If you are looking for an easy way to bring the feeling of the tropics indoors no matter where you live, then you need to grow a pineapple plant as a houseplant! And believe it or not – anyone with a little patience and a bit of space can grow one using just a portion …

Did you know that you can grow ginger indoors as a houseplant the whole year round – not only will it give you amazingly fresh ginger whenever you want – but also an incredibly beautiful houseplant to boot! It’s true! Growing ginger indoors is a great way to add beautiful greenery throughout your home and …

Did you know that you can enjoy growing and harvesting cherry tomatoes indoors all winter long? Cherry tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetable choices to grow for home gardeners. Not only can you get a huge harvest from just a few plants, they also produce much faster than their larger slicing counterparts. And are …

There is no harder time for birds to try to survive than when dealing with the harsh, bleak, cold conditions winter can bring – and there is no better way to help them through it than by feeding them high energy foods on a regular basis! Winter is extremely tough on birds that do not …

Did you know that you could change the color of your hydrangea blooms – all by adding the most basic of organic materials to the soil around where your bush grows? Want to make your hydrangea bush that used to bloom in blue now bloom in pink instead? You can! How about turning a purple …

Looking for a few simple and easy ways to save your old coffee grounds this winter to use in your garden next spring and summer – all without having to worry about them molding? There is little doubt that coffee grounds are one of the most beneficial (and free!) byproducts around for bringing life to …

Want to know how and what to feed the cardinals to attract them to your backyard this winter – and have them visiting your feeders more than ever? There is nothing more beautiful than watching a cardinal flying about in the winter. Whether it be a bright red male or the pale, muted colors of …

Looking for a few simple tips and tricks to keep that gorgeous poinsettia blooming big and bright all through the holidays? Poinsettias, along with Christmas cacti, are the go-to choices when it comes to holiday decorating with plants. But as colorful and interesting as a cactus can be when in bloom, it’s hard to deny …

Although most gardeners have heard about the amazing benefits of using spent coffee grounds to power annual flowers and vegetable plants outdoors – did you know that you can also coffee grounds to help fertilize and energize your houseplants too? Spent coffee grounds are teeming with all kinds of helpful trace nutrients. So is the …

If you are looking for a simple way to feed and watch birds this fall and winter in your backyard – making homemade bird suet is a great, inexpensive way to do it! Not only will it have all kinds of beautiful birds visiting your landscape, you will also be helping them survive with an …