If there is one bird that can always use a little help getting through the winter, it is the beloved chickadee – and one of the best way to do just that is feeding chickadees the food that can help them stay healthy, safe, warm and alive. Chickadees are not only one of the smallest …

Looking for a few easy ways to keep mice out of your stored cars, mowers, campers and other equipment in the winter? Not only can mice make an incredible mess when they build their nests, they can also cause serious damage. Mice will use anything and everything to create their homes. And when they decide …

If you are looking for easy to grow, low care houseplants that can add instant beauty and interest to your home, then philodendrons are the plant for you! In spite of their fancy long name, philodendrons are low-maintenance tropical plants that can bring your indoors to life with their glossy, flowing foliage. And with hundreds …

While they might not be your typical houseplant, did you know that you can actually grow tomatoes indoors all winter long? Not only is it possible, but it’s the perfect way to have fresh tomatoes even as the snow flies outside your window! Tomato plants are almost always thought of as an “outside” plant. The …

Did you know that one of the best ways to fertilize your houseplants is with all natural worm castings? Worm castings have become one of the best go-to soil additives when planting everything from vegetable plants in the garden to annual flowers in containers, hanging baskets and flowerbeds. But they also happen to be incredible …

Did you know that one of the best ways you can help finches in your backyard stay healthy and alive is to feed them in the winter? Finches are truly an amazing breed of birds. Especially when you consider all of the different varieties of finches that exist. There are actually over 15 types – …

If you are looking for a beautiful, easy-care houseplant to add to your home that is almost impossible to kill – then you need to try your hand at growing spider plants! Not only are spider plants attractive with their long, cascading foliage, they truly are one of the easiest and most forgiving house plants …

If you are looking for the perfect way to re-energize your garden and flowerbed soil this fall – and use up all of those falling leaves coming down from the trees – then you need to make leaf mold. Not only is it easy to make, it can power your soil and plants like crazy …

Wondering what to do with your ornamental grasses this fall before the cold, snow and blustery weather of winter arrives – and whether or not you should cut them back? Ornamental grasses are a popular mainstay in home landscapes over a wide range of regions and climates. With varieties that can handle anything from scorching …

If you are looking for a great way to add early spring color to your landscape, then late fall is the time to plant daffodils before the cold of winter arrives! Daffodils are one of the hardiest and earliest spring-blooming flowers around. Their beautiful trumpet-shaped blooms burst forth to announce the end of winter – …