Benefits of Having Plants In An Office
A collection of beautiful plants in an office environment adds lively color to the work atmosphere. Plants of different sizes and shapes add interest to the space. In many cases, offices are decorated...
View ArticlePotentially Invasive Garden Plants
Garden plants that have the potential to be invasive. It’s up to you to control that potential. Each spring the avid gardener thinks about what they are going to plant in their landscape and vegetable...
View ArticleWhy Companion Planting Is Important [infographic]
Your garden beds are ready for planting. Your coffers of seeds are exploding with envelopes of every kind of crop. Have you planned where to plant each one yet? Did you know it made a difference who...
View ArticleFind Your Plant Hardiness Zone – Important Changes
Each section of the world can effectively grow specific kinds of plants. You may think that in a tropical or subtropical region you can grow anything you want, but that’s not at all the case. There are...
View ArticleOrganic Gardening Made Easier with TOTER Composter – Black Gold On Wheels |...
It may be cold and the garden is asleep BUT this is the perfect season to plan for and fantasize about what incredible plants and supremely useful tools you are going to need in your garden and yard...
View Article#OrganicV Seeds for Sprouter – MIX – Beet / Mustard / Broccoli by VREMI TM...
This is the first time I’ve ever sprouted seeds and I’m so excited. I do not have a sprouter, but I used a jar covered with cheesecloth to do the process. I received the organic three seed kit for the...
View ArticleMy Chickies Want Chicks. . . And Now I Do Too – The Chicken Tractor Saga Begins
25891 / Pixabay To be fair, I’ve wanted to have chickens for egg laying for a long time. The interest was rekindled when my girls went to spend Memorial Day weekend with my parents while we worked on a...
View ArticleA Water-Wise Landscape with Monrovia Plants – #LetsGarden #Sponsored
Our front landscape has been a sore subject for several years. When we moved in there were three giant yew bushes in front of the house which needed some serious trimming. Despite our best efforts...
View ArticleChoosing the Right Chicken Breed for Your Backyard
Chicken Breed Considerations The other day when I was at the library the librarian noticed the topic of my books and mentioned she always thought it would be nice to have a few free ranging chickens in...
View ArticlePrepare for Next Year’s Garden Now With A Straw Bale Garden
Most gardens in the North and Midwest of the country are already asleep for the season. There may be a few cool season plants, like kale, hanging on for dear life and filling our bellies with garden...
View ArticleMonrovia Gardening: Best Spring Planting Tips!
Winter was a bit of a bust here in the Midwest. Not much snow to cover the grey and brown outside left me yearning for Spring. It’s finally here in Northwest Ohio, though we are having cooler than...
View ArticleBuy, Share, Keep and Toss Your Seeds
This article was originally released on Dig The Earth on June 4, 2008. The information within is still good for any gardener and I’ve added a few key updates. I learned the hard way that even with...
View ArticleEmbrace Your Space With Monrovia
The weather is finally perking up here in Northwest Ohio and Monrovia has given me another chance to enjoy my outdoor green space. As a provider of high quality, selectively bred annuals and...
View Article5 herbs that belong in every kitchen garden
I love to garden. The bleakness of late fall and early Winter usually have me in a funk because I can’t go outside to plant, cultivate or harvest anything – except for maybe a hardy kale plant. Making...
View ArticleLearn What Vegetables Are In Season
Even though modern technology has made all types of food available year round in developed nations there are a few flaws with this model. First, it is more expensive to grow in artificial conditions...
View ArticleInfographic: Choosing the Best Compost Method #gardensthatmatter
By Amy on Gardens That Matter What is the best compost method? In this infographic, discover the methods successful composters are using in their homes and gardens. If you want to compost, there’s a...
View ArticlePreparing Vegetable Garden Beds for Spring
congerdesign / Pixabay I wish that were my garden. . . The end of April is here and I’ve not so much as raked the dirt in my one new garden bed. There is a pile of pre-cut landscape timbers waiting to...
View ArticleDiatomaceous Earth: Non-toxic Pest Control for Your Home and Garden
Warmer weather brings sunny days, Spring rains, greener pastures and. . . pests. Silver fish, ants, gnats, beetles, spiders are a few of the more common and annoying but less dangerous ones. Fleas,...
View ArticleRhubarb: The Unsung Hero of the Spring Garden |14 Recipes|
Hans / Pixabay Many years ago my father-in-law was perplexed and then soon elated when he discovered a hearty, leafy green growing in his garden. He didn’t remember planting anything there, but soon...
View ArticleDo We Still Need Fluoride in Our Drinking Water? | Eartheasy Blog
com77380 / Pixabay With mounting evidence that topical fluoride is better for teeth, a case before a California court aims to end water fluoridation across the U.S. You’ve no doubt been told by your...
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