Organic Ways To Protect Your Garden From Pests
The fight between gardeners and pests is a long one. While there are many effective ways to deal with pests, many of them have adverse effects on the environmen...
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Backyard Pond And Water Feature Ideas
I’ve been sending emails back and forth with some folks about different ideas for backyard pond and water feature ideas. The result is this very nice gues...
Farfugium Japonicum or Leopard Plant
Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum is the name, but sometimes you see these plants called Ligularia or leopard plant. Growing in zones 6-10, Farfugiums grows o...
How To Create Garden Walkways
Do you have paths in your garden? Do you have certain routes that you always take when going from one part of the yard to another? Do they look more like trails...
How To Use Ground Cover To Cover Bare Spots In Your Yard
It must be spring. The sounds of garden equipment on Saturday mornings and folks standing in lines at local nurseries. And as yards are greening up and new pl...
Sunny Wind Hibiscus
“Sunny Wind Hibiscus is one of a group of compact tropical hibiscus called Trade Winds Hibiscus. Grown by Green Leaf Plants, the Trade Winds Collection co...
Greener Decorating For Your Deck And Patio
I must admit that none of our re-purposing or recycling projects for our outdoor decorating spaces have turned out as nice as the two examples shown below. Howe...
DIY Bamboo Pole Rack
A few years ago we started growing bamboo, both clumping and running. One of the byproducts from trimming and thinning out the clumps is bamboo poles. We’...