Need to recharge your tired raised bed soil this year before planting season arrives? Raised beds have become more popular than ever – and with good reason. They allow gardeners to grow everything from fresh flowers to vegetables, herbs and more – all without having to have the space or time commitment of a traditional …
Looking for a few simple tips and tricks to build the perfect spring compost pile that can heat up quick – and make compost faster than ever? One of the best ways to improve the plants growing in your vegetable garden and flowerbeds is to use compost everywhere you can. In planting holes, as a …
Looking for a few simple tricks to keep insects off of your hostas this year – and keep their foliage big, bright and beautiful all spring, summer and fall long? As beautiful as hostas can be in the landscape, if there is one painful drawback to growing them, it’s trying to keep slugs, beetles, aphids …
If you are looking for a simple way to help control and keep insect and pest populations in check in your backyard – maybe it’s time to consider installing a bat house to attract one of nature’s most veracious insect eaters around – bats! Bats are actually one of the most beneficial mammals when it …
When it comes to getting your lilac bushes to bloom big and beautiful year after year – how, when, and what you fertilize them with can make a huge difference between flowering success or a bush that struggles to flower at all! With their strong, fragrant scent, the blooms of a lilac bush fill the …
When it comes time to plant your tomato transplants into the ground, how you plant them – and what you plant them with are extremely important for a tomato plant’s short and long term success! Getting tomato plants off to a fast start is vital for their overall health and productivity. If plants struggle to …
If you are looking to plant and grow an amazing crop of blackberries but hate all of the scratches and cuts that result from their sharp thorns, then you need to try growing thornless blackberries. These plants have all the wonderful benefits of traditional blackberries – but without all the pain from piercing thorns! Blackberries …
When it comes to starting pepper plants indoors – a few simple secrets can make the difference between producing struggling seedlings – or healthy, strong transplants that are ready to take off! Transplants can be expensive when purchasing from nurseries and stores. Especially when you are buying all kinds of specialty pepper plants. But perhaps …
If you are looking for the perfect natural way to help control insects and pests in your garden and flowerbeds this year, you need to not only attract bluebirds to your landscape – but get them to stay and live in your yard all season long! Bluebirds certainly are a treat to see flying about. …
Did you know that you can create brand new rose bushes from a simple bouquet of roses? Not only is it possible, but it’s actually fun to try – and a lot easier to do than you might think! Whether you are getting a bouquet of long-stem roses for a special holiday or anniversary, or …