Early September is one of the best times of the year to divide many of the perennials growing in your flowerbeds – and doing it now can help you create healthier plants, better blooms and plenty of new plants for free! By the end of summer, many perennial plants have been growing in the same …
When you fertilize your creeping phlox in the early spring – amazing things happen! When it comes to getting phlox to explode with color and fill your garden with vibrant blooms, success doesn’t just happen by chance. It all starts early in the season with how and when you feed your plants. In fact, fertilizing …
Looking for some of the best perennials to plant to bring in bees, butterflies and other incredible pollinators? There is nothing quite like watching nature come alive in your very own backyard. Whether its watching the graceful strokes of a butterfly fluttering through the air, a honey bee gently working a delicate bloom, or a hummingbird …
If your searching for a few houseplants that practically take care of themselves, you’ll love today’s list of the eight easiest plants to grow and maintain indoors. In fact, these wondrous houseplants are so low maintenance that even those with the “brownest” of thumbs can keep them alive with ease! Houseplants are more than just …
If you are wondering how to get all of those tiny plants you started from seed indoors to start growing big and strong in quick fashion – it’s time to give your young seedlings and transplants a little boost of fertilizer! More and more gardeners are learning how fun it can be to grow their …
Looking for how to feed blue jays in your yard and still keep all of the other beautiful birds you love to watch visiting too? Blue jays are notorious for being among the most protective birds around. They are often thought of as quite unfriendly and downright mean when it comes to their ability to …
Starting your own vegetable and flowers from seeds is a great way to save money, especially when you can make free seed starting containers with easy to find recycled materials! Plastic seed starting cells and trays can be expensive, not to mention difficult to re-use. And unfortunately, the biodegradable options available are even more costly. …
What does it take to grow beets? Very little! Beets are one of the easiest vegetables to grow in the garden. Compared to other vegetables, they excel when it comes to weather hardiness and disease resistance. In addition they require very little maintenance during the growing season. There is not even the need to start …