Helpful Gardening Tips

Planting Native American Gardens, Meadows & Fields! Why Plant Native Wildflowers or Grasses? Native plants and grasses require less watering, fertilizer and pesticides. They can pre...

Everyone loves butterflies and as they flit around your garden visiting all the flower treasures, it is enchanting to watch. Butterflies are just about as beautiful to look at as th...

Planting Milkweed Seeds We recommend planting milkweed seed in the spring or fall in most parts of the U.S. In the fall, the cold will start the stratification process of the seeds ...

Don’t be just a perennial kind of person because you miss out on the wonderful aspect of annuals in your garden. Annuals are those that flower for only one year but they really are ...

Spring Planted, Summer Color - Bulb Tips & Tidbits Since it is that time a year when we are all planting or getting ready to plant our bulbs for summer color, we thought we might ...

Dahlias are one of summers easiest plants to grow. They give you late summer color when most other garden plants have passed or on their way to being done for the season. The big, b...

The Health Benefits of Natural Honey Antioxidants in Honey: Antioxidants are substances that slow down the deterioration of our cells. So much is being written about antioxidant...

Sometimes one looks around their garden and that ever pesty flying insect starts buzzing around your head. It’s not always a bad insect; it could be a honey bee. Honey bees are not ...

If you’ve ever been to wetland areas then you are familiar with the plants that grow there and the wildlife that frequents them, such as butterflies, dragonflies, frogs, hummingbird...

Gardening With A Purpose! All the latest trends indicate that we as a society are doing our gardening with a purpose in mind – growing our own food, creating urban ‘green’ spots, p...

Great numbers of Monarchs gather and migrate each fall and it is hard to imagine that this phenomenon may be coming to an end as the Monarch is facing the threat of extinction. Real...

After being left by the wayside for many years, cooking and garnishing with flowers is back in style once again. Many chefs and innovative home cooks are garnishing their entrees wi...

Starting Vegetable & Herb Seeds Indoors There are some really good reasons to start your vegetables & herbs indoors from seed and many folks purchase now to do just that. WHY STA...

Grow! Don’t Mow! Reduce the size of your lawn into attractive wildflowers or lawn alternative options! A lawn can be attractive but we all spend hours on a nice lawn not to mention...

January May Be A Boring Gardening Month – So, Spice It UP! Lots of folks ask us what is the most boring garden month or what do you guys do in January? We’d agree that for getting ...

Fabulous and fun, containers filled with bright blooms are easy to maintain and thrive with the right care. They’re great additions to any patio, yards or landscape. Before summer’...

What's So Great About Hanging Baskets? Hanging Baskets... • Are beautiful! • Last a lot longer than cut flowers • Add visual impact by bringing plants up to eye level • Are moveable...

Ask any experienced gardener and they will tell about different times when they have had issues with watering. You may never have had to worry about water shortages but sometimes ev...

We all get wildlife visitors to our gardens. While we all have certain likes and dislikes regarding who might be visiting our garden, we should all try and enjoy god’s creations – ...

Moss in Your Lawn or Garden? How to Remove It! We often get feedback that folks have moss in their lawn and gardens, even in spots where it never was before and want to know how to...

PERENNIAL EDUCATION What Are Perennials? Technically, perennials are plants that live and bloom for more than 2 years. This is in contrast to annuals that live for one year and ...

Plant these easy-to-grow herbs in your garden and enjoy some fresh-from-the-earth taste at your dinner table. Some herbs, such as Mint and Thyme, should be purchased as plants and t...

Organic vegetable gardening in fall is always the best. It may be getting cooler, fall foliage setting in but your garden should still be going strong! Help your garden produce mo...

There are many different types of lettuce, but all of them do best in cool temperatures, between 45 and 75 degrees and are best suited for Spring and Fall weather. Many gardeners pl...

Pick Before you Plant: Choosing the Best Tomato for your Garden There are more than 700 kinds of tomatoes to choose from, so let’s just review the basic types. Take a look at thi...

Some say “FALL IS THE BEST PLANTING TIME” Fall has been proven the best time of year to plant trees, shrubs, spring blooming bulbs and lawns as the warm ground temperatures allow fo...

When the leaves on the trees are offering a beautiful show of color for the fall and birds are gathering, making plans to fly south for the winter. You might think this signals the...

The fall months are a great time to improve your soil! The season is just about over for most of us and like most of us, we say "Okay – gardening is over with for this year"...but ...

Bring Outdoor Beauty Indoors Have your potted plants been outdoors all Summer, living it up in the sunlight? As much as you hate to be a killjoy, it’s time to prepare those plants f...

Honey bees are not the only bees in trouble. Our native bees are also in decline. The use of pesticides known to be deadly to bees has been linked to the dangerous decline in pollin...

If you do not have space for a vegetable or flower garden or if your present site is too small, consider raising fresh, nutritious, homegrown vegetables or try flower gardening in c...

Coneflowers (Echinacea) Coneflowers are a tried and true staple of any perennial garden. While Purple Coneflowers are the most widely selected coneflower, these beautiful flowers c...

Strawberries are so yummy and who wouldn’t want to grow them right in their backyard? They are one of the easiest to grow fruit crops and will bring a huge reward to the home garden...

Add pizzazz to your cooking by using your own home grown Italian herbs. Growing your own Italian herbs involves a few seeds, a dash of knowhow, and a pinch of patience. Mix the thr...

On A Budget for Fall Planted Bulbs – Try Daffodils In this economy, many of us have had to put gardening purchases to the back burner. Right now, it is time in early September fall...

Wildflowers are a beauty to behold, especially in spring when the meadows are awash with new color. Their fragrant and colorful variations are always a beauty to behold. Did you kno...

10 IDEAS FOR YOUR VERY OWN OASIS “Summer is Icumen In” and you stare out at your back yard in despair. It’s no place for a family who can’t wait to get outdoors to enjoy the brilli...

We're planting wildflowers! Considering meadows or wooded areas for planting with wildflowers? While a daunting task for estates areas without the correct training, New Ham...