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…
When your goal is to cultivate a healthier, thicker lawn, regular maintenance is most important. One of the ways to maintain the lawn is through aeration, and while this is a job that is most commonly done once a year, you can also benefit greatly by doing it in smaller steps and increments throughout the…
One of the most disheartening things to see when you work so hard to take care of your lawn are brown patches throughout all of your hard work. It can seem even more disappointing when you can’t quite figure out what you’re doing wrong to cause these issues to start with. In order to remedy…
Before you take the time to reseed your lawn to fill in the spaces where it is thinning out or becoming brown in color, there are a few steps that need to be taken to ensure that the seed sticks and that you get the best results possible. In this article, we will break down…
There has never been a better time to be a first-time gardener! You have access to tools and information that makes starting and maintaining a productive and nutritious vegetable garden easier than ever. This article will show you how to quickly and simply plan your own backyard garden. Good gardens begin with good garden plans.Figuring…
You don’t have to have a green thumb to get a green lawn. You can easily test and type your soil yourself so you don’t have to spend every waking minute of your life tending to it to ensure it looks like the lush, perfect carpet shown on all those fertilizer and seed bags you…
Lawn magazines always feature gorgeous lawns mowed and edged to perfection without a weed in sight. The lawns are always edged just right, too and are so inviting, the lawn just calls for you to run across it in your bare feet. You can have a magazine gorgeous yard, too – if you have the…
