Amanda is a home improvement and lifestyle writer with over 10 years of experience. In addition to her writing, you can find Amanda hosting national and local TV segments across the county. Her work ...

Many of the more luxuriant flowers, including agapanthus, are now blooming The garden is looking full and lush now, with leaves as deep green as they will ever be and many of the more luxuriant ...

July brings long, warm days that continue late into the evening. Full-blown summer is really here and what a glorious one it is this year, with borders brimming with blooms and vegetable patches ...

With sunny days, consistent weather and warmer soil, July can be a great time to sow seeds and plant more starts. By picking the right vegetables and flowers for your climate, you can enjoy a ...

Now is the time to appreciate all your hard work from earlier in the year—and to eat your body weight in berries. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and ...

You’ve pulled your neglected bolted lettuce and harvested your hardneck garlic. You have holes in your garden bed and it seems a waste not to fill them. But with what? July is a great time to sow the ...

3. Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, cherry tomato, okra, Southern pea, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potato and yard-long bean; start transplants of eggplant ...

July may not seem like the ideal time to plant flowers in your garden, but it's actually perfect for sowing heat-tolerant varieties. These beautiful blooms can add a splash of color to your garden ...

Summer! Temperatures soar both on the coast and inland. In July, we reap the harvest of spring vegetable planting — but please stay out of the midday sun. Garden before 11 a.m., then start again after ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated with the times of sunflower mosaic classes in Middletown July 13 and 20, after one session sold out. July brings the dog days of summer. Even if we have more ...

The best way to determine what to plant in July is to familiarize yourself with your United States Department of Agriculture’s hardiness zone. This number, based on an area’s average extreme minimum ...