I’ve always wanted my own delicious backyard fruit trees. I just never thought I had enough room in our small backyard. But over the years, we lost a couple trees from the backyard to big storms, and this year we decided we’d plant one. This is a sponsored post on behalf of Arbor Day Foundation. …
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I love beans! If you do too I’ll share all your need to know about how to grow runner beans. These vegetables are easy to grow, providing an abundance of vegetables to eat, freeze, and plant the next year. Amazingly, the first runner bean plants grown in England or the U.S. would never have been …
If you’re sick and tired of losing your shrubs to deer, you’re going to love these 5 Bambi-proof plants. Let’s make something clear: planting deer resistant shrubs will not make your garden 100% deer proof. If deer are hungry enough, they will eat just about anything. What it does is dramatically lower the odds that …
If you stay up late at night thinking of how you can squash bothersome squash bugs, you are not alone. These garden gremlins have tortured many a gardener. They love eating all varieties of squash and also chow down on pumpkins. If you plant anything that belongs to the cucurbit family you’ll need to learn …
Early spring lawn care is an important step in maintaining a healthy lawn year-round. After the winter months have passed and the lawn returns to life, it’s time to rake, get rid of weeds and test the soil to ensure it has a healthy pH level. For the most part, spring lawn care is the …
If you have not grown your own tomatoes before, you’re missing out. Give it a try: homegrown tomatoes are worlds apart from the flavorless specimens that we find in supermarkets. Not sure how to grow tomatoes? No worries: you’re in the right place to learn the best ways to grow juicy and delicious tomatoes. UPDATE: …
Learning how to grow zucchini, one of the most productive garden vegetables, is easy. The hardest part of growing zucchinis is eating all the fruit :P. In this post, we will talk about how to grow zucchini and things to look out for with squash plants, such as squash bugs, cucumber beetles, and other predators …
Red flowers add a pop of color to any garden. As a symbol of love, courage, and respect, red flowers are guaranteed to brighten your landscape in every season. Adding crimson hues will give a bold statement to your garden as it draws attention to certain focal points and pairs well with most colors. Read …
If you want to go green with your gardening, you need to take a look at Greenworks lawn mowers. The Greenworks Tools Company makes eco-friendly mowers and other gardening tools. Every product they manufacture is powered by electricity, not gas. Keeping gardening green and clean is important for a lot of people (maybe you?), and …
Love watching birds in your backyard? If you wonder how to attract them, here’s a guide that contains everything you need to know about different types of hanging bird feeders and how to pick one that integrates perfectly with your landscape. Why do you need a decent bird feeder, you might wonder? Think of …