Looking for a few simple ways to keep your hostas safe from insects, deer, and other pests this summer – all without having to resort to using harsh chemicals and sprays? Hostas are one of the most popular shade perennials around. The cold-hardy plants are available in a wide range of colors, sizes, and textures …
Did you know that with just a little bit of care and attention, you can get your lavender to bloom again for a second time in the same growing season? Lavender has become quite the popular perennial to grow in home landscapes. Not only is the plant highly drought tolerant, it is also incredibly insect …
Wondering what to do with your peony bushes after they finish blooming late this spring? Believe it or not, what you do with your peonies after they stop flowering can make a huge difference in just how healthy they will stay for the remainder of the summer. And even more – in just how well …
One of the best ways to create a low maintenance landscape is to plant drought resistant perennials in your flowerbeds – especially when you can fill your beds with perennials flowering in big, bright and beautiful colors! When the summer sun starts burning, many annual and perennial flowers begin to struggle without water. With too …
Looking to give your newly planted tomato plants a big jump start to get them off and growing fast? Whether you grow tomato plants in a traditional garden setting, raised beds, or in 5 gallon buckets, containers or tomato bags, the first six to eight weeks of their life outdoors is critical to their long …
One of the biggest secrets of all to grow a large, healthy potato crop with loads of foliage and plenty of potatoes to harvest is knowing when and how to properly fertilize them – and when to stop! Potatoes are heavy feeders that require plenty of nutrients throughout the growing season. Failing to provide plants …
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 …
One of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to create and make gorgeous containers and potted plants for your patio, deck and patio areas is to pot them up with perennials! Not only are there a whole slew of perennials that make incredibly stunning, low maintenance container plants, they can also be used year after …
If you want to grow healthier, bigger, brighter roses that produce loads of blooms longer than ever, then it’s vital to fertilize your rose bushes with the perfect dose of power – and it all starts with powering them up in the early spring just as your roses come out! Roses are heavy-blooming plants that …
Looking for the best way to fertilize your peony bushes early this spring to get them to bloom bigger and brighter than ever? Peonies are one of the first perennial bushes of all to come into bloom in the spring. And one thing is for sure – their fragrant, colorful flowers are a welcome sight …