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Best Time for Pruning a Tree and Garden Shrubs In general, you should prune when plants are in their dormant or resting […]

Planting Seeds Have you ever planted seeds that didn’t sprout? Or seeds that sprouted and then died? There are several reasons why […]

There’s nothing better than buying some fresh tomatoes from the grocers and mixing up a batch of your famous homemade salsa — […]

February Gardening Tips – What to Plant in February Get your garden planning started. In some warmer locations you can begin sowing […]

How to Use a Greenhouse Growing plants in a greenhouse can be a gardener’s dream come true. However, you need to know […]

One of the oddest looking vegetables you can grow is kohlrabi With its large, edible, bulbous stem sitting underneath big, cabbage-like leaves, […]

Hosta is an easy to grow, long lived, shade loving perennial that is prized for its colorful leaves. About This Plant Other […]

Planting in containers is a perfect option for those with limited space or time. Container garden is also ideal for apartments, rental houses, […]

Using Mulch Using mulch is a great way to save water and control weeds in your garden. There are two categories of […]

How to Know When Your Compost is Ready to Use Learn how long it takes for your vegetable scraps to compost and […]

Don’t worry, gardening doesn’t come easy to everyone. If you’ve managed to kill every plant that has crossed your path, this post […]

Using Leaves for Composting The leaves of one large shade tree can be worth as much as $50 of plant food and […]

Your Pruning Calendar Here’s a cheat-sheet on when to prune your trees and shrubs to keep them healthy for decades to come. […]

Growing Garlic Indoors Growing garlic indoors is not difficult and you’ll be able to get the supply of fresh green stalks, flowers, […]

If you love what fresh herbs can do for food, you can still keep that flavor at hand and satisfy your cravings […]

Apple Tree – Planting, Growing, Pruning and Harvesting Ever wish you could have an apple orchard in your backyard? You can—in the […]

Fall Gardening Checklist With the cooler fall weather upon us, it’s time to get outside and prepare your garden for winter. Maybe […]

Fall Flower Garden Clean Up When the snow flies I like to look out and see all my flower beds put to […]

Left unpruned, red raspberries are their own worst weed. When canes get overcrowded, they compete for sunlight, causing the shaded leaves and […]

Perennial Plants to Cut Back or Prune in the Fall While it’s tempting to cut back the whole flower garden in the […]

Preparing Your Vegetable Garden for Fall Summer is traditionally thought of as peak vegetable gardening season, but fall has some qualities that […]

Small Backyard Relaxing Design Tiny space can be promising urban oasis with the application of chic backyard landscape design. Your outdoor space […]

Easy To Grow Houseplant: The Jade Plant The Jade plant (Crassula ovata) is a succulent and is one of the easiest to […]

It’s time for a fall makeover. Give your garden a fabulous finish by filling fall containers with plants that stage a fall […]

Beautiful Garden Paths Made of Natural Stone Want to spice up your garden? Make it interesting and creative? Adding a beautiful garden […]

Outdoor Fire Pit Seating Design Ideas With this masonry fire pit plan, you can skip the concrete and mortar. Instead, use that […]

How to Grow Plants on Trellises There are a number of reasons, both aesthetic and practical, for growing plants on vertical structures. […]

When is the best time to plant trees purchased from the nursery? This question has both a long and a short answer, […]

To get a proven, easy-to-follow strategy for giving your lawn the right amount of water, we talked to lawn care expert Matt […]

Outdoor Vs. Indoor Growing Whether you have acres of gardening land, a small greenhouse or a single, sunny windowsill in a tiny […]