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Garden trends are nothing new. But which ones stand the test of time? Here are five popular trends that I've decided to ...
August is the perfect time to go shopping for next year's flowers - right in your flower bed. Save these seeds!
Dahlias are some of the most stunning flowers you can grow each year, but they can also be divas. If your dahlias aren't ...
It's August, the last stretch of summer, and time to give our flowers a little TLC. Deadheading these plants will keep your ...
You're probably familiar with using beeswax in candle making, but you can do so much more than that. Here are 33 brilliant ways to use beeswax.
Gardening comes with a lot of anecdotal wisdom, and not all of it works. However, one bit of gardening advice that’s proven to work time and again is to plant tomatoes on their side in a trench or ...
It helps to make your own list to get started with ways to make money from your homestead or small farm. In one column, come up with a list of skills that you already have, in another dream up a list ...
No AC? No problem. We've got 25 brilliant ways to beat the heat when air conditioning isn't an option this summer.
Look down by the stem of your plant and you can usually see the nymphs. 1. Quarantine The first thing you need to do is move the infected plant away from other plants. Check other nearby plants for ...
The key to a low maintenance and low cost garden is to grow a variety of plants that readily self-seed. Here are some of the easiest self-sowers.
Bee scientists believe that bees find water by scent rather than sight, and are most drawn to water that emits the earthy aromas of nature. Bees are more likely to ignore pristine water straight out ...