A garden hoe may not be what all the cool kids are using, but dollars to donuts you have an old hoe lying around and the garden hoe is a tried and true method for weeding. We’ve all tried that other stuff, but who wants harsh chemicals around our kids or pets or labor saving gadgets that only manage to …
Create a Plan before You Landscape
Oftentimes (and most times with landscaping) the devil can be in the details, so it’s always a good idea to create a plan before you get your hands dirty. First things first…Ask yourself what it is you want out of your landscaping. If your plan is to keep things as maintenance-free as possible, stick to hardy plants that are pretty …
Gardening Trends for 2022
A large percentage of people have reported spending more time gardening over the last couple of years, and that trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. With these expanded gardening efforts come a bunch of interesting variations to meet all sorts of budgets and lifestyles… Eco-friendly Gardening – The environmentally conscious are doing their part by planting gardens …
Plants That Can Make Excellent Fences!
Ever heard the saying that good fences make good neighbors? They sure can, and some plants make excellent fences. Whether you are trying to keep your yard private or you really do want to avoid your neighbors, plants can also be cheaper than fencing material and fence building labor. Here are some plant varieties you may want to consider… Bamboo …
Trees That Can Make a Mess of Your Yard
We all strive to keep our landscaping looking great with consistent cleaning, pruning and planting. Just be careful when choosing the trees you plant in your yard because some can do more harm than good! Very possibly the biggest woe with tree planting, is that the root systems of both weeping willows and mulberries can ruin lawns, pavement and even …
Fall in Love with Yard Clean-up
Ah, it’s once again time to get your yard cleaned up in time for spring. Here are a few tips you might just love… Want to put an end to that backbreaking bending over during yard work? Try some big plastic leaf scoops to make light yard debris pick-up easy! Sturdy reusable yard bags are a lightweight way to load …
Tips to Improve Soil Quality
Everyone and everything can use some rejuvenation from time to time – even our soil. Our gardens yearn for rich, moist earth where the earthworms frolic. So how can we transform our soil from that dry, nutrient-deprived hard stuff to the good stuff? One great way is to top our garden soil with several inches of compost this winter and …
How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter
Long periods of unwelcoming weather can adversely affect the soil in our gardens. Consequently, we need to recharge our garden beds during the winter months so that we can harvest flavorful, nutrient-rich vegetables and herbs and vibrant, healthy flowers and plants. There are several things you can do to replace essential nutrients within your soil, protect it from the harsher …
Electric vs. Gas Lawn Mowers
We have a really long, pretty much endless, mowing season here in Florida. So, it behooves us to do our research on which mower will work best for us. Let’s consider electric versus gas lawn mowers, shall we? That one huge bang for our buck, when it comes to electric lawn mowers, is the fact that we don’t have gas …
2021 Gardening Trends
As we all are incredibly aware, this year has been very different from those in the past. Our world seems to have tipped on its axis. In fact, everything seems to have taken a new direction…even our gardening trends. Since the dawn of so much more school and work from home, we are definitely trending toward turning our garden areas …