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We dish practical guidance from planting to harvest. Learn how to start seeds, deal with pests safely, and reap abundant veggies and blooms.
Our farming experts break information down into simple steps. Follow their instructions to grow thriving container or raised bed gardens that fit your space.
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Have you ever looked at an old chair and thought about its fate beyond being thrown away? The concept of upcycling breathes new life into items that others might see as trash. By turning these pieces into something new and useful, Upcycled Chair Planter Ideas stand out as a creative and eco-friendly way to reduce…
Here are 18 ideas of wine bottle bird feeder that will attract more birds to your garden. 1. Glass Bottle Homemade Hummingbird Feeder Source 2. DIY wine bottle bird feeder Source 3. Build A Wine Bottle Bird Feeder Source 4. Upcycled Wine Bottle Bird Feeder Source 5. Re-purposed Wine Bottle Bird Feeder Source 6. Wine Bottle Hummingbird Feeder Source 7. DIY…
A deck railing has to do two things that pull in different directions: look good, and actually keep people from falling off the deck. Twenty-eight ideas below, then the code and safety questions people actually search for, corrected against the real IRC and IBC requirements rather than a rough guess at them. Related: 30 Porch…
Checking our mailboxes can sometimes be dreadful, especially when we are waiting for a result from an entrance exam in college that we just applied at or it could just be simply something like a regular bill that we are not expecting. But whatever it is that we are looking forward to receiving in the…
If there is a set of flowers that will surely spruce up a garden, the indoors and the vases with brightness and natural vibrance, it would be orange flowers. Contrary to popular belief, orange flowers are not just summer flowers. Some of them bloom through fall and some even thrive during early winter. If you…
Brighten up the kitchen and celebrate spring with a windowsill herb garden. All it takes is a few plants, colorful containers, potting soil and sunlight. Windowsill gardens are an easy way to invite nature indoors. With a few purchased herbs, several pretty containers, potting soil and fertilizer, even apartment dwellers can enjoy a bountiful garden….
Planted together Narcissus (daffodil) bulbs and specialty (minor) bulbs lead to pest-resistant, perennial and naturalized landscape garden designs. According to Sally Ferguson of the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center, “Bulbs are called good perennializers if they come back at least three years in the garden, under proper growing conditions. Bulbs are considered good naturalizers if…
In winter, the bare bones of your garden layouts are exposed. But is your vegetable garden layout still pleasing to you? Do you glance out the window longingly? Or do you shy away from the window, as if the whole yard were an endless to-do list? Better understanding the design of the center and the…
Gardeners with small spaces or in urban areas use portable and mini greenhouses to participate and to extend their growing season. Urban gardeners and gardeners with smaller spaces can utilize portable cold frames and greenhouse structures for their container gardens. Even gardeners with lots of space benefit from the versatility of portable grow racks and…
Maintaining & Improving Gardens & DIY in Winter for the Home Gardener. Take Care to Service Lawn and Garden Equipment, Conduct Fence Repair & Tips for Gardening Tasks. Winter may be a dormant season in the garden but the keen home gardener will be busy throughout the winter garden season. Planning a schedule for jobs…
Whether you’re a hobby grower or a large commercial grower here is a tried and true system for overwintering container grown perennials and herbs. There are many ways to overwinter perennials. This is one of the systems used successfully by many hobby and commercial growers throughout the country. Cold Frames are never out of style…
House plants are varied and very broad. Most can be categorized as flowering and non flowering. While we commonly assume house plants are few in numbers, the truth is there are hundreds of varieties of house plants. The reviews will be on the most popular types of house plants. You must first ask yourself? Do you…
Garden edging looks like a purely decorative choice, a neat line between lawn and flower bed. It’s not. Edging that just sits on top of the soil, however good it looks the day it’s installed, rarely stops what it’s actually meant to stop: grass and weed roots creeping under it into the bed anyway. This…
Flowers don’t last forever once they’re cut – but it’s possible to make them last longer and look fresher with a few simple tips Receiving flowers is one of the greatest pleasures in life. There is nothing quite like the smell and feel of a flower and so it’s hardly surprising that the flowers market…
Lawn and garden tractor attachments add utility to a machine that is already very functional, but think about needs and capabilities before purchasing. Add utility to a lawn and garden tractor by selecting appropriate attachments to use at home. Everyone may not need a large tractor, but home owners may still need some of the…
Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are the major ingredients in garden fertilizers. Many elements including nutrients are present in soil and needed for plant growth. What does “N P K” have to do with gardening? Healthy, robust lawns, gardens and houseplants depend on a number of factors including soil characteristics, location in the U.S., nutrients present…
Gardeners need to be aware of the negative effects of above-average rainfall on plants, and how they can prevent and treat damage to the garden. Most gardens cannot survive without rain, but is it possible to have too much of a good thing? While above-average rainfall can have a positive impact on drought conditions, it…
Sometimes runoff water from impervious surfaces will concentrate and cause erosion problems. Rain gardens harvest this water, filter pollutants, and prevent erosion. Properly designed, rain gardens intercept the natural water flow and slow it down, allowing it to gradually infiltrate into the ground. Rain Gardens are Functional Sustainable gardeners appreciate how rain gardens work to…
Pruning mistakes may result in misshapen and weak ornamental trees. Shearing and topping are two of the most widespread and injurious pruning methods. Shearing and topping are two methods of pruning flowering ornamental trees often used instead of more beneficial methods. Reasons for using shearing and topping may include: Lack of knowledge about tree growth…
Low-maintenance small evergreen shrubs are first-rate selections for DIY landscape foundation plantings. They enrich the looks of shady front yard landscapes. Plant breeders continue to introduce shrubs that save maintenance time, effort, and money. These introductions are smaller than their normal-sized relatives and often labeled as dwarfs. They are relatively disease and pest resistant. Both…