Tips for Growing Dahlias in Your Backyard | Growing Dahlias
If you are looking for a beautiful addition to your garden that is both easy to grow and requires very little maintenance, then dahlias might…
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The Best Potting Soil for Vegetables, Biggest Harvest Yet
I’m a huge fan of container gardening, especially since we are not at our forever homestead. But when it comes to growing a bountiful harvest…
The No-Fail Way to Start Sweet Potato Slips (seeds)
Sweet Potatoes are a staple in our household. The kids call them “orange potatoes”!! Well, sweet potato slips, aka sweet potato seeds are also super…
Sun Mapping Your Yard to Start a Garden
Despite what it sounds like, sun mapping is not making a map of the Sun. A sun map is a map of the sun’s presence…
Planting Oak Trees from Acorns – High Germination Rate
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…
5 Tips for Garden Planning Success
Can you believe it’s time to plan your gardens? I always get so excited this time of year knowing it’s time to start growing, but…
Growing, Caring For & Harvesting Your Peonies
Looking to grow the biggest, blousiest, most beautiful peony blooms? Here is your complete guide to growing and harvesting Peonies so that you can have…
Deer Resistant Perennials for Your Yard
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…
How to Grow Lavender – Plus Caring for & Harvesting
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…
How to Grow the Biggest Sunflowers in Pots
Does any plant say summer more than a Sunflower? I don’t think so!! Sunflowers are easy to grow and a fun activity that you can…
