Compost tea is one of the best ways to fertilize your flowers – not only giving you amazing plants with incredible blooms, but doing so naturally. Even better, it can be extremely inexpensive to make. In fact, if you have your own compost pile, you can make it for free! Compost tea is a power-packed …
One of the best ways of all to take the guesswork out of how to know when to water your vegetable and flower plants is by using a simple, inexpensive moisture meter. In fact, once you own one of these amazing little tools, you will wonder how you ever lived without it! Giving plants the …
Are you looking to rejuvenate and bring your tired and worn out geraniums back to life? Geraniums are prized for their gorgeous blooms that can fill multiple stems at once. Their bright foliage and flowers are wonderful for bringing big interest to hanging baskets, containers, window boxes, and flowerbeds. Well, that is – when they …
Looking for a few great ways to attract hummingbirds and have them visit your backyard over and over again this summer? Hummingbirds are truly one of the most fascinating birds of all to watch in action. The tiny little birds with exceptionally long beaks can beat their wings at an astonishing 80 beats per second. …
Looking for a few simple tips for the best way to water, fertilize and care for your ferns to keep them healthy and strong all summer long? Ferns are one of the most popular plants of all when it comes to hanging baskets and container plantings. In fact, it’s hard to go into a nursery, …
Looking to keep your marigolds blooming big and flowering all summer long? Marigolds are certainly one of the most beautiful, useful and durable of all annuals to grow. They are right at home in flowerbeds – whether in mass plantings, or grouped to add small pops of color to compliment other perennials, shrubs and bushes. …
If you want a plant that can really take the heat of summer and still provide you with beautiful foliage and limitless blooms, then you need to grow vinca. Not only is it incredible for adding lasting summer color to your flowerbeds, it’s perfect for hanging baskets and containers too! Vinca, often known as periwinkle, …
Looking for a quick fix to perk up your hanging baskets that are showing a few signs of distress – or even better, how to keep them from ever struggling in the first place? Hanging baskets are one of the easiest and most beautiful ways to instantly brighten up porches, patios, decks or anywhere outdoors …
When it comes to adding gorgeous color to the shadier locations of your home and landscape, it doesn’t get much better than growing impatiens – especially when you can keep them flowering big and strong all summer long with the right dose of fertilizer! Impatiens produce hundreds of small blooms and can be found in …
Wondering if you can recycle, recharge and reuse your old potting soil for a second season? Potting soil can be one of the biggest annual expenses of all for those who like to plant flowers and vegetables in pots, containers and hanging baskets. In fact, quite often, it can cost a gardener more for the …