in a suburban California town, San Mateo. She holds a master’s degree in horticulture from the University of California as well as a BS in Biology from the University of San Francisco. With experience working on an organic farm, water conservation research, farmers’ markets, and plant nursery, she understands what makes plants thrive and how we can better understand the connection between microclimate and plant health. When she’s not on the land, Amber loves informing people of new ideas/things related to gardening, especially organic gardening, houseplants, and growing plants in a small space.
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Author: Amber Noyes
Amber Noyes was born and raised in a suburban California town, San Mateo. She holds a master's degree in horticulture from the University of California as well as a BS in Biology from the University of San Francisco. With experience working on an organic farm, water conservation research, farmers' markets, and plant nursery, she understands what makes plants thrive and how we can better understand the connection between microclimate and plant health. When she’s not on the land, Amber loves informing people of new ideas/things related to gardening, especially organic gardening, houseplants, and growing plants in a small space.
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20 Different Types Of Lavender (With Pictures) & How To Grow Them
Aromatic silver leaves and vibrant blue blooms define lavender, immediately transporting you to the sunlit Mediterranean shores. This iconic perennial shrub thrives in dry gardens,…
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15 Fall-Blooming Bulbs That Will Ignite Your Garden With a Burst of Autumn Splendor!
Fall is the “season of mellow wistfulness”, but also the time when we gardeners most need to fill in empty gaps in beds and borders…
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20 Frost-Proof Perennials That Embrace and Endure the Coldest Winters
Your garden covers in a white (but cold) blanket of snow in winter? Temperatures drop below freezing, even a lot? …And you worry that your flowering…
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15 Flowering Plants With Thorns that Redefining Floral Aesthetics & Garden Safety
Plants give us oxygen, they fill our gardens and prairies with seas of colorful flowers, they feed pollinators, they give us lush foliage under trees…
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15 Stunning Blue Hydrangea Varieties and How to Maintain the Original Hue
From sky blue to light pastel, from intense and dark to almost purple, blue hydrangeas are always highly sought after in our gardens. Their massive…
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11 Ethical And Effective Ways To Stop Rabbits From Eating Your Pumpkin Plants
We always laugh when the whimsical creatures of Beatrix Potter’s world gorge themselves in Mr. McGregor’s garden, but it is another matter entirely when these…
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11 Must-Grow Pole Bean Varieties to Supercharge Your Garden
A bean teepee covered in lush foliage and sporting delicious beans is a wonderful addition to any garden, but pole beans are a great vegetable…
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12 Plants That Look Remarkably Similar to Poison Ivy (but Aren’t) and How to Tell Them Apart
Poison ivy, what’s in a name? A lot, in this case! The small shrubs or climbers of the genus Toxicodendron are easy to confuse with…
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How to Grow Cucumber Vines Vertically on a Trellis To Save Space & Increase Yields
Ah, cucumbers—a staple in many gardens, but their sprawling vines can sprawl out and occupy precious square footage in your garden. That’s where vertical growing…
