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Cut It or Leave It? What to Prune and What to Leave Standing
For most of us, winter’s a time to fight with our snow blowers, be cold, and pack on a bit of insulation (Christmas cookies, anyone?) For your plants, however, it’s a time to lay low and conserve energy for the explosion of new life ahead…
4 Ways to Maintain Your Garden Tools to Keep Them Lookin’ Spiffy
Well done, buddy, you’ve finished another year of gardening! We hate to break it to you though, your garden tools could use some love! There’s a ton to do in the garden to prepare for the spectacular spring awakening you have planned, but your garden…
How to Build a Fire Ring that Won’t Burn Your House Down
Backyard parties and barbecues will never be the same after installing a fire ring! Sitting around a fire with friends and family is just part of human nature—it brings people together and creates such an amazing ambiance. Want to build your own DIY fire ring…
Operation Garden: 5 Tips for Successful Transplanting
If you’ve been binge-watching your favorite hospital tv-drama and find yourself daydreaming of performing emergency surgeries and life-saving transplants, we’ve got a low-risk alternative that doesn’t require ten years of University training: transplanting garden plants! Heck, it’s even easier than the board game “Operation.” When…
Planting and Growing Paperwhite Narcissus
There is nothing more fun & rewarding than having plants bloom in your house during the cold months when everything in your garden is asleep for the winter. Paperwhites are a variety of daffodil that are easy to grow and force into bloom. They are great to…
Composting Made Easy
Composting will benefit both the environment and your wallet! When you make compost, you create a source of high quality nutrition for your garden