If you are looking for a simple way to make your garage, shed and storage areas less inviting to mice this winter – using cinnamon might just be the best thing to use to keep them out! As temperatures drop, mice begin searching for protected places to nest. And garages, garden sheds and outbuildings offer …
Wondering what you can do for your lawn in October to set the stage for a great yard next Spring & Summer? If you want a healthier, thicker lawn next spring – believe it or not, some of the most helpful work you can do starts in October – before your grass settles in for …
Think you missed your chance to divide your perennials now that October has arrived? The good news is that there can still be time to turn those oversized plants into beautiful new starts – and fill your flowerbeds without spending a penny! By October, it’s easy to see which plants have outgrown their space. Some …
Wondering whether you can or need to remove all of those old and fading hydrangea blooms on you hydrangeas bushes this fall? By fall, the colorful blooms that covered your hydrangeas all summer have usually faded to shades of tan, brown or dusty pink. Some gardeners love the look of those dried flowers. Others are …
Saving annual flower seeds in the fall is one of the easiest and most economical ways to grow a beautiful garden year after year. Instead of purchasing new seed packets every spring, you can collect hundreds of seeds from the flowers already growing in your beds, containers and landscape. Even better, many annual flowers produce …
Wondering what to do with your daylilies as their blooms begin to fade and their foliage starts to decline in early fall? By late summer and early fall, daylilies can certainly start to show their age. Their once-colorful blooms have usually disappeared, and the long, green foliage begins to yellow and brown. Once this process …
Did you know there are several perennials that should never be cut back in late summer or fall? When fall arrives and flowerbeds begin to fade, it can be tempting to grab the pruning shears and start cutting every perennial down to the ground. But when it comes to getting your flowerbeds ready for winter, …
The best thing you can do for your garden this fall is to plant a cover crop. In fact, this one simple fall task can protect your garden from weeds, stop soil erosion, improve tired soil – and set the stage for healthier plants and a bigger harvest next year! Cover crops are incredibly easy …
Looking for a few easy ways to freeze all of those tomatoes? There is no faster or easier way to preserve an overly large tomato harvest than by freezing your tomatoes – and it couldn’t be simpler to do! It always seems to take forever for those first tomatoes to ripen in the garden. You …
Looking to save seeds from your vegetable plants this year so you can grow your favorite varieties again next spring? Late summer is the perfect time to start collecting – and the seeds you save now can actually help you grow an even better garden next year! Saving vegetable seeds is certainly a great way …