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Creating A Deer-Resistant Landscape: Tips For Protecting Your Garden

Posted on October 23, 2024
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Fortunately, there are several strategies you can employ to create a deer-resistant landscape and protect your garden from becoming a buffet. From choosing the right plants to using protective measures like deer netting and repellents, here’s how you can keep your landscape safe from deer browsing.

Learn About Lichens: The What, Why, & Hows All Homeowners Need To Know

Posted on May 15, 2024
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What are these little green things growing on the bark of my trees? They are Lichens, and here’s what homeowners need to know.

Exploring The 5 P’s Of Fruit Trees: Your Comprehensive Guide

Posted on February 21, 2024
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Growing your own fruit is far easier than you think using and understanding the 5 P’s of fruit growing. Together let's embark on a journey through the 5 P's: planting, pruning, preventing pests, pollinating, and picking. These pillars form the foundation of successful fruit tree cultivation, ensuring bountiful yields and thriving orchards. So, grab your gardening gloves, and let's dig in!

Benefits of a Raised Bed Garden

Posted on March 14, 2022
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Raised Bed Gardens are all the rage these days. What are they and why are they so great? Read on to learn why we love raised bed gardens and how you can make your own!

12 Gardening Tools Every Gardener Wants (and Bonus Gift Ideas!)

Posted on November 23, 2021
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Gardeners don't need much to get the job done, but there are certain tools that will make gardening even easier to enjoy. Read on to learn the top tools every plant enthusiast will love, and bonus gift ideas too!

Why We Love Bats (And You Should Too)

Posted on October 20, 2021
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Bats are perhaps one of the most misunderstood animals. While their fanged features and association with the Halloween season give them an ominous first impression, these winged creatures are some of our garden’s biggest helpers.

Gardening Hacks Found in the Kitchen

Posted on October 13, 2021
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What do cinnamon, coffee grounds, and eggshells have in common? They are all used as natural solutions to common garden and houseplant problems!

Pollinators: The Birds, the Bees, and the Butterflies

Posted on October 6, 2021
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Pollination is the act of moving pollen grains from one flower to another in order to fertilize and eventually produce fruit and seeds. While pollen can be carried from flower to flower by wind, it is more often carried by insects and other animals which rely on these plants for nutrients. Read More...

How to: Overwinter Your Annuals

Posted on September 29, 2021
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Annuals offer fast growing, bright blooms, if only for a single season. When cold weather arrives, we tend to say farewell to our beloved annuals until we can replace them the next year. But what if we didn’t have to? Read more...

Pandemic Plants—How to Care For Houseplants When Returning to Work

Posted on September 22, 2021
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As the world slowly crawls its way back to an upright position, and we all return to our in-office jobs, there are ways to ensure your houseplants thrive, even if you aren’t around all day to care for them.

Garden Blogs

Creating A Deer-Resistant Landscape: Tips For Protecting Your Garden

Learn About Lichens: The What, Why, & Hows All Homeowners Need To Know

Exploring The 5 P’s Of Fruit Trees: Your Comprehensive Guide

Benefits of a Raised Bed Garden

12 Gardening Tools Every Gardener Wants (and Bonus Gift Ideas!)

Why We Love Bats (And You Should Too)

Gardening Hacks Found in the Kitchen

Pollinators: The Birds, the Bees, and the Butterflies

How to: Overwinter Your Annuals

Pandemic Plants—How to Care For Houseplants When Returning to Work

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