Feeling like a failure at growing roses? I used to feel the same way, but that was before I discovered vintage roses (also known as old garden roses, heirloom roses, antique roses, heritage roses, old fashioned roses, or historic roses). Vintage roses are disease-resistant, deer-resistant, low-maintenance, add color to the summer garden, and offer up … Read more
Looking for the best deer resistant vegetables, herbs, and flowers to grow in your garden? Here’s a comprehensive list of deer resistant plants. What plants do deer hate the most? What vegetables do deer not like to eat? What vegetables will deer eat? What smell do deer hate the most? What herbs keep deer out … Read more
Learn about the best stevia companion plants to help this useful perennial thrive. Get a list of the best companion plants you can surround your stevia with, including the best flowers to grow as companion plants for stevia, the best fruit to plant around stevia, the best herbs to plant with stevia, and the best … Read more
Learn about the best borage companion plants to help this self-seeding annual thrive. If you are asking, “What should I plant borage next to?”, you are in the right place. Get a list of the best companion plants you can surround your borage with, including the best flowers to grow as companion plants for borage, … Read more
Got zucchini? Get easy recipes and ideas to overcome zucchini overload without losing your friends. Learn some simple recipes and the best way to freeze zucchini to use later. Believe it or not, there are actually places that welcome zucchini donations. Read on for some simple solutions to make the most of your abundant zucchini … Read more
Learn about the best easy care low maintenance flowering shrubs and bushes you can grow in your yard or garden. The plants listed in this extensive guide are grouped into full sun, partial shade, and shady growing conditions. There are also deer-resistant and evergreen groups of low maintenance flowering shrubs and bushes here. Whether you … Read more
Learn how to make a DIY pole bean trellis tower the easy way with this simple bean tower DIY project. This is one of the best pole bean support ideas because it’s fast, and best of all, the bean towers fold up for easy storage. These bean pole trellis towers are portable, reusable, and add … Read more
Learn how to plant, grow, and harvest pumpkins. What are the best pumpkin companion plants and which should you avoid? What grows best next to pumpkins? What should you not plant near a pumpkin? Will pumpkins choke out other plants? Get the answers to many of your questions about companion planting for pumpkins right here. … Read more
Learn how to make your own DIY garden journal log book to record your garden ideas, plans and goals for each year. It‘s easy when you use a free printable garden journal template created in Google slides for simple customization. Get ideas about which pages to include for your garden needs, then edit away. When … Read more
Get ideas about the best chives companion plants you can surround your chives with to help them thrive and produce bountiful crops. Learn what you can plant next to chives and what you should not plant near chives. Get ideas about which flowers grow well with chives, which herbs grow well with chives, which fruit … Read more