With their tiny noses and prickly spines, hedgehogs are adorable and enormously entertaining garden visitors. But did you know they are some of the best critters to attract to your garden for natural pest control? Often nicknamed “a gardener’s best friend,” the humble hedgehog is a backyard ...
19 Excellent Garden Uses For 5-Gallon Buckets
Five-gallon buckets are very handy things for a gardener to have. There are so many uses for these cheap (often free) and reusable resources. Read on for ways to put plastic pails to work in your garden. (And don’t miss the last section for tips on how and where to find up-cyclable, recyclable ...
How to Propagate Swiss Cheese Plant + Growing Tips
The Swiss Cheese plant, Monstera deliciosa, is one of the most trending houseplants today. They can grow to enormous sizes, dominate a room’s corner, and tolerate indirect light. The Swiss Cheese plant is easy to take care of and makes a remarkable statement that you have a green thumb. Your guests ...
3 Ways To Propagate Blueberries + Growing Tips
Blueberries are a favorite fruit. There are festivals, industry summits, cooking contests, and even a national highbush blueberry council. It seems the popularity of these small, blue treats is on the rise and small surprise. Blueberries are perfect in pies, jams, over ice cream, or even made ...
8 Ways to Control Leaf-Footed Bugs Organically + Insect and Damage ID
If you’ve done any bit of gardening in recent years, you know that assassin bugs are the wonder-bugs of the outdoors and excel at natural pest control. So, when you see some assassin bugs taking up residence in your garden, you’re likely to get a bit excited – help has arrived, after all! But hold ...
24 Gorgeous Ornamental Grasses to Beautify your Backyard
Looking for a way to make your lawn or garden more attractive? Along with trees, flowers, and bushes, you can consider planting ornamental grasses. In this guide, we will introduce you to some beautiful ornamental grasses to consider planting in your yard. First, let’s talk a little bit more ...
23 Best Evergreen Perennials Categorized By Hardiness Zones
The foliage of evergreen perennials provides a much-needed benefit aesthetically and spiritually during cold and dreary winter seasons. While folks living in warmer climates have a vast array of evergreen perennials to choose from, the options for cold locations are significantly smaller. That ...
9 Watering Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
Water is essential for plant growth, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make watering mistakes - you can. All plants need water, but it’s a flawed assumption that all plants need the same amount of water. Gardeners too often provide plants with too much or too little water, causing growth problems and ...
15 Summer Perennials That Light Up The Flower Garden
Summertime is about soaking up the sun, enjoying freshly grown vegetables, seeking out places to swim, and basking in the beauty of bright and colorful summer flower gardens. Perennials that bloom throughout the summer add pops of color to the landscape, making it a simply magical time of year. When ...
16 White Flowering Perennials For Every Landscape
Delicate and pure, white flowers evoke peaceful and tranquil emotions. White perennials in the landscape are alluring yet calming, and they are effortless to incorporate into the garden. After all, white goes with everything! White flowers can be used as highlights, outlining more vibrantly colored ...