Looking for few ways to use all of those spent coffee grounds to good use during the cooler fall months? Believe it or not, instead of simply tossing the grounds into the trash, you can use them to power your soil, improve your lawn, and keep pests away! Coffee is definitely an important morning staple …
Did you know that one of the fastest and easiest ways to recharge the tired and spent soil in your raised beds this fall is with a no till cover crop? Not only is it simple, quick and inexpensive to do, it also requires hardly any work at all next spring before you plant! One …
While the fall is a great time for dividing a wide range of perennials like hostas, daylilies, coneflower and more, there are a few perennials that you should never divide in the fall. Not only is it hard to get the new divisions to root and grow, it can also put the main plant at …
Wondering what to do with your creeping phlox plants in the fall – and how to help prepare them for an amazing blooming season next year? Phlox is one of the easiest, low-maintenance perennial plants to grow in your landscape. One of the best things about this hardy plant is that it isn’t picky at …
Wondering what to do with your blueberry bushes this fall before winter arrives? Believe it or not, fall is an extremely important time for blueberry bushes. Unfortunately, all too often, once blueberry bushes stop producing in late summer, they are all but forgotten. But as it turns out, how you care for them right before …
Looking for a few quick tips and tricks on how to best fertilize your begonias this summer to keep them full of life and loaded with big blooms all the way to late fall? Begonias are a classic flowering annual that are often grown for their colorful foliage and ultra-bright blooms. In recent years, they have …
Wondering what to do with your hydrangeas after they bloom this summer? Or wondering why they didn’t flower this year? Believe it or not, what you do with your hydrangeas after they finish flowering can have a huge impact on just how healthy they remain through summer. And even more importantly, how well they bloom …
Wondering how to fertilize your impatiens this summer to get them to bloom bigger and brighter than ever? Impatiens have long been a favorite annual choice for growing in the shade. Whether planted in baskets and containers on a porch or patio, or in shaded flowerbeds around the home, they add a burst of color …
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 …