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Did you know that cucumbers are one of the top five most popular garden vegetables? They are also very adaptable; they have been grown in space as well as a mile underground in a nickel mine. Cucumbers are native to India, where it has been grown for almost 3000 years. Although the first wild cucumbersRead more

Just because summer comes to a close doesn’t mean the homegrown harvest has to end. Written by Niki Jabbour Savvy Gardening In my large vegetable garden, I plant new seeds and seedlings from mid-summer through early fall so that we have plenty of vegetables to harvest in autumn and even winter. And I live inRead more

Classic AAS Winners for Your Garden! Written by Mark Dwyer Landscape Prescriptions by MD When I was the Director of Horticulture at Rotary Botanical Gardens (Janesville, WI), we enjoyed our relationship with All-America Selections (AAS) and we were always proud to display a wide range of award-winning plants with a heavy focus on the annuals.Read more

From seed to harvest, learn the secrets to growing a bumper crop of delicious summer and winter squash. Summer and winter squash are crops that offer huge payback. They’re both easy to grow, fairly low maintenance, and there are so many delicious varieties to try. Summer squash plants yield tender fruits all summer long whileRead more

The key to a high-yielding raised bed vegetable garden is to grow healthy plants. Vegetable plants that are provided with plenty of sun, consistent moisture, and a steady supply of nutrients are more likely to produce a heavy crop. The great thing about gardening in raised beds is that they offer so many advantages toRead more

8 AAS Winners that bring Boldness to your garden Boldness in the garden can be achieved in many ways. Written by Mark Dwyer Landscape Prescriptions by MD Commonly, it’s through the intentional use of interesting and intense color combinations provided by flowers and foliage. In other instances, boldness in the garden can be expressed throughRead more

A lower maintenance way to grow food Written by Niki Jabbour Savvy Gardening Why garden in raised beds? Raised bed gardening has become incredibly popular the past few years with both food and flower gardeners. Why? Raised beds offer many advantages. They warm up earlier in spring, offer excellent drainage, reduce soil compaction, and createRead more

Seeing hummingbirds in the garden is an enjoyable and memorable experience for everyone. Giving them a reason to visit is easy by planting appropriate All-America Selections Winners in your landscapes.  With 90% of the hummingbird diet consisting of nectar (the rest of the diet includes insects!), providing beautiful and appropriate plants can keep these amazingRead more

The best cherry and small-fruited tomatoes to grow in garden beds and containers Written by Niki Jabbour Savvy Gardening I was recently asked about my favorite small-fruited tomato varieties and as I began to list them off, I realized that most of them are All-America Selection winners! From Celano to Midnight Snack, Fantastico to FireRead more

All-America Selections Winners have many uses and proven success throughout the landscape.  This same success can also be achieved in a wide range of containers and hanging baskets. Written by Mark Dwyer Landscape Prescriptions by MD Baskets allow AAS Winners to “show their stuff” by putting them at eye-level or higher in containers suspended fromRead more