Looking for the best ways to feed and attract woodpeckers to your feeders and landscape this winter? Not only is feeding woodpeckers one of the best ways to add life, interest and color to a bleak winter landscape, it can also be huge in helping them survive the tough conditions winter can bring! When winter …
Looking for the best seeds and feeds to attract cardinals to your feeders and landscape this winter? Cardinals, with their vibrant red feathers and loud vocal songs, are a favorite among bird lovers. Although they add life and color to the landscape any time of the year, it’s especially true during the fall and winter …
Are you looking for a few safe, effective and simple ways to keep ants out of your house – and not have to spray or lay down questionable chemical products that can be scary to use around pets and children? Even though ants are tiny and mostly harmless, they can become quite a nuisance when …
Did you know that you can use all-natural cinnamon to help protect the plants growing in your flowerbeds and garden from pests and disease – and help to build better soil at the same time? It’s true – although cinnamon has long been known to provide a wide array of benefits to humans as an …
Did you know that one of the best ways to protect your vegetable plants, flowers and flowering bushes from deer, rabbits and a long list of insects is to simply make and use your own homemade hot pepper spray? As it turns out, hot pepper spray is one of the most effective organic solutions to …
Are you looking for a fast and effective way to stop Japanese beetles from ruining the plants in your landscape, garden and flowerbeds this year? Once the warm weather of summer begins to arrive – so do Japanese beetles. And do they ever love to dine on everything from roses, fragrant bushes and a long …
When you plant French marigolds along with vegetable plants in your garden – great things happen. Not only do you fill your garden with the beauty and color of flowering annuals, you also can help protect and power your vegetable plants! Marigolds are one of the most popular annual flowers to grow in backyard gardens …
There’s no better way to add lasting beauty and color to your property than by planting a wildflower patch – and there is no better time for planting wildflowers than in the spring! Wildflowers continue to gain in popularity in home landscapes. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to have a large property or …
One of the best ways of all to attract hummingbirds to your yard and keep them coming back time and time again is not just by using colorful feeders – but by planting the plants that hummingbirds love to visit and feed from. And today – we feature 7 such plants that will have them …
One of the best ways to stop ground moles from destroying your lawn and landscape every year is to eliminate the grubs in your yard – and as it just so happens, early spring is the best time to do it! Grubs are the larvae of beetles, the most common of which are Japanese beetles. …