Grow Your Own Food at Home Three Ways
Let’s just get this out of the way, produce is expensive at the grocery store. Last time I went through the checkout, I thought I must have paid for someone …
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Winter Gardening: A Cozy Retreat
If longer, warmer hours of Autumn are referred to as the "dog days of Summer," then I call these current shorter Winter days my "catnap days of Winter." I've found …
Comparing 3 Different Makes of Garden Tools Bond vs. Radius vs. Prohoe
Ever go shopping for a car? From a distance, they all are more or less the same. They have four wheels, a driver’s seat and room for passengers. There’s an …
Teddy Bear Sunflowers: Huggable Blooms for Your Garden
I've had the pleasure of growing and admiring countless sunflower varieties over the years. However, there's one particular type that never fails to bring a smile to my face: Teddy …
How Often Should I Water My Plants in the Summer?
Droopy under-watered plants, yellow over-watered plants, is there any balance when it comes to gardening? Basil, my most beloved herb, is notoriously famous for telling me that I love it …
7 Solutions for Improving Garden Drainage in Vegetable Gardens
There’s nothing like walking to your garden and getting your shoe stuck in the mud. That goopy sound it makes (is goopy a sound?) tells you that there’s way too …
3 Space-Saving Backyard Vegetable Garden Ideas
When it comes to a backyard vegetable garden, ideas are easy to come by. There are plenty of pictures of elaborate gardens with rows of sun-ripened tomatoes, entire sections devoted …
Teddy Bear Sunflower
Teddy Bear Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus Teddy Bear) are charming dwarf sunflowers prized for their compact size and cheerful blooms. …
The Magic Trowel of Greenbriar
Once upon a time in the quaint town of Greenbriar, there lived a young couple named Lily and Jack. They were madly in love, but life had been a bit …
