Oak trees are beautiful, drought-tolerant, native trees with many benefits for wildlife and people. They are also popular trees. Ever wondered how to plant an oak tree from an acorn? It’s easy! Oak trees can be planted from acorns with great success if proper steps are taken. Late fall is the perfect time of year to collect acorns to start growing new oak trees over the winter. Acorns that have dropped earlier in the fall are usually the weaker or worm-infested seeds. Late dropping acorns (October and November) are typically healthier. A healthy acorn specimen suitable for growing an oak tree is one that is plump with a cap that…

Deer can turn a beautiful landscape into an unattractive garden of chomped stems and damaged trees overnight. But before you resort to pungent chemical and obtrusive fencing, consider deer resistant perennials and strategic design choices that reroute deer from their favorite plants. By relying on plants that deer won’t eat and employing a few design techniques, it’s possible to prevent your garden from becoming a buffet for the deer. By choosing deer-resistant perennials and other plants, you’ve already done a great deal to deter deer from your garden. They may nibble on some plants to sample them, cut once they get a taste, they will likely leave them alone. Here…

Are you growing lavender in your garden? If you aren’t you should be, it is fairly easy to grow and loved by pollinators. And as we know the more pollinators we have the bigger harvest we will get. So today we are going to talk all about How to Grow Lavender, Plus Caring for and Harvesting Lavender. We were given several lavender plants last fall and can’t wait to add them to our garden. Our plan is to plant them in containers and harvest them twice a year so that we can make dryer bags with lavender and lavender wreaths to sell in our market. Growing lavender can be fairly…

If you have gardened for any length of time you have probably accumulated a pretty nice seed collection. If you are anything like me you love when those seed catalogs come and your list of different things you want to grow gets longer and longer. And if you’re anything like me your seed collection is an absolute mess!! You need an efficient and effective way to organize & store your garden seeds. I have the perfect solution for you. No more overflowing, hot mess of a cardboard box or baskets filled to the brim that you can’t find a thing. With your seed pack organized and put away with this…

Gardeners are always on the lookout for the next great garden tools or gadget. But we also know that not everything on our garden shelves gets used. I’ve definitely had my share of garden tool flops that ended up in the donate bin. I also use some tools season after season — my “go-to” garden tools. This year I’ve discovered some new favorites. Some are large and some are small, but if you’re looking for some unique garden tools and ideas, I almost guarantee that this list will inspire you as you look toward the next season. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional…