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Attracting Bats to Your Yard

Bats are often misunderstood as “flying rats” – undesirable pests that aren’t welcome in the yard. Yet bats can be very beneficial and helpful to the lawn and garden, and make time spent in the yard more comfortable and enjoyable. Attracting bats to your yard is a great way to be hospitable to...

Garden Ideas to Keep Kids Busy

While you're outside getting things done around the house, get your kids started with gardening early. Kids are very impressionable when it comes to deciding upon what is a valuable endeavor and what is lame. Make gardening seem cool. It gives them an excuse to get dirty and learn to plot, dig, and...

Spring Lawn Care Tips

Warmer days means more time outdoors. It also means everything outdoors begins to grow and thrive after being dormant all winter. As a homeowner, one of the most important aspects of your home is the lawn that surrounds it. Growing up, a flourishing lawn was a symbol of pride and prosperity that...

Breathe Easy With Houseplants

Houseplants can be an amazing accent to your home, but the right houseplants are more than just living decorations or a way to bring a love of gardening indoors in all seasons. These popular plants can help clean the air in your home and create a fresher, healthier atmosphere for you and your...

10 Best Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors

Starting seeds indoors can seem intimidating for gardeners who may not have the greenest thumbs, but it's not hard to do with the right preparation and attentive care. Why Start Your Own Seeds? When it is possible to buy healthy seedlings from garden centers and nurseries, why should you bother...

Decorative rosemary, pine and cypress Christmas trees and plants now in-store!

Bring the wonderful scents of Christmas indoors with our beautiful rosemary trees, Italian stone pine and Aleppo pine as well as Leyland and Lemon Cypress in a variety of sizes from 1 to 5 gallon. Add decorations and lights or leave it as is. Whichever way you choose, they make a wonderful...

Caring for Garden Mums

Mums are beautiful blooms that come in a wide range of bold tones and rich autumn hues, and savvy gardeners can keep mums healthy and flourishing for weeks in late fall with the proper care. To care properly for mums… Plant Early: If you plan to overwinter these perennials so they survive into...

Autumn Flower Box Ideas

The end of summer doesn’t have to mean the end of beautiful flower boxes. Even as the days shorten and summer wanes, these autumn flower box ideas can add gorgeous seasonal flair to your home, garden, and landscape. Cleaning Out Flower Boxes for Autumn Before you jazz up your flower boxes for a...

Plants to Help Repel Mosquitoes

Your garden and landscape may be lovely, but it can be hard to enjoy your outdoor living spaces or even do the necessary chores to keep them looking their best if you are plagued by mosquitoes every time you step outside. You can make your landscape itself fight these itchy pests, however, when you...

Xeriscaping 101

With increasing droughts and growing concerns about water usage, xeriscaping gardening is becoming more and more popular. This type of water-wise landscaping and gardening can be used to create a stunning vista that does not require excessive watering, and because it is naturally lower maintenance...

All About Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are fascinating, but how much do you really know about these flying jewels? Top 10 Questions About Hummingbirds How many types of hummingbirds are there? There are more than 300 species of hummingbirds, but there are only about a dozen species that regularly visit the United States....

Rainwater Harvesting

I first discovered rainwater harvesting one summer a long time ago when I was still a teenager. I came home from summer football practice to find my father fiddling with a plastic barrel. I asked what it was for and he told me your mother wants to use rainwater for the gardens. My father installed...

Build Your Own Raised Garden Bed

A raised garden bed is an easy gardening option ideal for small spaces or for gardeners who prefer a more organized, neat garden. But you don't need to buy an elaborate kit to create a raised bed – with a little effort, you can create a raised garden bed that exactly suits your needs and...

Are You Testing the Soil for Your Plants and Vegetables?

If you are planning on starting a new garden, it is highly recommended that you test your soil. By doing so, you’ll know what the levels of pH and nutrients you’ll be working with are. Armed with this information, you’ll be able to make adjustments that will best benefit the types of plants and...

Combine Annuals and Perennials this Spring

Have you ever planted a rainbow? The colors you see in the sky after a rain are fleeting, but the hues in your garden can reflect their beauty for entire seasons, even years. A combination of annuals and perennials timed to bloom in tandem and at intervals year-round, can transform your garden...

How to Revive Damaged Plants From Cold Temperatures

Tender tropical plants are exceptionally vulnerable to chilly winds, frosts and freezes, but cold temperatures don't have to be a death knell for sensitive flowers, trees or shrubs. By knowing how to properly revive damaged plants, it is possible to minimize damage and save your favorite tropical...

Importance Of Pre Emergent Treatment and Fertilizer

Similar to many of life’s activities, the health and longevity of your lawn is highly dependent on planning ahead. The use of pre-emergent lawn treatments, including fertilizers and herbicides, is crucial in maintaining a gorgeous green lawn throughout spring and summer. Timing, above all else is...

How to Prune Fruit Trees

When it comes to fruit trees there is nothing more important than pruning. Pruning your tree will be essential in getting off to the right start. If fruit trees are left unpruned, they may struggle in growth. Even worse, if there is a drought or another unexpected issue they are likely to not grow...

Safe and Cost Effective Ways to Decorate this Halloween

There are many safe and cost effective ways to decorate this Halloween. Prepare for this upcoming Halloween by decorating the outside of your home with a wide assortment of scary critters, pumpkins, gourds, and other items that are fall seasonal colors. All it takes is a little creativity and the...

Beneficial Bugs: Insects You Actually Want to Keep Around!

When you think of summer and insects, you think of the nuisance of gnats flying around your face, the miniature chainsaw buzz of them landing in your ears, and several months of itchy, red welts from mosquitos making your vacation less than picturesque. Well, these things are certainly true to...

No Hummingbirds at Your Feeders? We Have Solutions!

Hummingbirds are some of the most desirable backyard birds, but if they aren't finding your backyard to their liking, there are many steps you can take to attract them to your feeders. Choose the Right Feeder Type There are two kinds of hummingbird feeders – reservoir styles with the nectar...

How to Avoid 10 Common Lawn and Garden Problems

No matter how well you care for your lawn, some pests and problems are bound to appear, but you can be prepared for these top 10 common lawn and garden problems and take steps right away to minimize any unwanted difficulties. Dandelions One of the most aggravating lawn weeds, dandelions are found...

Watering Plants? Use Cooking Water for Extra Nutrition

We all have been at fault at some point in our lives for trying some crazy tactic for attempting to make our plants grow. Whether it is homemade fertilizer or sun lamps, everyone has their own tricks. Here’s another trick you can use to water your plants, plus its cheap and effective. This trick...

How Birds Survive Winter – And How We Can Help

Falling temperatures, less food, severe storms and hungry predators all make winter a harsh season for birds, but our feathered friends have many tricks to survive even the worst winter. Savvy backyard birders who understand how birds survive can take easy steps to help so there are more amazing...

Brighten Up Beds With Mums

Chrysanthemums are a mainstay for color in the fall garden. Buy plants with unopened flower buds. Mums in full bloom may not produce additional flowers this fall. Plant in a sunny to partly sunny location and keep well watered. Deadhead regularly, and when all of the flowers have faded cut the...

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Attracting Bats to Your Yard

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Decorative rosemary, pine and cypress Christmas trees and plants now in-store!

Caring for Garden Mums

Autumn Flower Box Ideas

Plants to Help Repel Mosquitoes

Xeriscaping 101

All About Hummingbirds

Rainwater Harvesting

Build Your Own Raised Garden Bed

Are You Testing the Soil for Your Plants and Vegetables?

Combine Annuals and Perennials this Spring

How to Revive Damaged Plants From Cold Temperatures

Importance Of Pre Emergent Treatment and Fertilizer

How to Prune Fruit Trees

Safe and Cost Effective Ways to Decorate this Halloween

Beneficial Bugs: Insects You Actually Want to Keep Around!

No Hummingbirds at Your Feeders? We Have Solutions!

How to Avoid 10 Common Lawn and Garden Problems

Watering Plants? Use Cooking Water for Extra Nutrition

How Birds Survive Winter – And How We Can Help

Brighten Up Beds With Mums

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Attracting Bats to Your Yard

Garden Ideas to Keep Kids Busy

Spring Lawn Care Tips

Breathe Easy With Houseplants

10 Best Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors

Decorative rosemary, pine and cypress Christmas trees and plants now in-store!

Caring for Garden Mums

Autumn Flower Box Ideas

Plants to Help Repel Mosquitoes

Xeriscaping 101

All About Hummingbirds

Rainwater Harvesting

Build Your Own Raised Garden Bed

Are You Testing the Soil for Your Plants and Vegetables?

Combine Annuals and Perennials this Spring

How to Revive Damaged Plants From Cold Temperatures

Importance Of Pre Emergent Treatment and Fertilizer

How to Prune Fruit Trees

Safe and Cost Effective Ways to Decorate this Halloween

Beneficial Bugs: Insects You Actually Want to Keep Around!

No Hummingbirds at Your Feeders? We Have Solutions!

How to Avoid 10 Common Lawn and Garden Problems

Watering Plants? Use Cooking Water for Extra Nutrition

How Birds Survive Winter – And How We Can Help

Brighten Up Beds With Mums

Social Media Links