Garden
Welcome to our blog's advice on growing plants. Here you'll find tips to green your thumb, whether you're new to gardening or want to take your skills up a notch. We dish practical guidance from planting to harvest. Learn how to start seeds, deal with pests safely, and reap abundant veggies and blooms. Our farming experts break information down into simple steps. Follow their instructions to grow thriving container or raised bed gardens that fit your space. Stop by regularly as we add new posts to help your garden thrive! We want to see you succeed at urban farming right at home.
Landscape
DIY Guide: 10 Essential Backyard Garden Hacks 2024
Got a tiny patch of green behind your house and not sure what to do with it? You’re not alone. Many folks...
Vegetables
10 Best Vegetables to Plant in April 2024 – Quick Guide
Why do some folks get super excited when April rolls around? Well, it's a prime time to kick-start your garden, and what...
Vegetables
How to Grow Fava Beans (Broad Beans): Beginner’s Guide
Why do so many folks get jazzed about growing fava beans? Well, for starters, these little green wonders pack a solid punch...
Vegetables
12 Best Climbing Vegetables That Grow On Vines: Space-Saving Tips
Why do folks love vegetables that grow on vines? Let's break it down. These climbers are real space savers. Got a tiny...
Vegetables
15 Best Vegetables That Grow in Containers – Top Picks 2024
Why do so many people rave about growing vegetables that grow in containers? Well, the benefits are too good to ignore! Growing...
Vegetables
15 Best Vegetables That Can Be Grown Indoors – Top Picks 2024
Why struggle with a backyard garden when you can grow veggies right inside your house? Growing vegetables that can be grown indoors...
Vegetables
15 Best Vegetables That Grow Underground – Top Picks for 2024
Why do some veggies prefer the underground club? Turns out, the earthy dance floor isn't just for coolness or hide-and-seek with gardeners....
Vegetables
12 Best Vegetables That Grow on Trees – 2024 Picks
Ever wonder about vegetables that grow on trees? Sure, we all know about the goodies we pluck from the ground like carrots...
Vegetables
How To Grow Bell Peppers from Seeds – Easy Tips for 2024
Why do some folks get all hyped about Growing Bell Peppers from Seeds? Well, it ain't just about popping some seeds into...
Landscape
10 Memorial Garden Ideas to Honor Your Loved Ones (2024)
Why the heck do we garden? Sure, for the fresh tomatoes in summer and the bragging rights over the tallest sunflower, but...
Landscape
20+ Best Black Mulch Landscaping Ideas: 2024 Trends
Ever mulched your garden and thought, "Why's my garden still looking like it needs a glow-up?" You're not alone. Mulching is more...
Vegetables
Mastering the Art of Growing Cucumbers: Pots vs. Ground
Why sweat over the perfect way to grow cucumbers when you can crack it right here, right now? Whether you've got a...
Vegetables
How to Grow Eggplant Vertically – 2024 Guide
Ever felt the pinch of not having enough room to grow all the veggies you dream about? Well, if you're eyeing those...
Plants
Top 9 Plants That Repel Aphids: 2024 Gardener’s Guide
Why do some gardens thrive, free from the clutches of pesky aphids, while others seem to be a bug buffet? Here's a...
Plants
24 Best Plants That Repel Deer and Rabbits: 2024 Guide
Got rabbits or deer turning your garden into their personal buffet? It's a real headache, right? These critters don't just nibble on...
Plants
14 Best Plants That Repel Squirrels: Safe for Pets & Effective
Ever dealt with those cheeky squirrels turning your garden into their personal snack bar? Yeah, it’s not just you. These fluffy critters,...
Vegetables
How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Arugula Plants
Got a spot in your garden and wondering what to grow that's both easy and packs a punch in the flavor department?...
Vegetables
How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Artichokes
Ever wondered why growing artichokes isn't as common as popping some tomatoes or lettuce in your garden? Maybe it's the look of...
Tools
Tailoring Your Garden Tool Kit: Matching Tools To Your Needs
Gardening can be a therapeutic hobby, a way to beautify your space, or a means to grow your own food. Regardless of...
Vegetables
A Beginner’s Guide to Planting, Care, and Harvest Spinach
Ever wondered why spinach has climbed the charts of home gardens everywhere? This powerhouse veggie isn't just a hit for its leafy...
Tools
How To Choose The Right Wheelbarrow For Your Garden?
A wheelbarrow is a staple, a must-have tool in any garden that lets you move heavy loads quickly. It can move large...
Plants
Pollution Tolerant Plants: Perennials and Annuals for Smoggy Urban Gardens
Until we solve many of our current pollution problems some urban gardens will suffer. Here are smog tolerant options for gardens in dirty cities. Sometimes...
Landscape
When to Prune Shrubs For Better Blooming: Trim Shrubs at the Right Time So You Don’t Cut Off the Flowers
If your forsythia, rhododendron or weigela has no flowers it's most likely caused by cutting it back at the wrong time. Knowing when a...
Plants
Year-Round Gardening: A Seasonal Guide to Home Garden Maintenance
Successful gardeners know vegetable and flower gardening is a year-round endeavor. Even in the deepest winter there is plenty to be done to ensure...
Landscape
Home Landscape Design For Winter Gardens
Consider home garden designs to include interesting and colorful trees, shrubs and even vegetable plants that need little winter care and bring ife to...
DIY Project
How to Build a PVC Pipe Garden Cover
Winter is right around the corner, which means plants are going to become scarce. Unfortunately, a favorite meal of hungry deer during the winter...
Plants
Monarda Plant Profile Growing Guide: Planting, Selecting, and Maintaining Bee Balm (Oswego Bergamot Tea)
Monarda didyma is highly attractive to hummingbirds, honeybees and butterflies, as well as providing weeks of colorful blooms each summer and early fall. Learn...
Flower
Grow Gardens for Hummingbirds: Plant the Correct Flowers for Pollinators by Learning Their Habitat
Hummingbird gardens attract pollinators by offering food, water and a place to rest. It is helpful to understand a pollinator's habitat to grow a...
Indoor
Best House Plants That Heal
Indoor plants such as the Peace Lily, Fern, and Cheese Plant, require plenty of watering, and can significantly contribute to a healthy living environment. Human...
Indoor
When to Start Garden Plants Indoors
There is little information on when to start garden seeds indoors for the best results in outdoor gardening plants. True gardeners are thinking and planning...
Herbs
How to Grow Healing Herbs for Health and Wellbeing
Planting a medicinal herb garden is an excellent way to have a constant supply of healing plants on hand for the treatment of common...
Herbs
Lemon Balm Uses: Harvesting for Tea, Oil Infusion, Cooking, and Crafts
There are a number of uses for lemon balm: it can be infused in oil, used in tea, or dried for cooking and crafts....
Herbs
The Calming Herb Lemon Balm With Antiviral and Antibacterial Properties
The easily grown lemon balm herb, made into a tea, bolsters mood and alertness. Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), known by practitioners for over 2000 years,...
Herbs
Lemon Balm: Cultivating, Cooking & Medicinal Uses for Melissa Officinalis
Using lemon balm frequently for cooking and medicinal purposes makes this herb a rewarding addition to the home herb garden. This lemon-scented herb attracts honey...
Herbs
An Herb Butterfly And Bee Garden: Herb Gardening with a View Toward Attracting Insect Pollinators
A simple how to guide to create a butterfly garden. Environmentally friendly herb gardening to attract bees and butterflies. Insect pollinators are in serious...
Plants
Drought Tolerant Plants Attracting Pollinators: Try Xeriscape Gardening and Attract Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Planting Butterfly Weed
Butterfly weed is hardy in zones 4-9 and flower from midsummer to fall. The milkweed-shaped pods appear in fall and can be...
Flower
Alliums Deer Resistant Garden Flowers: Drought Tolerant Ornamental Onion Plants Deter Small Rodents
Allium plants are garden flowers that deter foraging deer and rodents. Ornamental onion plants are drought tolerant, a necessary asset in today's flower gardens. Allium species...
Flower
Daffodil Bulb Ideas for Autumn Gardening: Fall Bulb Planting Brings Narcissus Spring Flowers
Fall bulb planting during autumn gardening is sure to be rewarded with masses of spring flowers. Narcissus, commonly called daffodil, has many bulb ideas...
Flower
Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall
Every perennial gardener wants a showy display of flowers all season from spring to fall. Here's how to get it. Follow this guide for...
Flower
Fall Perennials for a Splendid Array of Flowers
Solidago, Helenium and Rudbekia are some favorite fall perennials that give a splendid array of flowers. Brighten up Fall gardens with red and white...
Landscape
Landscaping the Yard Without Grass: Alternatives to the Manicured Lawn
There are alternatives to cementing the yard when lawn maintenance becomes too frustrating. Personal preferences, price, and location, influence your choices. A grass lawn can...
Fall Ideas
Awesome Fall Garden Ideas For Halloween
Below are 25+ awesome DIY Fall Garden Ideas that you can try this Halloween. 1. Tipsy Pumpkin Planter 2. Fall Front Porch Source
3. Pumpkins & Marigolds 4. Fall planter with colorful...
Landscape
Maximizing Garden Potential: Innovative Uses of Sleepers in Retaining Wall Designs
Maximizing the potential of a garden, whether it be a small backyard plot or a sprawling estate, often requires a keen eye...
Lawn Grass
How to Grow Organic Lemongrass Plants
Have you ever wondered about the secrets behind growing lush, aromatic Lemongrass Plants in your garden? Lemongrass, known for its strong citrus...
Plants
How to Use Herbs as Edging
Growing edible plants to use as a border in your herb, flower or vegetable gardens. There are many herbs that make attractive edging for your...
Plants
Growing Betony in the Herb Garden
This fast growing perennial herb will quickly become a favorite in the herb garden. Betony, Stachys officinalis, is a medium height, slightly oval stemmed, toothed...
Plants
Grow Medicinal Plants for Relief of Respiratory Illness at Home
Medicinal herbs can be grown in a specialized garden that focuses on a particular illness. This is one medicinal herb garden for Respiratory Illness. The...
Plants
Forcing Bulbs for Late Winter: Cheer Grow a Spring Bulb Garden Indoors
Blooms from forced bulbs, for gifts or to keep, can fill the home with the feeling of springtime months before the soil starts to...
Exterior Design
Is It Worth Building Your Own Shed?
Everyone with the space needs a shed. It's the instant solution for stowing away all the gear, tools, and garden paraphernalia that...
Plants
How to Grow Amaryllis Bulbs: Keep this Flower Coming Back Year after Year
Amaryllis bulbs can be picked up in just about any store these days to bloom around Christmas. Most people don't know you can keep...