Learn to Can Homemade Jam—An Excellent Introduction to Canning for Anyone! Homemade jams are delicious, offer all the nutritious goodness your fruits and berries have to offer and are an excellent way to use and store your berry or fruit harvests without having to worry about refrigeration. ...
14 Early Blooming Spring Perennials To Brighten The Season
When the first flower buds appear on the spring-blooming perennials, our hearts soar. These bright and beautiful plants are the perfect way to welcome the new season and put aside long, cold, wintery days. Spring flowering perennial plant options are ample, with many beautiful and often ...
14 Strawberry Growing Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Harvest
Everyone loves fresh strawberries in the springtime, but nothing will ruin your berry harvest like making one of these strawberry growing mistakes. These perennials will produce plenty of fruits if you know how to take care of your plants properly. When I first began to grow strawberries, I made ...
15 Zucchini Growing Mistakes New Gardeners Often Make
Zucchinis are one of the first plants that gardeners want to learn to grow in their vegetable garden. Of course, everyone knows that these plants are prolific, and fresh zucchini screams summertime, but just because the plants are easy to grow doesn’t mean you can’t make a few of these zucchini ...
How to Use Chicken Manure Safely in the Garden
Chicken manure is an excellent soil amendment and fertilizer BUT it needs to be properly handled and aged before it is used. Learn how to manage your manure for a potent and beneficial natural garden fertilizer. What’s In A (Chicken) Manure? Compared to other types of animal manures, ...
How To Grow Microgreens From Leftover Garden Seeds
Every year after planting the garden, there are leftover seeds. After all, many of those packets contain 100-plus seeds, and there's no way they'll all fit in the garden. Can you imagine 100 radish plants?! Instead of letting those precious vegetable seeds go to waste, use them to grow microgreens. ...
10 Best Fall Perennials Other Than Mums
Beyond Mums: The 10 Best and Brilliant Fall Perennials To Spice Up The Landscape We do all we can to extend the seasonal interest in our garden; really, we don't want the flowers ever to stop blooming! There are so many visually appealing and exciting fall perennial plants, shrubs, and flowers ...
23 Sun-Loving Perennials Every Garden Needs
Perennials quickly become treasured garden friends as they bloom year after year, filling your yard with brilliant colors and attractive blooms. There are lots of sun-loving perennial shrubs and flowers to choose from; it can be overwhelming deciding which ones to plant. We've compiled this list for ...
11 Low-Growing Perennials For Borders, Walkways, and Filling in Spaces
Short perennial plants serve an important function in the landscape. Low-growing perennial flowers add dimension and layers to the garden, creating an interesting palette and aesthetic with flowers and plants. Garden borders shine with a planting of beautiful short flowers, and low-growing ...
15 Bright Yellow Perennials to Brighten up Your Garden
The wonder of bright, cheerful yellow flowers greeting you each day is priceless. Yellow perennials give the yard and garden a boost of sunshine that is often much needed. While other colors mix and meld, yellow perennial flowers always stand out, vibrant and happy. The range of yellow flower color ...