Thrifty Finds for the Garden
Thrifty Finds for the Garden I love using items that I can reuse in the garden as planters.
Category: Gardening
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Growing Herbs
Growing Herbs If you enjoy plants and want to try your hand at growing herbs, try growing these 6 easy to grow varieties.
Plant in Full Sun
Plant In Full Sun In order to choose a plant, you need to know what plant in full sun really means. It is fairly simple, let me explain.
Garden Bicycle Planter
Garden Bicycle Garden bicycle with planted baskets on an old bike, Paint a wooden sign and wire it to the frame for visual interest.
Achillea
Achillea Achillea or better known as yarrow is one of the flowers that I grow in my flower garden for cutting purposes. There are over 1000 varieties of this beauty. The plants range from small...
Simple Tray Deck Bird Feeders
Simple Tray Deck Bird Feeders If you are in need of a simple solution to feed your feathered friends but do not have room for traditional feeders, how about simple tray deck bird feeders?
Low Down on Neem Oil For Plants
Low Down on Neem Oil For Plants Neem oil is fantastic if you purchase the correct kind and use it properly. Most of the time when I hear someone complain that Neem oil didn’t work for...
Newspaper Barrier Prevents Weeds
Newspaper Barrier Prevents Weeds Did you know that a newspaper barrier prevents weeds in your flower garden? It is true! It helps cut down on weeding
Nodding Onion Flowers
If you are looking for any easy garden flower that will thrive and grow in any condition, and most lighting conditions, the nodding onion flowers might be a plant you wish to look at.
Go Big or Go Home Wheelbarrow Planter
Go Big or Go Home Wheelbarrow Planter Purchase the largest geraniums that you can find and mix them with trailing ivy and spilling plants to fill an entire wheelbarrow for a grand entrance – it...
Milkweed Plants
Milkweed Plants Milkweed plants are the only host plant for the Monarch butterfly caterpillar. The population of Monarchs is in decline. Many farmers in our area and through the midwest are setting land aside for...
Prepping For a Garden
The greatest determining factor for the garden and prepping for a garden placement is the sun. Once you have chosen the ideal location for your garden it is time to start planning. Not sure where the...
Sunflower Head Bird Feeders
Do you grow sunflowers? I don’t have a designated spot to grow them; however, they grow in my yard. The birds plant them! The dried plants make wonderful and free sunflower head bird feeders.
Different Types of Plants for a Water Garden
Different Types of Plants for a Water Garden Three different types of plants for a water garden. The three that are most common in ponds and water gardens. Overview of the different groups.
Fungus Gnat Indoor Houseplant Recipe
Fungus Gnat Indoor Houseplant Recipe Have little black flies around your houseplants? Fungus gnats are what you have. Mix up this fungus gnat indoor houseplant recipe to kill the fungus gnat larvae in the infected soil.