How do you keep cats out of garden areas? It’s a dang good question and one I am frequently asked. While I don’t have a feline friend to call my own, my neighbor’s cat does like to wander throughout my garden. And while I don’t mind the company, cats really can be quite devastating to […]
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Gardener’s Almanac: A Monthly Guide To Gardening (August)
Last updated on October 19th, 2019 at 06:55 pm It’s getting hot, hot, hot in my neck of the woods and my garden is getting ready to bust! Seriously, I feel like I have squash plants everywhere! I’ve harvested a healthy crop of lettuce at this point and should have another on the way soon. […]
Edgy Gardens Made Easy (With This Tool)
Last updated on October 28th, 2019 at 12:37 am Dreaming of beautiful garden edging but not looking forward to putting in all of the work to make it happen? Never fear! Garden edging is easy to come by with help from this handy dandy (edgy) garden tool. But that’s not all it does. Just wait […]
FABRICating A Quilt Garden
Last updated on October 28th, 2019 at 12:26 am If you’ve ever been abroad to England or visited a botanical garden of some kind, you’ve probably seen a quilt garden in the first person. The idea behind a quilt garden is to use flowers and other foliage to create patterns and designs that look like […]
A Cutting Garden That Is Cutting Edge
Last updated on October 27th, 2019 at 11:47 pm If you love bouquets of fresh-cut flowers around the house, why not grow your own cutting garden? A cutting garden is a flower garden full of flowers perfect for bouquets and other cut-arrangements! How incredible would it be to go to the backyard for fresh-cut flowers […]
Are You A Dirty Gardener?
Last updated on December 12th, 2019 at 01:42 am Now, I don’t just mean a muddy one, because after all, that is pretty easy to do while working in the soil. I mean a dirty gardener, as in, do you make sure your soil is rich in bacteria before starting ANY kind of seed? If […]
411 About Companion Planting: Best Friends In The Garden
Last updated on December 12th, 2019 at 01:43 amIf you don’t know about companion planting, it’s something you should definitely pick up! When you pair certain plants together in the garden you can reap rewards like great pest control, sweeter fruits and veggies, and much more! All you need to get started is two plants […]