Summer is both a time to enjoy the beauty around you and a time to keep things thriving through the heat. Whether you're planting new flowers, rethinking your lawn, or troubleshooting your hydrangeas, this week’s tips will help your garden stay healthy, vibrant, and full of life all season long.
Looking to boost your garden’s color this season? This list of 20 summer bloomers has you covered—from sun-loving angelonia to shade-friendly impatiens. With options for gardens in Zones 3–12, these vibrant picks will keep your beds bursting with color all summer long!
Rethinking Your Lawn This Summer?
Can't face another summer of mowing and watering a thirsty lawn? Maintaining a lush green lawn can start to feel like a full-time job—especially with rising temps and tighter water restrictions. If you're looking for more eco-friendly, low-maintenance alternatives, this guide offers smart ideas to help you transition away from traditional turf. From native plant beds to walkable groundcovers and stylish gravel paths, discover creative ways to turn your yard into a more sustainable space—without sacrificing beauty.
Hydrangeas Not Blooming? Here's Why
If your hydrangeas are falling short this season—whether they're not blooming at all or just not performing like they used to—it may be time to troubleshoot. From pruning at the wrong time to unexpected weather, these 8 common reasons can help you get to the root of the problem and bring those blooms back. Pictured: Let's Dance Arriba!® reblooming hydrangea from Proven Winners.
The first week of summer is here—and while your garden may be hitting its stride, a little mid-season care goes a long way. From watering tips and weed patrol to feeding, staking, and refreshing tired spots with late-season color, this checklist of 10 simple summer tasks will help keep your garden healthy, beautiful, and blooming strong into fall. Pictured: Fruit Punch® 'Sweetie Pie' dianthus from Proven Winners.
There’s nothing like the taste of a sun-ripened tomato straight from the vine—and it’s easier to grow your own than you might think. Whether you’re just getting started or fine-tuning your technique, this guide on how to grow tomato plants covers everything you need to know: planting, care, common problems, and more.
Plus, scroll to the bottom of that page for more helpful info including watering tips, pruning advice, staking methods, seed starting, pest control, and other tomato-growing essentials to keep your harvest healthy and delicious all season long.
New Plant of the Week:
Wee Bit Innocent® Hydrangea
Sweet, sassy, and sure to turn heads—Wee Bit Innocent® hydrangea lives up to its name with lush, mophead blooms in pastel pink or blue (depending on your soil). With double florets and a touch of rebloom later in the season, this compact beauty brings high style and strong performance to borders, beds, or containers.
Part of the charming trio that includes bold-colored Wee Bit Giddy® and Wee Bit Grumpy®, this hydrangea brings a little attitude—and a lot of beauty—to your garden.
This time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in watering, weeding, and just keeping up with everything. But don’t forget to slow down and actually enjoy the garden you’ve worked so hard to grow—take your morning coffee outside, cut a few blooms for the table, or just watch the bees for a bit. That’s what it’s all about.
Happy gardening!
—Linda
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