Looking to grow a few annual flowers that hungry deer won’t devour and eat this year? If you garden anywhere deer roam, you already know the frustration. One day your flower beds look full, colorful, and thriving. The next morning, it can feel like an all-you-can-eat buffet swept through overnight. While no plant is ever …
Do you know what happens when you plant tomatoes with coffee grounds and eggshells? The answer is a whole lot of greatness for your tomato plants and you harvest! By simply using coffee grounds and eggshells in the planting hole of your tomato plants, you can help power your young tomatoes to fast, healthy grow …
Did you know that you could change the color of your hydrangea blooms – all by adding the most basic of organic materials to the soil around where your bush grows? It’s actually possible to change a hydrangea bush that used to bloom in blue to now bloom in pink. Likewise, a hydrangea bush that …
Looking for a few simple tips and tricks to bring bright, beautiful orioles into your yard this spring and summer? Orioles are one of the most colorful migrating birds of all. As with many bird species, it’s the male oriole who has the brightest coloring. Adult male orioles have a black head with a bright …
If you are looking for the perfect, low maintenance ornamental grass to grow in your landscape, few grasses can match the reliability, beauty, and versatility of Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass! This upright, clump-forming grass has become a favorite in home landscapes – and for good reason. It’s easy to grow, tough in a wide …
As we do every year, we like to select a must try tomato for the upcoming season – and this year, hands down, it is all about growing the Blush Tiger tomato. From incredible flavor to heavy production and eye-catching color, Blush Tiger delivers on every level. The tomato plant will give you mountains of …
Want to know the perfect time for starting your tomato seeds indoors to have great transplants ready for planting day? If there is one task that gardeners often worry about more than any other in late winter, it’s trying to figure out when to start their tomato plants indoors from seed at just at the …
Looking for a simple way to create a DIY compost bin that’s not only easy and affordable – but is also durable and looks great too? Creating compost at home is one of the easiest and most effective ways to improve garden soil. By turning everyday kitchen scraps and yard waste into rich, organic matter, …
Looking for a few simple remedies to eliminate dollarweed from your landscape? Dollarweed is a weed that seems to appear overnight – and then spread everywhere before you realize what is happening. It pops up in flowerbeds, garden rows, walkways, and even raised beds, often forming thick mats that crowd out flowers and vegetable plants. …
Did you know that the absolute best time for pruning your apple trees is in the dead of winter? In fact, it’s really the only time you should prune your apples trees! Not only does winter pruning allow you to shape and trim back your trees without worry of harming them or your next harvest, …
One of the best ways to add huge color and interest to your flowerbeds, garden & landscape is by planting sunflowers. And that is especially true when you plant some of the most unique and beautiful sunflowers that don’t normally appear in flowerbeds! With their bold blooms, towering stems, and bright colors, sunflowers instantly add …