Create a bed to enhance your garden
With a DIY raised garden bed that maintains the right soil mix, achieving an abundance of home- grown vegetables is easier than you might think. If you want to grow your own vegetables this season, building a raised garden box is the perfect spring project. With a few supplies, tools, and easy-to-follow instructions, you’ll be […]
Enjoy your garden more this summer
Learn how to style your outdoor party, grow your own cocktail decorations, replant window boxes, and more. With long days, warm sunshine, warm nights and plenty of things to harvest, taste and enjoy, summer is the season to savor what the garden has to offer. Here are some ideas for making the most of this […]
How to Grow Your Own Sweet Summer Crops
This guide will help every gardener get started growing summer’s freshest warm-season vegetables and berries. Summer is the peak of the gardening season. Farmers’ markets and street vendors are full of fresh produce, and home gardens are producing at peak production. We live in a time when eating fresh, healthy food is easy and attractive. […]
Reliable Ground Covers for Warm Climates
Transform your lawn with drought-tolerant clump plants and watch your maintenance efforts go down while they grow easily. Gardening in warm regions presents its own set of challenges, including hot summers, dry shade, heavy rain, drought and soils that range from pure sand to impenetrable clay and soggy mud. But believe it or not, no […]
What are your spring gardening plans?
Tearing up the lawn? Do you plant edible plants? Are you starting from scratch? Let us know what you plan to change in your garden this year When spring comes, there’s nothing we want to do more than go outside. As temperatures rise and days lengthen, reminders of renewal and rebirth are everywhere, from elaborate […]
How to Work with a Landscaping Professional
Lush lawns and gardens don’t happen on their own. Here’s how to work with a landscaping professional to ensure a smooth process and satisfactory results. Even if you can decorate your living space or decorate your bedroom with the best materials, landscape design presents unique challenges that can be frustrating. Not only does it require […]
DIY Pathway puts your landscape on the right path
With this easy and inexpensive gravel driveway, you can create more foot traffic in your backyard and protect your lawn from foot traffic. Another home improvement project, another surprise. It seems like there’s a surprise waiting for us in every nook and cranny, under the boards and behind the walls, in the small mechanic in […]
Natural ways to get rid of weeds in your garden
Use these techniques to prevent the spread of weeds and learn about your soil. The garden comes alive in spring. The same goes for weeds, which can be detrimental to a gardener’s existence. Weed management efforts can be more effective if we understand what role weeds play in our ecosystem rather than launching an all-out […]
Prepare your early spring garden for the season
Learn how to save your plants, when to prune damaged branches, when to mulch, and more. As the first day of spring approaches, many of us are eager to jump into the new season. There may still be snow where you live. In this case, save this list for future use. However, gardeners in many […]
How to Maintain Your Garden to Ensure Long-Term Health
Our experts discuss how to keep your plants growing well and your garden looking good for years to come. An existing garden that has been maintained for more than three years requires different care than a newly planted landscape. Your lawn may need to be replanted, trees may need to be pruned, and nutrients may […]
