Planting hanging baskets and containers at home is the perfect way to create gorgeous flowering displays that best fit your home and landscape. And, a great way to save on the budget too! Let’s face it, purchasing ready-made baskets and planters can be pricey. And often, selections are limited to just a few boring choices. …
Planting and growing Rhododendrons is an excellent way to add color, texture and beauty to your landscape. Rhododendrons almost always keep their over-sized foliage throughout the entire winter season. That alone makes them great for keeping a bit of color in beds long after most plants have shed their leaves for winter. But where Rhododendrons …
There is nothing quite like growing heirloom sweet corn in the garden. It is one of the best ways to experience the true taste of summer freshness. The sugary sweet taste of a just-picked ear of heirloom sweet corn is almost too good to be true. Especially when compared to the ears of corn found …
When it comes to adding incredible flavor to homemade dishes, growing a kitchen herb garden is a must. Fresh herbs are key ingredients in a near endless list of culinary favorites. From adding zing to pork, beef, poultry and fish, or seasoning vegetables, pasta and more, life without herbs would be tasteless indeed. And there …
When it comes to growing hydrangeas in the landscape, a few simple tips can go a long way to gorgeous blooming success. Hydrangeas are well known for their large, mophead-style blooms. Available in a wide variety of brilliant colors, their beauty is simply stunning. But what makes Hydrangeas even more special is they can be …
There is no need to wait until summer – get your garden season off to an early start this year by growing a few cool-weather spring vegetable crops! Many vegetables actually grow better in the cooler temperatures of spring. In fact, they thrive in it. Some crops can be planted as early as 4 to …
Looking for an all-natural away to repel insects? Then growing a few herbs in your garden patio or porch just might be the answer. Nothing can spoil a beautiful day or an evening outdoors like a few pesky mosquitoes. Or for that matter, flies, gnats and even ticks! But believe it or not, many herbs have …
Growing strawberries is great way to add lasting flavor to your landscape. Spring is coming, and that means strawberry season is just around the corner! Nothing can beat the taste of fresh strawberries, homemade strawberry pie, or delicious strawberry jam. Or for that matter, anything strawberry! And you might be surprised at just how easy …
Believe it or not, wintertime is a perfect time for ornamental grass care! Not only is it easy to do, cutting back in the winter lets you get a head start before the onslaught of spring landscaping and garden chores hit hard. By mid-winter, ornamental grasses have gone completely dormant. And with the snow, wind, …
When growing heirloom tomatoes, gardeners need to prepare themselves for a bit of an explosion. As in an explosion of flavor! Heirloom tomatoes have taken the vegetable gardening world by storm over the last decade. Old-time varieties, once phased out in favor of more “standardized” commercial tomatoes, are now being rediscovered and grown again. Growing …