How to Plant Flowers In 5 Easy Steps For A Garden Full Of Color

Here’s a good article on planting flowers by Deb Wiley for Better Homes & Gardens. Adding some blooming annuals and perennials is one of the quickest ways to freshen up your yard. Flowering plants always make your garden look more exciting (and can stop...

HOMEMADE BIRD FOOD RECIPES

  Here’s a good article on feeding the birds by the Editors of The Old Farmer’s Almanac. MAKE YOUR OWN BIRD FOOD: SUET & SEED MIXES Our homemade bird food recipes can be made at any time of the year, but especially in the cold winter months when...

CROP ROTATION 101: TIPS FOR VEGETABLE GARDENS

Here’s a good article on crop rotation by Robin Sweetser for The Old Farmer’s Almanac. WHAT IS CROP ROTATION? HOW DOES IT BENEFIT YOUR GARDEN? If you grow tomatoes or other crops in the same garden bed year after year, you’re likely to notice an increase...

8 Plants That Repel Bugs And Mosquitoes

Here’s an informative artlcle by Sara Yang for Real Simple on plants that repel bugs. If you tend to spend long summer evenings hanging out on the patio or in the backyard, keeping bugs and mosquitoes at bay is probably a top priority. For pest control that will...