Butterfly bushes are a favorite among many gardeners. The showy, fragrant blooms attract all sorts of beneficial insects to your garden. You may even find a hummingbird or two stopping by to enjoy the nectar inside the tiny flowers. When and how to prune a butterfly bush is a topic that comes up quite a… Click here to read more…
How to Make a Flower Bed
My 4 year old daughter, Gabby, and I decided to tackle this project yesterday afternoon. We worked at a leisurely pace and from start to finish it took about two and half hours. Being plant enthusiasts, we already had some potted plants set aside that we wanted to make a permanent home for. Since I… Click here to read more…
Growing Basil From Seed
Growing basil from seed is a simple, inexpensive way to keep fresh herbs at your fingertips. Basil is pretty commonly grown. You should have no problem finding seeds in the garden section of nearly any store in the springtime. You can start your seeds indoors or out. If you are going to start your seeds… Click here to read more…
25 Full Shade Plants that Will Look Great in Your Yard
Remember back in grade school when your teacher gave you a dixie cup full of dirt? You planted a flower seed, kept the cup in the window and watered it each day. Your flower sprouted, grew and bloomed. Then you carefully brought it home for Mother’s Day. (For many of us, it didn’t survive the… Click here to read more…
A Step By Step Guide to Overwintering Geraniums
Geraniums are often used as container plants or planted as annuals. They naturally grow in hot climates (zones 9-12), but that doesn’t mean they have to die off each winter in colder climates. Your geraniums will last for many years if follow this simple technique for overwintering them. Step 1 Dig your geranium. Dig your… Click here to read more…
The Step by Step Guide to Making a Weed Free Flower or Perennial Garden.
Nothing can add more Pizazz to your yard than a beautiful flower and or perennial garden. As long as it is weed free and you can keep it that way. Here’s a step by step guide to making that happen. Step one. Site location. Unless you are creating a garden of shade loving flowers, you’ll… Click here to read more…
Rooting Cuttings Successfully in Sand.
Rooting Cuttings Successfully in Sand. In this post I want to show you how easy it is to root cuttings in sand, using the techniques that I recommend. For a while there, during the growing season, we were shooting a “Mondays with Mike” video for our members. The videos that we shot in this 30-day… Click here to read more…
Is Roundup Safe to Use or Not?
Obviously this article is about Roundup and whether or not it’s safe to use around your home or farm. But first . . . I am asking for your support because . . . I am about to be slammed to the ground, kicked, punched and pummeled with rocks just for writing this. I have… Click here to read more…
Growing Plants in Containers (Pots), Controlling Weeds.
Growing plants in containers is a fairly easy as long as you have a Really Good Potting Mix and you have a means of controlling weeds in your nursery containers. In this version of “Mondays with Mike” I am going to show you what to put under your containers to keep the weeds down and… Click here to read more…
Why Rhododendrons Fail to Grow and Two Super Hardy Rhododendrons for Cold Climates.
All the time people say to me; “Rhododendrons don’t do well or grow for me.” Right here and now I’ll tell you why that is so and how to fix it. Why so many people have problems with Rhododendrons in their landscape. Believe it or not, Rhododendrons and Azaleas are quite easy to grow and… Click here to read more…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- …
- 30
- Next Page »