Looking for a few simple garden hand tools that can help you plant, grow and maintain your garden and flowerbed spaces quicker, easier and with less back-breaking work? When it comes to creating highly productive and weed-free garden or flowerbed spaces, there are certainly all kinds of expensive tools available. From rototillers, trimmers and edgers, …
Looking for a few effective methods to get rid of potato beetles and eliminate them without having to resort to harsh chemicals and insecticides? Potato beetles can destroy the leaves of some of the most beloved vegetable plants in a home garden. Although they get their name from their love of attacking the foliage of …
Looking for a fast and easy way to get rid of the aphids on your vegetable plants? And without having to resort to questionable commercial sprays that might compromise your harvest? Aphids can cause major damage to vegetable gardens. Not only can aphid attacks stunt the growth of plants by damaging their stems, leaves and …
Want to get your clematis to flower more than ever and even bloom again this summer? It is hard to deny the incredible beauty of clematis when in full bloom. Perfect for fences, walls, light posts, arbors or anywhere it can climb or trail, this climbing perennial can fill a space with sensational color and …
Want to know how and when to thin seedlings from the seed crops you planted in your vegetable garden this year? And why it’s so important to do it? If there is one simple task that is the most underrated and under-performed in the vegetable garden every year – it’s thinning seedlings from the rows …
Looking for how to best fertilize your potted flowers for blooms that are not only big and beautiful – but last all season long? Potted flowers are one of the easiest ways to add a huge splash of color nearly anywhere in the landscape. They are perfect for bringing big interest and color to patios, …
When it comes to planting flowers in pots, there are three simple planting secrets that can make a huge difference to help your plants to grow strong and healthy – and have incredible blooms all season long! There is nothing more beautiful than pots overflowing with colorful flowers in the spring, summer and fall. They …
Looking for a way to get rid of chiggers from your lawn and landscape – and, more importantly, keep them off of you? If you have ever had an encounter with chiggers, you know just how incredibly monstrous these tiny little creatures can be. One thing is for sure, although they may be hard to …
If you are looking for the best hanging basket plant to light up your landscape with big blooms that last from spring until fall – then Calibrachoa (Million Bells) is the plant for you! Although there are so many wonderful annuals that can fill baskets with color, nearly all of them have issues with all-season …
When it comes to helping to save the honeybee population, did you know there are actually three simple things that anyone and everyone can do in their own landscape to help make a big difference? It is no great secret that the honeybee is an incredibly magnificent insect. With a slew of varieties that cover …