Changing The Color Of Hydrangeas
Have you ever had a blue hydrangea turn pink? A reader named Carol emailed me asking why her...
Growing Strawberries – How To Plant And Grow Your Own This Year!
It seems you can never have enough strawberries in our house – so planting our own patch at the farm...
Grow Your Own Pineapple at Home!
I Live in Ohio and we have cold winters here. So it is easy to say we get the winter blues ,so...
Making Your Own Organic Compost
This is our third season to have our raised bed gardens. We decided the first year we built them...
Bed Frame Project
My latest garden project with an unused bed frame. Enjoy!
Add a Vertical Garden to Your Kitchen
Every time I am at Home Depot (which is pretty much all of the time!), I always find myself...
Why crossvine is a great pergola plant
Two years ago I put a pergola over the patio on the back of my house and planted a one-gallon pot of...
Celery on Your Windowsill - Lettuce Rejoice!
We're all starting to think about our gardens this year - here is a good way to get started. Grow...
Caring for Your Aloe Vera Plants: A Natural Medicine Chest!
Aloe Veraplants are a succulent. Like all succulents, Aloe is relatively slow growing. Aloe are a...
Growing and Caring For Air Plants - Tillandsias
I thought I'd seen it all when it came to plants until a few weeks ago! I was visiting a greenhouse...
Fertilizer Tips & Tricks That Work For Me.
With a 3 to 3 1/2 month growing season here in northern Minnesota, I have to help my blooms with a...
Tomato Ripening
Early July starts tomato ripening time. We've all heard of 'vine ripe' flavor but does a tomato have...
Easy Air Layering to Propagate Roses Faster Than Cuttings
We all love roses and propagating them is not only fun but easy as can be. Air Layering is a way to...
Fishhooks Senecio: This Trailing Succulent Is So Easy to Grow
If you want an easy care plant that trails like crazy, then call off the search – you’ve found it.
FALL IS THE TIME TO PLANT PEONIES
The cooler days of early fall is the best time of year to plant peonies.
Air Plant Wine Bottle Cork Magnets
Here's a clever way to upcycle those wine corks! I’ve been totally infatuated with air plants...
How to Grow Popcorn Shoots
The decision to garden in the winter is an easy one to make. It requires very little time, space and...
Tips on growing Lilacs.
With their lush blooms and deeply floral fragrance, lilacs are a harbinger of summer in the northern...
How I Use Ceramic Floor Tiles As A Timesaver When Planting Tulip...
We retiled several floors in our house several years ago and ended up with several leftover boxes. I...
Wooden Salad Bowl To Succulent Garden
I love to junk and one thing I see over and over is wooden salad bowls. When I scored this beauty...
Planting Your Hypertufa Container
Making hypertufa containers can be great fun. Once completed, finding the right combination of ...
How to Grow a Mint Plant From Cuttings
I have three plants from the mint family growing in my garden: spearmint, peppermint. and lemon...
Save $$ by Making Your Own Hanging Baskets!
Hanging baskets are expensive in my neck of the woods. A basket of annuals runs anywhere from...
How to Wash Tomatoes
What do you do when you are given a large amount of tomatoes?
I usually grow my own tomatoes and...
How to Take Care of Your Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree
Fiddle Leaf Figs are a favorite of decorators everywhere. Their giant leaves and plant height add an...
