Solutions for Harmful Garden Insects & Pests
It’s prime gardening and plant season, and there is nothing worse than insects and pests invading your beautiful plants. We invest so much time, money, and love into our gardens and plants,…
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Getting Your Garden Ready for Winter
Just like in the last blog post, “Preparing Your Outdoor Living Space for Winter”, autumn is a good time to start preparing your garden for the cold months ahead, that…
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Home Grown Remedies
Surprisingly, there are plants that you can grow right in your backyard that have medicinal purposes. You may have thought of plants and flowers as more of a decoration in…
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Tools for Beginner Gardeners
By investing in these essential gardening tools, your shed will house everything it needs to keep your garden beautiful and growing. Before you can begin to garden, you’ll want to…
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What Is Xeriscaping?
The word xeriscape, coined to describe a garden in which little water is needed, has suddenly become a popular addition to many home gardeners’ vocabulary. The xeriscape concept, and the…
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Tomatoes. Everything You Need To Know.
Tomatoes. Big, red juicy tomatoes. Or small, fleshy ones. Or tiny, viny ones! Did you know that there are over 10,000 varieties of tomatoes being cultivated worldwide? Wow! Tomatoes have a…
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5 Sensational Summer Annuals
I don’t know about you, but when I invest in summer annuals I want to purchase plants which will flower from spring through frost. Perennials come and go throughout the…
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Edible Flowers — They Taste As Good As They Look
From garden plot to dinner plate, certain special flowers – among them spicy nasturiums, sweet violets, perfumed roses and pungent lavender — taste as good as they look and smell! Growing…
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The 10 Best Perennials For Your Garden
Perennials are a wonderful thing. They save you money (you buy them once and they come back every single year!) and time (less time out buying annuals) and give a backbone…
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Pruning
I don’t know about you, but I often find pruning to be a bit of a mystery. Cut the old wood stems. Don’t cut the old wood stems. Geez! Can we…
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