There’s nothing quite like a homegrown tomato! Store bought simply can’t compare to the exceptional freshness, quality, variety, and, most importantly, taste of a tomato that you grow yourself. Raised bed tomato growing makes the whole process, from soil to table, convenient and easy for the home gardener. Why Raised…
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Container Herbs (outdoor)
The Container Herb Garden There are many reasons to grow fresh herbs. Herbs enhance the flavor of your favorite dishes, their visual appeal renders them the perfect garnish, and they are high in nutritional value. There are just as many reasons to grow herbs in containers! Containers make herbs easily…
In-Ground Flower Gardens
Designing the Flower Garden Spring is here, and gardening is on our minds. Flower gardens are an exhilarating sight, bringing color, scent, and nature back into our lives after a lengthy and dreary winter. A well-planned flower garden can provide us with color and joy from early spring straight through…
In-Ground Vegetable Gardens
5 Easy Steps to Creating an In-Ground Vegetable Garden Growing your own vegetables is not only an enjoyable pastime but also contributes to a healthy lifestyle, offering fresh air, sunshine, exercise, and nourishing food to eat. If you are new to vegetable gardening, here are our 5 steps to get…
Ideas for Creating Winter Interest in the Garden
Most gardeners think of it as a time of rest, but winter is the perfect time to plan next year’s winter wonderland. Take a look around you. Walk your neighborhood or a nearby arboretum. What colors, shapes, textures, and shadows do you find appealing? Consider replicating them in your yard…
Pet Friendly Houseplants
Houseplants and pets make a house a home; however, some popular houseplants can be harmful to our precious pets. Fortunately, there are plenty of beautiful, pet-friendly houseplants that can create the ambiance you crave and are safe for your furry friends. Favorite Pet-Friendly Houseplants There are a variety of plants,…
Early Spring Blooming Perennials
During a long and dreary winter, it seems next to impossible that your cherished flowerbeds will ever burst into life again. Early spring perennials, however, are precious proof that winter is on its way out; some can even bloom in bright, cheerful colors right through lingering snow. Yet, we frequently…
Forcing Bulbs for the Holidays and Beyond
Blooming baskets and pots of brightly colored forced bulbs make a fabulous holiday or winter gift for others and for ourselves. What better way to dress up the holiday home and add cheer to a long, cold winter, reminding us of the impending spring explosion of color and bloom? The…
Delightful Daffodils
Spring flowering bulbs are a must for every garden. They provide cheerful early-season color at a time when it is most needed, both in the landscape and by our winter-weary souls. Daffodils are some of the most delightful spring flowering bulbs! What makes them so delightful is their ease of…
Sensational Shrubs
Shrubs are vital to the home garden and any landscape design. They create a transition between low growing ground cover, annuals, perennials, and trees. With the proper care, shrubs, along with most plants, may be planted at any time of the year; however, the best time for shrub planting is…