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Plant care, disease ID, prevention, and zone-aware planting calendars. The stuff we wished we'd known the first three summers.

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📍 Zone-based planting

What to plant in Zone 7 in May

Mid-spring in zone 7 is the sweet spot — the last frost is behind you (mostly), the soil is workable, and almost every summer bloomer can go in without protection. Here's exactly what to plant this week.

May 4, 20262 min read

🌿 Plant care

When and how to deadhead summer flowers (and the 5 you shouldn't)

Deadheading is the single highest-leverage maintenance habit for a flower bed — 10 minutes a week of snipping spent blooms can double your bloom window. Here's the technique, the timing, and the plants that prefer to be left alone.

May 3, 20263 min read

🔬 Diseases

How to identify powdery mildew (and stop it before it spreads)

Powdery mildew is the most common flower-bed fungal disease in the eastern US. The good news: once you know what it looks like, you can stop it in a single afternoon. Here's the complete identification + treatment guide.

May 2, 20263 min read

🛡️ Prevention

Companion planting for a pollinator-friendly bed

Most flower beds either look beautiful OR support pollinators. With three companion-planting principles you can have both — and the pollinator support actually makes the bed healthier and more productive too.

May 1, 20264 min read