Gardening How To

Image by Inneess Winter’s chill brings extreme weather changes to your garden plants. Watching the evening news you will find words like “frost” and “freeze” frequently interspersed. But what’s the…

Image by Jonas Rönnbro A cold frame is great way to extend the growing season in a vegetable garden. It lets the sun in and traps heat, so you can grow more for longer. To convert summer beds to winter gardens, you can make an…

Image by harmpeti Bricks are one of those garden staples everyone seems to have around the yard. Whether it’s a few forgotten stacked in the corner or a bunch leftover from a garden project, bricks are a…

Image by MARINA BOGACHYOVA The plants you put in your garden should speak to you, and in some ways, reflect your personality. Zodiac sign plants further the personal aspect of the landscape. These plants…

Image by ueuaphoto How to start pruning a tree? We get many questions about how to prune trees and shrubs, and the process can feel overwhelming when you aren’t familiar with it. However, pruning a shrub or…

Image by Victor Labzin Coir, the fibrous outer husk of coconuts, has been utilized by humans for thousands of years. Even today, this natural material finds regular use. Coir netting, while commonly used to…

Image by Pacificenterprise When people need a bit o’ luck of the Irish, they look for four leaf clovers, plants purported to elicit good luck and health. Clover aren’t the only good luck plants for your…

Image by JuliScalzi Before you send your box of unwanted clothing to a resale shop, pick through it for items you can use in the garden. What? Reuse your old clothes in the garden? Yes! Of course!   There…

Image by oranorth Many of us use store bought emollients for our lips and skin, but why not take it one step further by making homemade herbal salves? Making herbal salves isn’t as daunting as it may sound;…

Image by marilyna For those of us who celebrate and decorate for Christmas, holly and ivy leaves in wreaths and garlands may be among the first signs that the festive season has arrived. The History of…