Category: Gardening

October 19, 2017

Houseplants

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.

October 12, 2017

Backyard Projects and Crafts

Display and Dry Hydrangeas

Display and Dry Hydrangeas The hydrangeas are in full bloom and beautiful but you are wondering how to keep the beauty going all year. There is only one trick to drying them and it isn’t...

September 12, 2017

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Fish Pellets as Fertilizer

Fish Pellets as Fertilizer Whenever I can I like to use organic fertilizers.  People ask me all the time how I grow such mammoth rhubarb plants and I always grin and I say I’m not...

September 7, 2017

Soil

Test Your Soil For Lead

Test Your Soil For Lead Before Planting Your Garden If your garden is located near or next to a home, barn or additional structure that was built before 1978 test your soil for lead before...

September 2, 2017

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Growing Weeks Needed For Fall Crops

Growing Weeks Needed for Fall Crops Wondering how many growing weeks are needed for a certain fall crop?  I’ve made  a simple guide to give you a clear idea.  You will want to bookmark or...

September 1, 2017

Houseplants

Why Feed Jello to Houseplants

Why Feed Jello to Houseplants

August 30, 2017

Lawn and Yard Care

Wax Your Shovels for Winter

Wax Your Shovels for Winter Handy tip for the day – Want to keep snow from sticking to your snow shovels?

August 23, 2017

Flowers

Pink Garden Phlox

Pink Garden Phlox Perennial is planted as the backbone in my flower garden. The Purplish-pink flowers provide crisp, clean color all summer long and into fall and a fragrance that welcomes any garden visitor.

August 4, 2017

All Posts/Flowers

Selecting Garden Plant Bulbs

Selecting Garden Plant Bulbs I’m a person that likes to see and hold my bulbs in my hand when selecting garden plant bulbs. So, ordering my bulbs from an online source is out of the...

March 10, 2017

Flowers and Plants/Wildflowers & Weeds

Snowdrop Flowers

I’ve heard people state snowdrop flowers are wildflowers.  It is true, that some grow in the wild in meadows and woodland areas. Can’t argue with you on this fact. I find them all the time....

October 23, 2016

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Growing Lemongrass

Growing Lemongrass Up until last year, I didn’t even have a clue what lemongrass was. It is an obsession of my teenage daughter’s. To cut costs I wanted to try my hand at growing lemongrass.

Backyard Projects and Crafts/Flower Planting Containers/Gardening

Hanging Knit Planter Basket

Hanging Knit Planter Basket Looking for a garden planter that can occupy your empty wooden fence space? If you knit, try making this hanging knit planter basket.

October 22, 2016

Flowers/Gardening

Storing Tuberous Begonia for Winter

Storing Tuberous Begonia for Winter Did you believe you had to throw out your beautiful plants at the end of each season? Nope. Don’t!  I’ll show you how easy storing tuberous begonia for winter really...

October 7, 2016

Backyard Projects and Crafts/Gardening

Scarecrow Ideas For Fall

Scarecrow Ideas For Fall A collection of outdoor scarecrow ideas from my private photography files The scarecrow ideas for the fall collection is finally making it’s way out of the darkness and into the light.  ...

Backyard Projects and Crafts/Gardening

Painted Fall Pumpkins

Painted Pumpkins for Fall Decor My favorite season is fall!  My so glad I live in a world that has the month of October.  I love wearing warm fuzzy oversized sweaters, the fall colors and...