Chickens are a wonderful addition to any backyard homestead, providing eggs as well as endless entertainment. Cracking open a golden-yolked egg from your own flock is enormously satisfying. And you better believe that each one of those birds will end up with its own name — and a distinct personality. But how do you get …
Every flower garden is beautiful in its own way, but there’s something special about gardens blooming in the shade. A beautiful shade garden will become one of your favorite places to relax and enjoy nature. So, if you have a shady backyard, don’t despair. Today we’ll look at Cathy’s shade garden and learn from her …
Gardening is an amazing way to relax after a stressful day at work, but some of us don’t have enough space for a garden. If you’ve been wishing for a garden of your own, and wondering where you’ll be able to fit it in, you’ll love today’s idea for a backyard fence garden. Last week, …
While big, bold flowers can make a statement in your garden, it’s always good to add a few small flowering plants to fill in gaps in your landscape. There are many tiny flowers that you can grow in your garden: they add bright spots of color without large blooms and will attract butterflies, bees, and …
With its green leaves and typically white head, cauliflower is an intriguing plant that is a favorite in many people’s diets. You may have given this one a try, and if that is the case, you may find its nutty and somewhat sweet taste to be unique. But, is cauliflower a vegetable? Cauliflower is a …
Hydrangeas are a flower power plant for summer gardens. They grow in hard-to-fill niches in garden plantings, or they can dominate a well-watered area near the house or on the shady side of the lawn. Hydrangeas produce eye-catching heads of flowers in white, pink, lavender, purple, or rose that change colors as they begin to …
Radishes are one of the fastest-growing vegetables: after only 4 short weeks you can enjoy their crisp, spicy fruit. But what if you planted more than you could eat, or got busy and forgot to harvest them at the right time? This is what happened to us this year and I decided to let our …
Dianthus (Dianthus spp.) includes nearly 350 species of flowering plants. This includes carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus), pinks (Dianthus plumarius), and sweet William (Dianthus barbatus). Pinks and sweet William are common dianthus varieties grown in flowerbeds. Choosing the right companion plants for dianthus will highlight their beauty. Are Pinks And Sweet William The Same? Pinks and Sweet …
There are very few perennial plants better suited to landscape design than daylilies. They come in an astonishing spectrum of colors. They are adaptable to just about any type of soil, and they grow just about anywhere in the landscape that has full sun all day, or bright morning sun with dappled shade in the …
Dill is used in various parts of the world but is known mainly for being widely used in Asia and European countries. The main uses of dill are for spicing and flavoring food, and both the leaves and seeds are used. However, this all begs the question, “Is dill an herb, or a vegetable?” Though …