The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and it’s time to start thinking about garden planning. May is the time of year when beautiful annuals start making their way into local garden shops and big box stores, opening Pandora’s box on all the summer possibilities! While perennials come back year after year, you might …
Landscaping
Garden landscaping is a must for every house: it will not only make your house better looking, but it will increase the value of your home.
Landscaping your garden doesn’t have to be expensive, or back-breaking. Little tweaks here and there, that you make over the years will make a difference.
From adding a few shrubs to planting some colorful annuals, you’ll learn a lot about garden landscaping for both large and small gardens.
Have fun creating a beautiful garden landscape around your property :)
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 …
Nothing lifts a garden’s mood quite like the burst of bright yellow blooms—even when the skies are gray. Yellow flowering trees don’t just add color; they bring warmth, light, and a sense of cheer that can transform any outdoor space. Whether you’re designing a fresh landscape or adding to an established one, there’s always room …
Tick season is here—and it’s delivering more than just itchy bites. With Lyme disease cases quadrupling over the last 20 years across the U.S., ticks pose a growing risk to families, pets, and even pollinators. But you don’t have to sit back and wait for bites. Introducing Tick BYTES: A DIY Game-Changer Launched June 11, Tick BYTES …
Depending on who you ask, Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) is either an excellent turfgrass or a terrible weed. It spreads aggressively and tolerates drought, heat, and foot traffic, making it perfect for filling in a lawn and staying lush and green throughout summer. But if Bermuda grass ends up where you don’t want it, it …
June brings longer days, warmer soil, and a garden that’s ready to grow (hooray!)—but only if you’re a step ahead of pests, pruning, and watering. How do you keep up with all the things in this busy gardening month? A checklist can make all the difference. That’s why we’re turning to the experts at Utah …
Succulents are wonderful low-maintenance houseplants and drought-tolerant garden plants. Plus, they are an eye-catching addition to any home. Many of them also produce beautiful flowers! These flowering succulent plants add cheerful bursts of color to xeriscapes and brighten up rooms and porches. Most succulents prefer full sun or minimal shade and well-draining soil. If you live …
There’s nothing that will make your heart skip a beat quicker than finding a child or pet munching on a toxic plant. While plants and flowers beautify our lives and property, the potential for harm is always present, even among the most common household varieties. So it’s important to know the plants that are harmful …
A woman walks slowly through her garden, brushing her fingers against tulips, gathering roses, and pausing under a sweeping canopy of wisteria blooms. If heaven has a backyard, it might just look like the blooms in @Petrinablooms’ garden, dotted with tulips, roses, peonies, and that one show-stopping wisteria tree in full bloom. The video has …
The sink is a cavernous mystery box of domestic life, where bottles go to disappear, cleaning tools become relics, and occasionally, something drips ominously. While it may seem like the perfect hideaway for everything you don’t want to deal with, in reality, this space is a high-stakes storage area. The combination of water, pipes, and …