About Blooming Gardener

Last month we wrote about lawn alternatives that hold up to foot traffic, and about a compost heap that works without a bin or a schedule.

Blooming Gardener is a letter about gardens and the outdoors, sent every two weeks. Each issue takes one or two subjects and works through them plainly, so you can read it standing in the kitchen and act on it that weekend.

We write for people who have a patch of ground and want it to do well, whether that is a border, a few pots, or a whole yard. You do not need Latin names or special equipment. You need to know what to plant where, what actually needs watering, and what can be left alone.

A typical issue covers something seasonal and something practical: shade planting that works, planning a second season of crops, composting without a system, or picking a lawn alternative that fits how you use the space. We keep to what we have reason to believe, and we say when a thing depends on your soil or your weather.

What we do not do is fill space. There is no daily feed, no forum, and no course to buy. We do not chase every trend, and we do not pretend a plant will thrive somewhere it will not. One considered letter, twice a month, is the whole of it.

Our usual territory

• Lawn alternatives
• Planning a second season
• Composting without a system
• Shade planting that works
• What actually needs watering

When it lands

Twice monthly, on no particular schedule.

Publisher details

Blooming Gardener is produced in Dover, DE. The company behind it and our registered address are on the Terms.

Questions or corrections? Reach us on the Get in touch.