It’s time to start gardening smart, not hard.
Say goodbye…
- To your struggles with weeds.
- To disappointing garden layouts and plants that bite the dust.
- To time and money wasted on gardening tips and products that don’t work.
And say hello to a garden you’ll love and have time to enjoy!
I created Simply Smart Gardening to help you spend less time working in your garden so you have more time to enjoy it.
You’ll discover:
- The best tools to help you garden more effectively.
- Easy ways to save money in your garden.
- Simple strategies to get more done in less time.
Hi! I’m Cheryl.
I believe you can grow your dream garden and still have time to enjoy it. All you need are a few simple strategies and a little know-how. You CAN have a garden that fits into your lifestyle, wows your neighbors, and makes your family say “more veggies, please!” Get ready to grow your best garden ever!
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Garden soil seems mysterious, doesn’t it? It never hops up says, “hey, I’ve got a problem!” No, it just sits there waiting for you to figure out why your tomatoes have blight, your grass isn’t as green as you’d like, or your hydrangeas aren’t periwinkle blue like the ones you’ve …
Could this happen to you? You get home after a long day. You step into your backyard and harvest herbs and vegetables for tonight’s dinner. On your way back inside you pick a few flowers, and put them in a vase that brightens up your dinner table. You and your …
Sometimes gardening can feel like one long war against the weeds.
And even though it can sap your morale, you can’t stop fighting.
If you let the weeds outflank you, they’ll steal nutrients from your soil, crowd out your plants and even grow tall enough for the neighbor’s dog to get lost …
You thought you were ready to plan or plant your garden … but you’ve reached a fork in the road.
Should you sow seeds?
Or plan to pop some seedlings into the ground instead?
As with so many gardening dilemmas, there is no one right answer.
But there is a right answer …
Have you ever watched a landscape makeover on TV and thought “how hard could it be to design my own garden?” They do make it look easy, don’t they? Good landscape design adds value to your home without breaking the bank. And it creates a space you and your family …
Typically, March is a hard month for us gardeners. The longer days always fool me into thinking that spring has arrived.
Oh yes! Spring is finally here, I think to myself. Well, it is, and it isn’t.
Even though my soil is starting to warm up, March is our snowiest month, and …
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Every year I get the same questions from gardeners who want to start plants from seed – What’s the best soil to use? What are the best containers for starting seed indoors? What are the best grow lights? And I’m not surprised… If you’ve never started seeds indoors before or …
You thought you were ready to plan or plant your garden … but you’ve reached a fork in the road.
Should you sow seeds?
Or plan to pop some seedlings into the ground instead?
As with so many gardening dilemmas, there is no one right answer.
But there is a right answer …
I bet that you have a fond memory of eating melons fresh from the garden or farmer’s market… Maybe you remember eating watermelons at summer barbeques … who can forget the deliciously sticky chins and fingers?! Or maybe you can still recall the floral, musky smell of a cantaloupe fresh …