The stone crazy-paving front walk is no more. The front walk became a constant garden chore. I had laboriously weeded a crazy patchwork of fieldstones that we installed years ago. For a long time it looked pretty good with the original sandy mortar joints. Following the example of a neighbor at my old city neighborhood, […]
General gardening
How to Keep a Garden Journal to Benefit Home Buyers
Garden Journaling Adds Value to Your Home Most people think of keeping a garden journal or logbook simply for their own benefit—to remember the names of plants, planning ideas, or the location of fall-planted bulbs. If you’ve ever forgotten the name of your tree or shrub or where you planted those daffodil bulbs three years […]
An Inviting Bird Habitat to Improve Your Yard
Feeding the birds can be good for them and entertaining for you. Learn about good bird feeders and making your yard a friendly bird habitat. Should We Provide Food for Wild Birds? Did you know more than 40% of Americans regularly feed birds? But there has been controversy whether that is a good thing or […]
Moneysaving Garden Tips for Home Gardeners
Dirt Cheap Garden Ideas Not everyone can afford a bath size water garden kit, but what about using an old tub that was cast off from a remodeling project? What about old teacups turned into bird feeders? Or signs made out of old lumber, or the newest trend… making stuff out of wooden pallets? What other […]
Garden Logistics
Spring season is always a matter of logistics when you live in a cold climate. In temperate Ohio we go from cold-can’t-do-anything conditions to hot-don’t-want-to-do-anything weather with only a fleeting spring in between. We can count on two months to get soil prepared and everything planted. Some years there may be some earlier breaks and […]
A Basic Guide To Essential Garden Tools For Beginners
Essential garden tools are those which a gardener needs to safely and efficiently accomplish the many tasks of creating and maintaining their landscape.
