How better to celebrate for yourself or a loved one than with the gift of an essential high-quality tool, or maybe a luxe tool that your gardening loved ones might never afford for themselves?

What better way to enjoy gardening and celebrate holidays than with homegrown gifts from your garden? Every active garden already has gifts growing, blooming, or ripening.

Nothing says fall quite like pumpkins, a dream of autumn and Thanksgiving captured in vegetable form. Gardeners who have planted pumpkins can make the most of their pumpkin harvest with these few simple tips.

GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. There is no additional cost to you. In comparison to the vibrant color of many indoor holiday plants, the white or white-yellow blooms of Paperwhites (Narcissus species) might seem plain, but when planted closely in pots to provide massed bloom, they provide a stunning […]

GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. There is no additional cost to you. There’s nothing quite like live plants to bring up the holiday spirit and please a gardener’s heart. Some potted holiday plants and trees can survive indoors or when planted outdoors for months to years or even decades […]

GardenZeus earns commissions on sales made through links in this article. There is no additional cost to you. It is not yet summer, but gardeners who want to grow their own fall decorations should plan now. Pumpkin on a Stick Ornamental Eggplant is an heirloom plant with flat, ribbed orange to red fruits that look […]

GardenZeus earns commissions on sales made through links in this article. There is no additional cost to you. Ornamental corn varieties are grown by home gardeners for their sheer beauty, novelty, and for autumn decoration and crafts. Most are unpalatable for fresh eating, although dedicated or curious kitchen gardeners may grow them to produce cornmeal. […]

The trumpet-shaped white flowers of Easter Lilies, Lilium longiflorum, announce the arrival of spring as they arrive in mass in grocery stores, garden centers and flower shops. Once purchased, growing Easter Lilies is easy: remove the foil wrapping, place in bright, indirect light away from heat ducts, and keep the soil moist but not wet. […]

Mistletoe conjures thoughts of Christmas and Christmas traditions, ancient folklore and legends, Druidic and pagan traditions, and romance. With focus year after year on mistletoe as an old holiday tradition and symbol, it may be surprising to learn that mistletoe occurs commonly in California. Broadleaf mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. macrophyllum or Phoradendron macrophyllum) is the […]