When you clean out and properly mulch your flowerbeds in the fall – you can all but eliminate next year’s weeds now – and in the process, set the stage for incredibly productive, low maintenance flowerbeds that can be the envy of your neighborhood! If there is one common mistake that many gardeners make in …
If you are looking for the perfect way to power your plants next spring, then it’s time to make your fall compost pile now! When it comes to growing strong, healthy plants and flowers in the spring, nothing can boost them more than adding a bit of compost. This natural fertilizer not only gives …
There is no better time to rejuvenate and re-energize the tired, worn out soil in your raised beds than in the fall. And doing so will help you grow better than ever next year! Let’s face it, after a long season of growing vegetables, flowers and/or herbs in a raised bed, the soil can be …
There is no better way to protect, recharge and bring your garden soil back to life than to plant a fall garden cover crop. And you won’t believe just how easy it is to do! Vegetable plants use a tremendous amount of energy and nutrients from the soil to grow and produce. Some vegetables, like …
Zinnias are one of the most beautiful, low maintenance and inexpensive annual flowers to grow – especially when you consider how easy it is to save zinnia seeds from existing plants to grow again and again, year after year for free! Zinnias are an incredibly bold and colorful annual plant. Full of texture and blooms at …
Looking for a few tips and tricks to keep your mums flowering all fall long? No other flower introduces autumn like the welcoming blooms of mums. Whether you purchase your mums at a local garden nursery or grow them directly in your flowerbeds, they are the perfect sidekick to pumpkins, hay bales and all your …
Looking for few simple ways to compost and reuse your old and depleted hanging basket soil and plants this fall? Not only does composting help keep these items out of landfills, it can also leave you with some amazing power-charged soil to use again next spring and summer! As fall arrives, many of the potted …
Fall is the perfect time to divide overgrown and worn our hostas. Not only can it help to spruce up your fall flowerbeds – it can also get your hostas ready to perform better than ever next year. And best of all – it can leave you with a whole slew of new hosta plants …
Did you know that how you care for your clematis plants in the fall can be a major factor in how just healthy and strong your plants grow next spring and summer? Even more, it can also play a big role in how well they bloom – or even if they bloom at all! Clematis …
If you are looking for a quick, simple and powerful way to recharge your garden soil this fall, you need to plant mustard seed – the perfect no till garden cover crop that can naturally power and re-energize your tired garden with little effort. And even better – you won’t need to till it in …
If your peonies have grown a bit too large for their space and are beginning to look tired and worn out, it’s time to divide them this fall to give them a fresh new start for next spring and summer! Peonies are one of the first big blooming bushes of the season. They burst forth …