How to Get Rid of Bindweed in the Garden and Lawn

This is one weed that can kill your flowers and vegetables. You see it grow throughout your evergreen shrubs, in the lawn, and in your gardens. Bindweed is very hard to get rid of, but with perseverance, you can get rid of it.

How to Save a Dying Tree

The long and dry winter is coming to an end and you start looking around the yard. You’re noticing that some of the trees aren’t looking very healthy. Evergreens especially can start to look brown and start dropping their needles. The summer is hot and there is a drought and your trees are thristy. Some of your trees might even be dying due to overly dry conditions. Try these tips to save your trees and keep them healthy even in the driest of years.

Natural Ways to Get Rid of Garden Pests and Weeds

There are good pests and there are bad pests in your garden. Some years it just seems like it’s a never-ending battle, you get rid of one bug and then over there something is eating all your green beans. And then you have the weeds that are actually choking the life out of your beautiful garden. There are a number of natural organic ways to control these pests.

How to Get Rid of Pesky Wasps and Yellow Jackets

Now that it is summer, you are finally being able to sit outside and enjoy the nice weather and yard. Sounds great until you start to remember last year and the yellow jackets that wouldn’t leave you alone. Get rid of them this year before they ruin your summer.

5 Tips for Growing the Best Tomatoes

Tomatoes are not hard to grow, though there are some things you need to do and watch out for. Usually, the hardest thing for me about growing tomatoes is choosing which varieties I want each year since there are so many. I usually stick to the ones I know I will use throughout the summer and also cook and freeze for use in the winter. Here are some tips for growing tomatoes.

Beautiful Landscaping Ideas for Your Front Yard

There always seems to be a part of your yard you either can’t get grass to grow, keep green, keep from burning or do anything with. The grass along a sidewalk or driveway is hot and is always drier than the rest of the lawn. There are many ways to make the areas along your sidewalk and driveway look nice.

How to Make Compost for Your Garden

Making your own compost is easy, fun and very useful in the vegetable and flower gardens. Composting also makes you feel like you’re doing something helpful for the dirt and the planet since much of what you put in the compost would end up in the trash anyway, your vegetables and flowers will be much better with your own compost around them.

How to Have a Bountiful Garden in a Small Space

Gardening is enjoyable, healthy and can certainly save you money by growing your own food. Reading garden magazines in the early spring can be frustrating with all the beautiful pictures of those large gardens as if we all have that much space. Many of us do not have a lot of room for a large garden. Here are ideas for getting the most garden from a small space.

How to Start a Vegetable Garden from Seeds

Starting a garden from seeds is a good way to start your garden that will save you money. Usually, plants at a garden shop can be expensive and sometimes the plants you get from a garden shop might not be very healthy or they could come with bugs. Starting from seeds, you can be sure to have healthy plants to place in the garden.

How to Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds to Your Garden

Have you ever noticed how butterflies and hummingbirds in your yard seem to fly around certain flowers. Butterflies and hummingbirds like certain flowers and certain areas of a yard. Growing flowers and plants that attract them is easy, just pick the right flowers and the right spot in your yard.