Bluestem Gardening

December 18, 2024

You May Have Missed!

17 MinutesGardener kneeling in spring garden, spraying a budding fruit tree with an unlabeled hand sprayer and checking an analog soil thermometer beside cabbage seedlings in warm golden-hour light, with blurred raised beds and trellises in the background
Regional & Zone Guides
Why Your Garden Pests Always Come Back (And How Timing Changes Everything)
December 21, 2025
15 MinutesDrought-tolerant Japanese karesansui garden with raked gravel around boulders, a stone lantern, decomposed granite path, mugo pine and juniper, and drought-hardy grasses and succulents, lit by warm golden-hour sunlight with a bamboo fence and dry hillside in the background.
Seasonal and Climate Considerations
Create a Japanese Garden That Thrives Without Rain
December 19, 2025
14 MinutesGardener at eye level holding a bag of potting soil and a metal hand trowel in a garden center aisle, with green-packaged supplies and potted plants blurred in the background, no logos or text visible.
Tools and Equipment
Expert Gardener Brand: What Real Gardeners Need to Know Before Buying
December 17, 2025
15 MinutesAdult couple watering raised vegetable and herb beds together at sunset, one with a metal watering can and the other with a hose, golden hour side light, soft bokeh string lights, trellis vines, and a harvest basket in the background.
Community and Social Aspects Garden Design and Planning Garden Health and Wellbeing
Why Gardening Together Strengthens Your Marriage (And Makes It Fun Again)
December 14, 2025