My relaxing placeBeing in my Garden is my happy place. The smell of my plants, The beat of the sun or sound of the rain, how you can feel the life growing around you. Flowers are always lovely but long hardy plants are always exciting. To watch it grow over the... See More »
to keep garden looking alive during the winter months, add conifers!!ive found a few types that are maintenance free, grow low to the ground, and require virtually no pruning. they include... prostrate yew for shady areas, blue pacific juniper, and mugo pines for more sunny areas. the blue spruce shrubs are just too... See More »
no way i am spending $300 for a large tree several years old in a small plastic bucket!!the trunk barely fits in the bucket and who knows how long they have been sitting in the nursery lot
cheap eay fix for deer eating your garden flowers\veggies...wet old socks and dishsoap.it has worked well for me, the 1st year my lillys and hostas went untouched!! i was thinking how much effort hunters go to remove the human scent. so i figure maybe the soap fragrance will keep them away and it seems to have worked. as a test i... See More »
does anyone use black trash bags for making compost??i cant see spending hundreds for lumber, fence, etc to make bins. ive seen videos using trash cans with holes cut in them...i have mine laying on its side in a small retention pond i dug out for when next hurricane hits. will take a long time im... See More »
My hydrangea, which was just a stick when I planted it, has blooms on it nowand my creeping thyme is spreading and blooming as well It makes me happy. I switched the flag out for a new one yesterday. (2)
