Lavender Looking Leggy and Woody? Late July Is Prime Time to Prune It Back

Lavender Looking Leggy and Woody? Late July Is Prime Time to Prune It Back

Japanese Beetles Are Skeletonizing Your Roses Right Now — Here's What Actually Works

Japanese Beetles Are Skeletonizing Your Roses Right Now — Here's What Actually Works

Turn Your Pruned Tomato Suckers Into a Free Second Crop Before Fall

Turn Your Pruned Tomato Suckers Into a Free Second Crop Before Fall

Brown Patch Is Wrecking Lawns Right Now — Here's Why Humid July Nights Are the Culprit

Brown Patch Is Wrecking Lawns Right Now — Here's Why Humid July Nights Are the Culprit

Lawn Fertilizing 101: How to Grow a Great Lawn

We all know what a healthy lawn looks like; it is beautifully green, shiny and luxuriant in spite of lawn mowing and the usual activity it endures on a daily basis. This look requires quite a bit of work and time investment because you’ll have to provide all of the nutrients and minerals that your…

How to Build a Wooden Trellis for Your Garden

A trellis can be a great addition to your garden. They are used to give support to climbing plants, vegetables and flowers, and can be a very attractive feature. Sweet peas love to climb, and look wonderful – a mass of flowers, rainbow bright – trailing on a trellis. Tomatoes, vines, and many plants can…

Why You Need a Wheelbarrow if You Love Gardening

What is a wheelbarrow for anyway? Wheelbarrows are an old traditional tool for garden work. The typical usage is to load up with various materials to move with less trouble than lifting them up by hand. This can be for removal and placing. This has always been a great tool to have in your garden…

Effective and Easy Tips for Taking Care of Your Lawn

Everyone wants to own a very beautiful and healthy lawn. But to get such a lawn like this, you don’t need to put in as much effort as you might think. Just follow these useful tips on lawn care and maintenance to have your lawn manicured beautifully all year round. Cutting It’s important to have…

Billhook: The Most Underrated Gardening Tool

While modern greenery and shrubbery maintenance are industries rife with modern cutting tools, there are always classic tools that will always get the job done. Among the most useful of these tools is the billhook. While it is often misunderstood as a knife or hatchet, it is actually a unique tool in a class of…

How to Grow Sunflowers, Summer’s Favorite Flower

Sunflowers are a traditional favorite that never go out of style.  Of all flowers, sunflowers are often the best representation of warm, summer days.  These hardy, cheerful flowers are easy to grow and maintain. At the end of the flower’s growth cycle, some gardeners even harvest the seeds to create a healthy, homemade treat. Whether…