Growing strawberries is fun and easy – as long as you have the right place to do so! Luckily, these adaptable little fruits aren’t picky about where they are planted. You can easily grow your own strawberries with the gear you probably have on hand at home. There are plenty of ways you can grow […]
30 Low Maintenance Fruits and Veggies Perfect for New Gardeners
If you’re new to gardening or have limited time to care for your garden, you might want to start with easy to grow and low maintenance fruits and veggies. After all, gardening should be fun! It can be discouraging, especially in your first growing season ever, to spend all of your time weeding, watering, fertilizing, […]
17 Gorgeously Rustic Log Planters and How to Make Them
Sure, you can head to the local garden center or home improvement store to buy a planter for your favorite plants – but why would you want to when it’s easy to build a rustic log planter? Building your own DIY rustic log planter is a great way to use up dead pieces of wood. […]
27 Strawberry Gardening Tips Everyone Should Follow
There’s nothing that says summer quite like a pint full of fresh strawberries! Grow your own at home by following these simple strawberry growing tips. If you’re thinking about growing strawberries and looking for advice, you’ve come to the right place. Not only are strawberries incredibly easy to grow, but once you’ve had a little […]
40 Fastest Growing Vegetables, Berries, and Herbs You’ll Enjoy in no Time
Gardening is meant to be savored – but if you have a short growing season (or are simply impatient!) you might be wondering how to speed up your time to harvest. A quick harvest starts with planting the most ideal species. If you want to be self-sufficient and produce an edible crop as soon as […]
20 Plants You Can Grow From Cuttings – And How to Do It
If you want to fill your garden with gorgeous herbs, flowers, shrubs, and other plants, it can be a daunting task. Not only does creating a healthy, beautiful-looking garden takes a lot of work, but it can be quite expensive, too. One of the easiest ways to save some money when you’re first getting started […]
Ultimate Composting List: 100 Things You Can and Can’t Compost
New to composting? This ultimate composting list of the 100 things you can – and can’t! – compost will help you get started. Composting, after all, is a great way to add nutrients back to your soil and to reduce your household waste. If you’ve never tried it before, you might be confused over what […]
30 Most Profitable Crops for a High-Yielding Garden
If you’re short on space, time, or money, you might be wondering how you can get the most bang for your buck in your garden. It’s simple – you need to trim the fat away and only focus on the most profitable, high-yield crops. In this article, we’ll tell you about the 30 most profitable […]
10 Plants Mosquitoes Hate and Repel Them Naturally
There’s nothing quite as unpleasant as having to swat mosquitoes away from your face while you’re trying to enjoy a Friday night barbeque. But dousing yourself in chemicals like DEET isn’t exactly desirable, either – so how do you keep these pests away? It’s simple. You need to start growing some mosquito-repellent plants in your […]
Upcycled Plastic Cup Owl Craft – With Video
This little plastic cup owl craft is so adorable! Truly, it’s just one of those cute ideas that I love. Perfect for kids to make, it’s a great choice for letting them get creative with paints, feathers, and personalizing their own owl. Plastic Owl Cup Painted cups are such a great tool in your craft […]