Teaching Thursdays
Teaching Thursdays provide weekly video gardening tips and “how-tos” in our weekly e-newsletter: Life Lived Outside.
Browse the posts below for information to support your gardening efforts and answer your pressing questions.

6 Essentials for a Successful Vegetable Garden
With the 6 essentials, your veggie garden will be off to the races!


Cat-Friendly Indoor Plant Options
Keep yourself and your furry companion happy with these cat-friendly houseplants.


5 Flowering Evergreen Vines
Flowering vines bring a touch of romance and old-world charm to a garden.

Ligustrum Tree Benefits
For a small shade tree that shapes beautifully, like the ones we drew as kindergarteners, look no further than the Ligustrum Tree.

Dwarf Red PowderPuff
Planting a Dwarf Red Powderpuff is like putting out a sign in your garden that says, “Bees, you are welcome here!”

Sunstar® Pentas by Proven Winners®
Non-stop color? Sunstar Pentas are reporting for duty!


Birds, Berries, and Backyard Bliss
Birds in the backyard can bring so much joy. Making your garden a habitat for them isn’t hard with native plants.

Create Your Own Butterfly Garden
Creating your own butterfly garden is not difficult at all with our expert tips.

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