Cynthia, Author at Digging In The Garden

Stop! Don’t Cut These Perennials in Fall or You’ll Regret It in Spring

Every fall, I used to grab my pruning shears and go on a cutting spree—anything brown or scraggly had to

Fall gardening doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to fresh food. In fact, I kinda love container gardening in

Is Avocado a Fruit or Vegetable? Okay, so here’s the big question: is avocado a fruit or a vegetable? I

Plants can be beautiful, but not all of them play nice. Some can heal, some can feed you, and a

Your pepper plants have already done the heavy lifting—flowers have set, fruits are hanging, and you’re just a few weeks

So you’re out in the garden, proud of your garlic patch, and then you notice something odd—a tall, curly green

Getting a Christmas cactus to bloom exactly when you want feels a little like convincing a toddler to nap on

You probably know bay leaves as something you toss into soups and stews, but here’s the fun part—they’re just as

Fall cleanup used to mean pulling every plant, bagging every leaf, and leaving the garden looking bare and tidy. I

September hits and suddenly your yard looks like a golden carpet of crunchy leaves. Beautiful? Absolutely. A headache to clean