GARDENING

Meet the Monardas… the crowning glory of the mint plant family (Lamiaceae)! The bee balm uses and benefits are many, both for you and your garden. When it comes to …

An ancient technique, biochar soil amendment makes incredible, rich soils which help to retain water and nutrients while keeping or placing carbon in the soil. Biochar was developed in ancient …

How to Keep Deer Away from Your Yard and Garden Plants Losing precious plants, trees and entire crops to demolition by deer and other creatures is distressing and discouraging. If …

If you’re looking for flowers for a special or important occasion, consider learning about white flower meanings and symbolism. Discovering flower symbolism is one way to better get to know …

Meet Helianthus Tuberosus We’re in our 8th year of growing sunchokes, the Helianthus tuberosus plant, and are glad that our plantings are slowly expanding. Common names include Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke …

What Are Black Bean Aphids? These black aphids are also known as black bean aphids. However, they’re not so named because they are specific to black beans. 🤓 They’re called black …

Monarch butterflies and milkweed, enjoy a complicated relationship. You know the type. It’s a scenario in which the two mutual parties are co-dependent upon one another. Of course, that level …

A common garden blight, how to get rid of powdery mildew is a common question and challenge for gardeners. But before we get into how to treat powdery mildew naturally, …

Gardeners and landscapers favor this lovely hosta plant with the bluish tint. Blue hostas come in all sizes and shapes but often the bigger the better for landscape accents. When it comes …

The rugosa rose bush is a stout and ferocious grower that can fend for herself. Sometimes written as rosa rugosa, rugoso and regosa, no matter how you spell it or …