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Mike McGroarty and Two Donkeys Teach You about Pruning Small Plants. This video is really important about pruning small plants as they need it. In this video I am really late getting these plants pruned, I would have been much better off to have pruned most of them at least four weeks ago. That’s how… Click here to read more…
Herbs are the cornerstone of any delectable dish. The right herbs, complimenting the right meal, are often what make the difference between good cooks and great cooks. Knowing what herbs to use, and when, is half the battle; using the best herbs possible is the other half. While a lot of companies will advertise themselves… Click here to read more…
If you’ve chosen to try your hand at container vegetable gardening, there are a few things to consider that normally don’t apply to ordinary gardening projects. In this piece, we’ll discuss some trouble-shooting tactics and ideas for first-time container gardeners that will help get you on your way to enjoying the produce of your labors…. Click here to read more…
Weeds are by far one of the biggest challenges that gardeners face. But it doesn’t have to be that way and I promise to show you how to get a handle on weeds and keep them under control forever with a few simple steps. What it takes to make a weed happy. Mike! Are you… Click here to read more…
Nowadays, there is an app for everything; from games and quirky gizmos to useful tools like dictionaries and study tools. When is comes to gardening, you got it, there’s an app for that too. In fact, there are a whole host of interesting and useful gardening apps to have on your phone. Organic Gardening Planting… Click here to read more…
Are you ready for a raspberry patch? Are you considering creating a raspberry patch in your back yard? If so, you’re probably having visions of stepping out into the summer morning sunshine and grabbing a handful of fresh berries to stir into your breakfast cereal, picking buckets full of ripe berries to bake into scrumptious… Click here to read more…
For those who love the beauty and fragrance of roses but lack a green thumb, fear not! Armed with a few tools and a little knowledge, you learn how to plant roses like a pro. To plant your roses you will need… rose plants, a pair of gloves, compost or peat moss, bone meal, shovel, small… Click here to read more…
Growing your own garden will protect you and your family against harmful chemicals and other toxins that large companies pump into their foods. That is until you try to battle the never-ending armies of insects, like, ants, aphids and squash bugs. Using harsh insecticides on your homegrown produce can still lead to feeding your family… Click here to read more…
While there are plenty of people out there who know that Creeping Charlie is a menace to society, there are also a large number of people out there who think it is just another weed in the yard. It is only after a few weeks of hard work and trying to remove this weed that… Click here to read more…
Composting is a great way to help preserve the environment while creating fertilizer for your garden and lawn. Having collection services haul your green waste away to a dump site uses up energy resources and contributes to pollution and climate change. Homemade compost bins provide an easy and inexpensive way of recycling your kitchen waste…. Click here to read more…
Growing pumpkins can be a rewarding experience, but only if you are educated in how to do it successfully. Here are 11 tips to make your pumpkin harvest a success. 1. Prepare your soil If you are anticipating growing in the spring, the soil can be prepared in the fall. Leaves and raw manure should… Click here to read more…
A Chinese Dogwood tree, botanical name Cornus kousa, that fails to bloom or make flowers of any kind is a very common problem. People ask me all the time; “Why doesn’t it bloom, and what can I do to make it bloom?” By the way, I’m Looking for a Few People that would Like to… Click here to read more…
It’s that time of the year again, and if you’re a gardener looking to plant beautiful flowers, fruits, and vegetables, catching the latest gardening blogs is something you are sure to find enjoyable as well as beneficial. Why Read a Blog? These gardening blogs offer a world of information to those who choose to read… Click here to read more…
A few days ago I gave you some landscape design strategies in this post, and today I have a few more ideas for you. At the nursery I decided to dig out an area where we could set our small pots. Great idea, but that left me with a mountain of dirt that you can… Click here to read more…
What does it take to create a nice, attractive landscape planting? What is the number one thing that many people do wrong? The secret to an attractive landscape design is you have to be bold and daring. Take off your “conservative” hat and toss it in the fire pit! What do most people do wrong?… Click here to read more…
Your yard should have a sequence of color starting in spring and taking you on a journey of color and joy throughout the year. I’m going to start by showing you a few things that will really wake up your yard in early spring. Lynnwood Gold Forsythia. A lot of people don’t like Forsythia, but… Click here to read more…
We got the old house landscaped, we’ve got our sign posts up, no sign so we hung up some rubber chickens (long story), the landscaping around the sign is done and the pile of dirt from last week’s video is now a beautiful landscape planting.
When we utter the word mulch it can mean a lot of different things. Some mulch is free, some mulches we make ourselves via composting and some mulches you have to pay for. Where can I get Free Mulch? For the most part the only mulch that you are likely to get free of charge… Click here to read more…
Tell us about your composting methods. I’d love for you to share your composting, recipes, ideas and strategies here with others. Post a comment below. You Should Be Doing this! You Can Make Up to $93.60 in One Square Foot in Your Backyard. Take a Peek. Rule #1 about composting. Composting doesn’t have to be… Click here to read more…
Why would I Write a Blog Posting about Ruining a Japanese Maple? Because people do it all the time unintentionally. Here’s the deal; “You only know what you know.” That includes me. So my job here is to make sure that all of my followers/subscribers learn things that I know and they may not. Contrary… Click here to read more…
