Gardening

Few plants add drama to the garden and landscape like flowering vining plants. Color, beauty, height, and greenery all add up to eye-catching, out-of-the-ordinary horticultural interest in any yard. There are a large variety of vining plants that flower for any climate and environment. In this article, we’re covering easy-to-grow annual and perennial flowering vines….

Do you have area in your yard where you either have an existing garden, or a place where you’d like to plant a flower garden to add curb appeal, or just for your enjoyment, but not much will grow there. Perhaps the area has poor soil, either not enough water or too much water, salty…

Gardeners love annual flowers! You know, the ones that you plant every year and they look great all summer long. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with annual flowers. Believe me I have a ton of favorites and I plant a ton every year. However, if you are done with spending lots of money for flowers that…

Do you have a small yard, but would still like to have a flower garden? Maybe, all you have is a tiny courtyard, or a small balcony or patio. Or, maybe you have a large yard, but only have time for a small flower garden. Perhaps you’re like me and love to garden, so you…

Whether you are limited on yard space, you’re a city or apartment dweller and short on outdoor space, you have mobility issues, or you have garden space, but you just want to grow vegetables right outside your back door, Growing Vegetables in Pots is for you. In our ½ acre yard, we have lots of…

Gardening can be an expensive hobby! Just ask me how I know. For many of us, we don’t care what the cost is, we just love it and it’s cheaper than therapy. Maybe though, you’re looking for a way to help support your hobby, or make some extra cash. You know you could be sitting…

  Who doesn’t love fresh cut flowers in their home or office? Flowers just add such a fresh and cheery element to a space. Plus, fresh flower bouquets (especially from your own garden) make the best and sweetest gifts. If for no other reason than to add cheer to a loved one’s day. I’ve always…

  Today we are going to talk about How To Jump-Start Summer Blooming Bulbs.  Summer flower bulbs, like dahlias, begonias, calla lilies, canna lilies; plus, non-flowering bulb plants like caladium and elephant ears. I live and garden in Zone 4b and if I waited until it was warm enough to start bulbs in the ground,…

It’s time to start thinking about Spring, about garden planning and about seed starting. Here in Minnesota, Spring is a ways off, but that doesn’t stop me from getting really excited about the prospect of green and growing things. Some of you lucky gardeners that live in milder climates may have already began starting seeds…

Fifty percent of gardening is learning by doing and experimenting. The other fifty percent comes from educating yourself. Whether you’re a brand new gardener, a master gardener, or in between, there’s always more to learn. I like to use down time in the winter or rainy days to read gardening books. In this post, I’m…