Tired of trying to stop mice from getting inside your garage, shed, equipment – or even your house? If there is one pest that can wreak havoc on your home and possessions, it’s mice! Not only are they unsettling to find scurrying across the floor – they can destroy your property and cause serious damage …
Looking for the best way to use all of those falling pine needles in your garden and flowerbeds? Just as many trees shed their leaves every fall, pine trees also drop a fair amount of their needles to the ground each and every year as they replace and replenish their own green foliage. And although …
If there is one thing you can do to help out your garden soil this fall and winter, it’s planting a cover crop – and one of the best cover crops to plant are field peas. Not only are they easy to plant and perfect for recharging your soil – you also don’t have to …
Did you know that one of the most crucial times to care for your hydrangeas is in the fall – right before winter arrives? And that it can make a huge difference in just how well your bush performs and blooms next year – or whether it doesn’t at all! One thing is for sure, …
Looking to create the perfect fall compost pile – and have loads of incredible compost ready for all of your planting needs next spring and summer? When it comes to getting your garden and flowerbeds to produce and grow better than ever, compost is the answer. Whether mixing it into the planting holes of vegetable …
Did you know that by simply mulching your flowerbeds in the fall, you can not only help to protect your plants from the upcoming winter – but also all but eliminate next years weeding chores? It’s true! And all while cleaning up and making your flowerbeds look great for the entire fall and winter season! …
No matter how you grow your strawberry plants, whether in the ground or in pots and containers, how you care for them in the fall before winter arrives can have a big impact on not just their survival – but also in how well they perform and produce next year. Strawberries are one of the …
You don’t have to let the end of the growing season be the end of the line for your big beautiful ferns – not when you can easily divide and save them in the fall to grow again next year! Ferns are a staple for gardeners to grow outdoors during the spring, summer and fall …
Wondering what to do with your daylilies as they begin to fade away in the fall? One thing is for sure, by late summer and early fall, daylilies begin to show a lot of wear and tear. Not only are their blooms all but gone, the foliage of the plants also begin to slowly die …
Looking to recharge and rejuvenate your tired, weak raised bed soil this fall and bring it back to life? The garden season can take a big toll on the vitality and life of the soil in raised beds. Plants require a lot of nutrients from the soil. Both to grow healthy foliage – and produce …