TangleWicket.com – You're closer to a beautiful garden than you think!

Anyone can put a plant in the ground. We’re here for the people who want to understand why it grows — or why it didn’t.

No judgment for a brown thumb. No shame for the dead basil. Just the reasons behind the results, and what to do differently next time.

First-timer with a patio pot or someone who just inherited a yard that has opinions — there’s always something happening under the soil worth knowing about.

Let’s Get Started

A 3D render of a sepia-toned tiny seedling in a post in the TangleWicket garden while Wicket looks on, by John D Reinhart

Seeds vs. Seedlings: Which Should a Beginner Buy?

A 3D render of a Wicket questioning the choice between a flowering plant and a seed packet in the TangleWicket garden, by John D Reinhart

Starting a Garden From Scratch: What Goes in the Ground First

Categories

A 3D render of a smiling marigold holding a clipboard while sitting behind a desk in front of a colorful banner that says "Now Hiring Pollinators" in the TangleWicket garden while Wicket looks on, by John D Reinhart

Flowers are the part of your garden that recruits the workforce, extends the season, fills the vase on your kitchen table.

BLOSSOMS

A 3D render of a ladybug wearing a white cowboy hat and a six-gun holster, gun drawn and pointing at a bunch of black-hatted, angry looking aphids in the TangleWicket garden while Wicket looks on, by John D Reinhart

The ones that are helping you, the ones that aren’t, and how to tell them apart before it’s too late.

BUGS

A 3D render of a bag of fertilizer in the TangleWicket garden while Wicket looks on, by John D Reinhart

What your plants actually need to thrive, versus what you’ve been guessing at.

GROWS

A 3D render of a horrified seedling trying to escape from a pot in the TangleWicket garden while Wicket looks on in dismay, by John D Reinhart

When to plant, how to start, and why the seed packet is lying to you.

SOWS

The gear that actually earns its spot in the shed, and the stuff you can stop feeling guilty about not owning.

TOOLS

A 3D render of a sneering dandelion that looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger wearing a black leather jacket in Terminator with a sign that says "I'll be back" in the TangleWicket garden while Wicket looks on, by John D Reinhart

Know your enemy, because that innocent-looking green thing is absolutely up to something.

WEEDS

A 3D render of a little planted in the ground completely surrounded by and looking with concern at the tubes and fittings of an operating garden irrigation system, holding out a leaf to check for rain in the TangleWicket garden while Wicket looks on, by John D Reinhart

Water: too much kills it, too little kills it, and we’ll help you find that tiny window in between.

WETS

Gallery – The Art of TangleWicket

A 3D render of a gang of mean-looking bugs carrying baseball bats and knives facing off against a gang of nice-looking bugs in the TangleWicket garden while Wicket looks on, by John D Reinhart

The Art of TangleWicket – treating the illustrations as if they works of art…

Shopping – Recommended Products

A 3D render of a very tall, very deep, overstuffed garden supply aisle outside of a huge home improvement center, in the TangleWicket garden while Wicket looks on, by John D Reinhart

TangleWicket Garden Tool & Product Catalog — Every Recommendation in One Place

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