Cover crops, also known as “green manure,” are plants grown to protect and enrich soil when it’s not actively being…
Winter can be an ideal time for tackling structural projects in the garden. Building paths, fences, and raised beds during…
Winter-sowing is a clever technique that involves planting seeds outdoors during the colder months, allowing nature’s cycles to trigger germination…
Building a winter wildlife habitat in your garden can create a welcoming space for local animals during colder months, providing…
Laser engraving is a trendy method of personalizing, marking, etching, and cutting on almost any material, including metal, wood, acrylic, stone, ceramic, plastic, and glass to name a few. You might be surprised to know that laser engraving has become popular in the gardening arena. Whether people have it done at a laser engraving business,…
Any gardener will tell you that gardening is a wonderful and satisfying hobby. What may surprise you is that gardening is also a healthy pastime, and studies show that your stress levels and blood pressure can be lower, and your chances of depression smaller if you potter about a garden regularly. You can actually feel…
Every home deserves a beautifully landscaped yard. It doesn’t matter what kind of climate or dirt you’re working with, there’s always something you can do to improve. Here’s a few landscape design ideas to get you outside and working hard once the weather turns nicer! Western Cottage This design is wonderful for those in the western…
Gardens are always alluring, provided they sport fully blossomed and healthy flowers, exude an aura of fragrance and contribute to the serenity of the setting. Gardens with no flowers or unhealthy plants will look dull. They would certainly be uninviting. For captivating gardens, you need to understand the subtle art and the entire gamut of…
There is no universally accepted standard defining a great backyard. You can opt for any feature or amenity that you desire. Where you live, the size of your backyard, the weather and many such specifics will influence your wishes and will perhaps limit your options in some ways. Considering the diverse factors that will come…
Extract organic matter from the soil and all you would have is dust and dirt. You may have some moisture but that would not be enough to harbor growth. You can grow any plant, certainly not the ones that you want in your garden, without organic matter in the soil. Soil has trillions of microorganisms.…
