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 …

Looking for the best hanging basket plants this year to grow in the shade to finally bring some big flower power and color to the less-than-sunny parts of your landscape? All too often, gardeners think their covered front porches, decks and patio areas are all but impossible to light up with flowering plants. It’s certainly …

Looking for the best way to fertilize your blueberry bushes for healthier plants and a bigger harvest? One of the best ways to ensure a great harvest of delicious blueberries is to give them the power they need for strong root development, thick foliage and loads of bud production. But when you give your bushes …

When it comes to getting young tomato plants off to a fast start early in the season, nothing can be more helpful than fertilizing. But, as you will see below – how, when and what you power your plants with early on is the real secret to growing great plants, and a huge crop of …

Looking for a few safe, easy and natural ways to keep ants off of the plants growing in your vegetable and flower gardens – and stop them from building damaging nests in the soil underneath? Ants can cause a number of serious issues for plants. When in large numbers, they will cluster on plants, often …

If you have ever wanted to grow your own peanuts but thought it was impossible because of the long growing season or the climate where you live – you need to try your hand at growing peanuts in pots and containers! Not only can you grow a delicious crop nearly anywhere – you will have …

Looking for what to do and how to care for that beautiful Easter lily you have growing inside after it blooms? The Easter lily plant has certainly become the go-to gift during the Easter season. Who doesn’t love the amazing color and beauty of this blooming lily. Its soft, trumpet shaped flowers and ultra-bright white …

When is the best time time to cut tulips back after they bloom? That question becomes a hot topic later in the spring as the wondrous flowers of the tulip begin to fade and drop to the soil below. One thing is for sure, when and how you cut your tulips back really can make …

Planting bulbs in the spring is one of the best ways to ensure big color and interest in your flowerbeds this summer – and it couldn’t be easier to do! Although fall is the time when many think of planting popular spring flowering bulbs such as tulips, daffodils and crocus, there are also quite a …