Learn how to get brilliant Fall color in the garden with my six easy tips! Use the existing garden color you already have, then add texture, color and even evergreens! You will love the colorful examples featured in this article. I love Fall gardening! Not only do you get to enjoy an ever-changing color show, […]
Geranium Care — How to Grow Annual Geraniums
How to grow annual geraniums — also known as pelargoniums — including watering, pruning and taking cuttings for new plants. A complete geranium care guide! One of my fondest memories is when I was a young child taking piano lessons, and the wonderful woman teaching me had a giant picture window where she placed all […]
Improve Soil Quality with Composted Cow Manure
I use Black Kow composted cow manure to improve garden soil organically. Our shrubs and flowers are healthy and beautiful. Here is why it works for me. First off, this article is not sponsored in any way by Black Kow. I’m sharing my experience using their cow manure compost because our garden soil has greatly […]
Pinky Winky Hydrangea Care — Your Ultimate Guide
This article — originally on how to prune your Pinky Winky hydrangeas the easy way — has been expanded to include complete Pinky Winky hydrangea care. Think of this as your ultimate guide to successfully grow and enjoy your Pinky Winky hydrangeas! My steps to pruning Pinky Winky hydrangeas the easy way are still included, […]
Should You Deadhead Knockout Roses?
Should you deadhead Knockout Roses? If you do, you’ll enjoy nearly constant blooming throughout the Summer and possibly into the Fall season. Please note: I may use Knock Out Roses and Knockout Roses interchangeably in this article. Although the official name is Knock Out (two words), there are many who use the word Knockout (one […]
Side Yard Makeover: Easy Care and Attractive
Our simple side yard makeover is easy to maintain and looks sharp year-round. We went from a mushy, unused side yard to a grass-free landscaped beauty! There are many before-and-after images for you to see! Back in 2007, when we bought our home, there wasn’t any landscaping to speak of, however there was a lot of […]
Is Your Lithodora Brown After Winter? There Is Hope!
Is your Lithodora brown right now? After the rough Winter weather, it’s possible your evergreen Lithodora looks dead. Do NOT do a thing. It will come back! Mine did! I wrote two articles years ago extolling the seemingly never-ending virtues of Lithodora. It’s an evergreen perennial and has the most intense blue flowers every Spring. […]
How to get rid of earthworm holes in garden mulch
Earthworm holes aren’t a bad thing. You want earthworms in your garden beds. However, their dirt pile holes look awful. Here’s how to get rid of earthworm holes in garden mulch easily. Once upon a time, we had a problem with mushrooms in our garden beds: I didn’t even notice the earthworm holes among the […]
How to Prune Stella D’Oro Daylilies
Have you been “hands-deep” in Fall gardening chores like I have? After recently cleaning up our daylilies, I felt like I accomplished so much because of how neat and tidy they looked! Here’s how to prune Stella D’Oro Daylilies! I’m not sure whether I like our Stella D’Oro Daylilies or not. One one hand, they […]
The Best Plant Tag Solution!
Here is the best plant tag solution to keep your tags all in one place and easily available when you need them! Gardeners: never lose your plant tags again! This week, our Xyron Design Team is sharing different ways you can use Xyron’s laminate cartridges for crafts, storage solutions, organizing and DIYs. Xyron makes a […]