Home Improvement Tips & Ideas
Make your lawns & gardens the envy of the neighborhood with tips to plant, water and fertilize greenery around your home
If you’ve ever had mushrooms growing in your lawn, you’ve no doubt wondered how to get rid of them. This is especially true after heavy rains when it seems mushrooms magically appear overnight. Fortunately, most of these fungi won’t harm your yard. However, if you’re hoping to get rid of mushrooms in your yard, the …
Mushrooms in Lawn? How to Manage the Fungus Among UsRead More
In the back corner of our yard we have a lot of standing water. I would like to drain that so the kids can utilize this space. How do I go about draining out this space?
Xeriscaping doesn’t mean zero flowers and plants in your landscape. You can conserve water by using more than a bunch of rocks and some cactus. Xeriscaping is a low-water landscape design that is popular in arid and semi-arid climates because it’s a way to garden without irrigation. In other words, it’s a yard that’s is …
The future for gardening looks promising says a new report, with more and more Americans connecting with Mother Nature, one garden shovel at a time. This bold prediction comes from Garden Media Group’s 2019 Garden Trends Report: Rooted Together – Reconnecting with the Natural World and introduces eight garden industry trends that garden centers and …
Are you ready to get down and dirty to spruce up your home? Gardening is one hobby that will give you a huge return on your investment. Flower beds, trees, and shrubs add to your home’s curb appeal and value. Planting a vegetable garden will provide you with fresh produce for a good part of …
How to Prepare Your Soil for a Blooming Spring GardenRead More
Butterflies are lovely things and one of the wonderful aspects of spring and summer. They are not only beautiful but needed as pollinators for gardens. If you want to attract butterflies to your yard you have to understand what they need. The answer is nectar. Nectar is life to butterflies, so by planting the right …
Attract Butterflies to Your Garden with These Five FlowersRead More
It’s been proven that bringing nature inside does wonder for homes or workplaces. People are more relaxed, more productive and healthier. You may already have plants in your home but are looking to add more in some fun and interesting ways or you may be looking to get started. Here are some great ideas we …
7 Fun Ways To Add Plants & Greenery Inside Your HomeRead More
A tree in your landscape can be a thing of beauty. But after it’s gone, the stump left behind is not so beautiful. It’s a tripping hazard, can damage your lawn mower as you try to mow around it, attract insects, and let’s face it — sawn-off trunks just don’t look great! Stump removal is your …
Trees do a lot during winter to prepare for spring. Learn six tips for winter tree care to protect trees and encourage growth in spring.
Have you ever heard an experienced gardener talk about “putting their garden to bed” and wondered what they meant? They’re talking about winterizing their garden for those cold months ahead. Green thumb gardeners know preparing the garden for winter is a key step to make sure it’s ready to ‘spring’ into abundance early next season. Putting …
Putting Your Garden to Bed: How to Prepare Your Garden for WinterRead More
Do you love the colorful trees of fall but dread the aftermath? All of those heaps and bags of leaves can seem never ending. Instead of hauling them to the curb, its easy to compost leaves so they can benefit next year’s garden. Here’s where to begin: Why leaves make great compost Trees pull nutrients from …
How to Compost Leaves to Benefit Next Year’s GardenRead More
There is no better way to add curb appeal and value to your home than adding a concrete lawn border. Concrete borders can be used to define your lawn, flower beds and pathways, adding a clean, finished look to your home’s landscaping. Concrete lawn borders can be poured at virtually any depth or width and …
Rain barrels are a great eco-friendly way to water gardens, flowerbeds, and even wash cars or bikes, especially if you live in a dry area prone to droughts. Building one yourself isn’t difficult or expensive. All you need is an afternoon, a plastic barrel, and some basic tools and supplies. TOOLS & MATERIALS Tape Measure …
If you have a garden, you may already be composting your kitchen vegetable scraps. But did you know you can also grow a beautiful, healthy garden all year long from your kitchen leftovers? In fact, some vegetables are so useful and productive, you can buy them once from the grocery store and never pay for …
Upcycled Garden? How to Grow Fruits & Veggies from Pits & SeedsRead More
Fruit trees are prized for the delicious fruit they offer, and are a beautiful addition to any yard. However, in order to help maximize the yield from your trees, and keep them healthy, it’s important to know how to properly care for and prune them. Follow these tips for pruning fruit trees and help your …
Would you like to plant a fall garden and extend the productive bounty of summer’s harvest into fall. Fall is actually an easier time of year to garden – it’s typically nice and cool, insect populations are reduced and some fall crops sweeten when nipped by frost! But despite the approaching chill, there’s still plenty of …
Fall is a great time to make sure that your lawn is healthy and ready to sleep during the winter season. Although growth rates of your lawn can drastically slow down during the fall compared to summer lawn growth, you may be surprised at other maintenance that is important to do during this cooler time …
8 Fall Lawn Care Tips to Get Grass Ready for WinterRead More
Many people plant just enough in the garden to eat fresh all summer and into fall but what if you want to do more? Maybe you want to provide enough food for your family to get through the winter. Or what about just enjoying the goodness of summer all year long? Both are fantastic ideas …
The heat is beginning to wind down and the summer season is slowly transitioning but that doesn’t mean that gardening is over. There are plenty of thriving plants to grow in the fall that will help provide fresh produce for your family as well as squeak out as much use of your garden as you …
Keeping your lawn healthy is an important part of owning a home. Not only do green and landscaped lawns raise the overall look of your home but they also drastically increase your home’s curb appeal. If left unchecked, diseased lawns can ruin that curb appeal and potentially the entire lawn. Here’s what you need to …
Summer heat is here, and that might mean less water in your area. Does that mean you need to let your living landscapes suffer? Is watering your yard or lawn frowned upon by neighbors? Having a healthy yard and respecting Mother Nature is still possible, even in drought or high heat conditions! Keep your lawn looking …
Gardening doesn’t have to end just because the kids are back to school and the temperatures are starting to cool off. In fact, fall gardening can be one of the most productive times of the year for many homeowners. Cool season crops like lettuce, broccoli, and peas can all be easily grown within the span …
There are many benefits to having a killer lawn. It has a cooling effect, traps dirt and dust, provides oxygen and filters rainwater containments. Plus, it’s a great place for pets to play and so people can enjoy being outside in the fresh air. But, the best way to develop a healthy lawn is to …
Your garden is probably up and growing by now but instead of seeing a healthy garden is it looking a little sad? In the spring, seedlings are bright and healthy and you’re looking forward to the beautiful garden to come. But then you’re faced with some of the more disappointing aspects of gardening. Weeds start outstripping your …
