Learn how to make an online free garden planner you can use again and again. It’s simple when you create your free garden planner template in Google Slides. No time to make your own? I’ve got you covered. Design your vegetable garden or flower garden layout using free design tools. Use the garden planner template … Read more
Get the best watering wand for your garden. One of the best ways I keep updated on what is happening in the garden is by hand-watering with a watering wand. In this post, you will learn why I choose to hand-water, how to save time when hand-watering, and the best watering wands to use for … Read more
Looking for a way to make gardening more comfortable and enjoyable? Garden kneelers have been game-changers, especially with the dreaded task of weeding. I now look forward to my peaceful weeding time when I listen to podcasts while kneeling on one of my kneeling pads. Do I have more than one? Oh, yes, and I … Read more
Learn what not to plant with eggplant and what kinds of eggplant companion planting will help eggplants thrive. Not sure how to grow eggplant? Get your eggplant growing tips here, along with some ideas about what to do with your eggplant when you harvest. Are you asking yourself, “What should I plant next to eggplant?” … Read more
Looking for the best rhubarb companion plants? You’re in the right place. Learn what you can plant next to rhubarb and what you should not plant near rhubarb. Get ideas about which vegetables grow well with rhubarb, which flowers grow well with rhubarb, which herbs grow well with rhubarb, and which fruit grows well with … Read more
Learn how to plant dahlia tubers and get essential tips for growing better dahlias. Need to know about planting dahlias from tubers? This comprehensive guide will give you tips about preparing soil, caring for dahlias, keeping pests away, and storing them for the winter. Learn when to plant dahlia tubers, how to plant dahlia tubers … Read more
Learn how to save heirloom tomato seeds and other vegetable or flower seeds to plant in the future. Save money by gathering and saving seeds for next year’s garden. Get the easy tips for saving and storing seeds successfully. It’s easier than you might think! The Seed Saving Backstory Every summer, I tell myself I’m … Read more
We recently planted about 600 fir tree seedlings, and the weather was not pleasant. There are some garden tasks that just cannot wait, and this was one of them. As I ventured out into the chilly, drizzly, damp day, my main goal was to stay warm. If my fingers got cold, they would be useless. I … Read more
The blueberries and raspberries are hanging thickly on their branches, waiting to be picked, and the radish row is starting to go to seed. It is the time of the summer when I am often hit hard with GARDEN GUILT (it’s much more ominous when the words are written in capital letters). I have a … Read more
High-maintenance plants do not thrive in our garden. As I wrote in a previous post about our new dahlia bed, we removed our hybrid tea roses a few years ago because they were suffering. They suffered from powdery mildew and black spot. They also provided the local deer with a lovely buffet. I don’t have … Read more