Guidance for gardeners: avoiding injury and discomfort
Sore knees, aching muscles, callused hands, sunburned neck. Sound familiar? As we get older, a fun day of playing in the dirt can lead to pain and discomfort th...
Tag: Garden Tips
Fail-proof Gardening Tips
It’s one thing to buy a few random plants when shopping for other things at Lowe’s or Home Depot. It’s quite another matter when you are plann...
Secrets for a lush, eco-friendly lawn and landscape
In our area, grass is the common answer to landscaping one’s yard. Not many plants can cover large areas of bare ground so quickly, aside from the weeds. ...
Garden season preparation: Ready tools for the growing season
One of the purposes of Gardening On A Dime is to give you economical tips and hints to get you started down the gardening path. Tools are bought, plants are pla...
Veggin out is so in: Tips for starting your own veggie garden
Are those packs of vegetables at the nursery saying to you… “buy me, grow me”? Is the high price of red peppers at your grocery making you wi...
Sunday Morning Quote: Flowers Are Medicine For The Soul
“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful: they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul.” -Luther Burbank A simple quote tha...
Growing Italian Delights
If you are new to gardening and have never tried to raise your own Italian foods, give this a try. It’s pretty cool when you get to mix up your harvest in...
Homemade Organic Rose Food
“I don’t know whether nice people tend to grow roses or growing roses makes people nice.” – Roland A. Browne I have been searching ...