When you start receiving your seed catalogues in the middle of winter, it is both exciting and overwhelming! Often I wonder, how is anyone supposed to choose what to plant? I use the suggestions below to help me choose what vegetables I will grow in my garden. Often, we are limited by space and sunlight … Continue reading What vegetables to grow
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Best Perennials for Cut Flowers
A beautiful garden outside is wonderful, but it is even better when you can take that beauty indoors. There are many perennials that can be used for cut flowers. These perennials will look beautiful both inside and out and will provide color and texture to your garden for the whole season. Be sure to clip … Continue reading Best Perennials for Cut Flowers
Blue Flowering Perennials
Blue is such a unique and beautiful color to add to your perennial flower garden! I have listed my favorite blue flowers below to help you add a splash of color to your yard. There are a surprising number of blue perennials that are easy to grow, so give them a try in your garden. … Continue reading Blue Flowering Perennials
Flowers for the Vegetable Garden
A vegetable garden can be beautiful all on its own, but adding flowers to your vegetable garden will take it to the next level. Not only will adding flowers to your vegetable garden make it look beautiful, it will also help attract pollinators and can help keep bad bugs away from your veggies. Like I … Continue reading Flowers for the Vegetable Garden
The Best Flowers for Native Bees
We have all heard about the decline in the bee population, and as gardeners we can learn the best flowers for native bees to help. We are specifically talking about the native bees to an area, not the honeybee, which you may also see in your garden which are great pollinators as well. Our life … Continue reading The Best Flowers for Native Bees
Manage the Heat when Gardening
We need the heat of summer in order to make our gardens grow well, but the sun can also make gardening very difficult. There are ways that we can manage the heat when we are in the garden in order to stay safe and happy. If you are anywhere like I am right now, it … Continue reading Manage the Heat when Gardening
Six Plants to Avoid
There are so many wonderful plants to add to your garden, but here are six plants that you may want to avoid. Some of the nicest looking plants can be invasive or poisonous and definitely don't deserve a place in your garden. If a neighbor or friend offers you a plant, make sure that they … Continue reading Six Plants to Avoid
Finding Free Plants for your Garden
Buying plants from the garden center can get expensive, especially if you need new plants every year. There are many ways to find free plants for your garden, if you know where to look. Many of the plants that fill in my flower beds are free, and I'll show you below how I found them. … Continue reading Finding Free Plants for your Garden
Tips for the Beginner Gardener
Gardening is a wonderful hobby! It gets you outside, your hands in the dirt and can provide relaxation and food. Gardening as a beginner can feel very intimidating, where do you start? I've broken things down below to help you get off on the right foot. Below you will find my tips for the beginner … Continue reading Tips for the Beginner Gardener
Vegetables to grow in the Shade
We all have that one spot in our garden or on our property that just doesn't get the right amount of sun to grow tomatoes and other sun loving vegetables. Here I'm going to show you five vegetables that you can grow in your part sun or or shade garden. These vegetables should grow well … Continue reading Vegetables to grow in the Shade
