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What You Need to Know About Your Microclimate
As a beginning gardener, one of my biggest frustrations was getting things to grow in parts of my yard that were too dry, shady, hot, or windy. Sun, shade, heat, wind, slope, precipitation, and soil type all work together to create microclimates in your yard. Do you struggle to understand…
Gardening 101: This is How to Grow an Amazing Garden
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…
Want a Weed-Free Garden? Here’s How to Weed a Garden but Not Spend Hours Weeding
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…
April Gardening: What You Need to Do This Month
April is a busy gardening month. Seedlings need to be looked after indoors, and the second half of the month is usually calmer. So I can finally start doing fun gardening things outside!
Garden Design 101: Easy Garden Design How-To
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…
What to Plant in May: Everything You Need to Know
It’s time to get serious about planting! This is the month when heat-loving veggies like tomatoes and peppers can go into the ground unprotected. Cool-season annual flowers can be planted early in the month, but wait until after your last frost to plant tender annuals. Keep reading to get the…