One of the best ways to keep deer from damaging your landscape is to simply grow what they don’t like to eat – and there is no better place to start than by planting deer resistant shrubs and bushes! Deer can be extremely destructive to flowerbeds, gardens and anywhere they can find vegetation to their …

One of the best ways to help your azaleas bloom bright, big and beautiful in the spring is to fertilize them late in the winter before they begin to come out in early spring. A member of the rhododendron family, azaleas are one of the most beautiful early spring flowering shrubs of all. When in …

If you are looking for a way to distance yourself from the grocery store while living a healthier lifestyle, then growing a throwback Victory food garden is the way to go! The concept of a Victory garden has been around since the First World War. It regained popularity again in the last few years with …

If you are looking to grow your own vegetables and flowers but don’t want to spend endless hours tilling and weeding your garden all summer long – then it’s time to create the perfect, weed-free, no till garden in your backyard. Not only is it easy to do – it can help you grow amazing …

Looking for a few tips and tricks for how to get your peonies to bloom and flower big every single spring – year after year? Peonies can produce an incredible flush of bright, vibrant blooms in the spring or early summer. The flowering perennial is usually one of the first bushes to fill with color. …

While late winter is usually a time for planning and dreaming about the upcoming gardening season, it’s also the perfect time for pruning most varieties of rose bushes. And can pruning ever make a difference in getting your roses to bloom bigger than ever this year! Pruning is vital for keeping most rose varieties healthy and …

Why should you be growing San Marzano tomatoes in your garden, raised beds or containers? Because it’s the one single tomato variety you can grow almost anywhere that can give you an amazing harvest of tomatoes that are perfect for almost any need! Not all tomato varieties are created equal, and that is definitely the …

When it comes to starting your own tomato plants indoors from seed, there are five little secrets that can make a huge difference between growing weak, feeble plants that struggle to survive – or nurturing strong, healthy transplants that are ready to thrive! There is no better feeling than growing your own tomato plants from …

Looking for the best type of bird feeders to use for feeding birds all through the long, cold winter months? There is no more important time to help birds out with a little food in the winter. For cardinals, blue jays, chickadees and other bird species that don’t migrate to warmer locations, food can be …

Did you know that by saving your spent coffee grounds now, you can use them this spring and summer to help naturally power your garden and flowerbeds. Not only that, but you can use them to energize hanging baskets, perennial plants, and houseplants too!  Coffee grounds are an amazing natural resource that can be used …