If you moved your houseplants outside for the summer, congratulations, they probably look amazing right now. Bigger leaves, better color,…
If your bearded irises bloomed sparse and sad this past spring, or if the clump looks like a tangled mess…
Walk into any grocery store, hardware store, or garden center right now and you’ll hit a wall of mums. Rust,…
If you’ve walked past your hydrangea lately and thought “wait, did my blue mophead just turn into a lime popsicle,”…
Effectively controlling pests and insects in your garden is an almost full-time job, something that you are going to have to be hypervigilant about if you want your garden to really thrive. At the same time, more and more people are learning about and fully understanding the risks and dangers that traditional pesticides and pest…
You’ve likely heard the news that be populations around the world are dwindling, with pollinators being devastated in just the last few years and putting our entire food supply in jeopardy because of it. Most people are unaware of the fact that pollinators play a huge role in all the food that we eat, with…
When you look out over your lawn and see that it is beginning to turn brown, your first concern may be that you have let your lawn die, but that is not always the case. Lawns, like other plants, can go dormant after they experience tough conditions or do not get enough water. What is…
Much like any other investment you own, such as a car, having a healthy lawn requires maintenance throughout the year. While the seasons pass, there are certain things you need to do toward the end of the year to “tune it up,” and in the case of lawns, that usually means lawn aeration in the…
In various parts of the United States, having lime applied to the lawn is every bit as essential as mowing it. When there is an improper level of lime in the grass and soil, the lawn may not be able to benefit from all of the nutrients, which still includes the ones that are added…
Taking care of a lawn properly can already be a bit tricky when it is nice and even; doing so when it is bumpy and uneven can be even more work for you. Lawns can become uneven for a number of reasons, such as settling over time, something that is pretty much unavoidable. The problem…
