Best Gas Pole Saw 2023 for Chopping Backyard Trees
Ever tried climbing a tree to cut down those unwieldy, overgrown branches? Climbing trees is dangerous enough as it is, but add an electric or gas-powered chainsaw into the equation …
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How to Start a Vegetable Garden From Scratch In Your Backyard [Step-by-Step Guide]
Are you considering starting your own vegetable garden in your backyard? In my heart of hearts, I genuinely believe that anyone can learn how to start a vegetable garden from …
How to Grow the Garlic Vine (Mansoa alliacea)
If you want to liven up your garden with pretty flowers, look no further than Mansoa alliacea, better known as the Garlic Vine Plant or False Garlic. Garlic Vine is …
How to Attract Bees to Your Garden [Complete Guide]
Bees can do wonders for our gardens and our planet, but you’ll need to know how to attract them if you want to see the benefits in your garden. If …
11 Easiest and Most Beautiful Flowering Shrubs for Zones 7 and 8
These are my favorite, easiest, and most beautiful flowering shrubs for zones 7 and 8. I’ve included the gorgeous Hydrangea, Spireas, Weigela, Viburnum, the amazingly fragrant Tea Olive, Azaleas, and …
What Is Sod and How to Use It for an Instant Lawn [2023 Guide]
Aside from being a cuss, what is sod? Sod is grass that is completely ready to go for an instant lawn. It comes in rolls with roots and a thin …
17 Best Cucumber Varieties That are Easiest to Grow
When it comes to yummy cucumbers, there are usually two different types: slicing, which are usually larger cucumbers up to 12 inches in length; and pickling, which are usually up …
25 Flowering Trailing Plants That’ll Brighten Your Day
Flowering trailing plants can make your heart happy! The best love stories start with flowers – and most occasions improve dramatically with flowers! We use flowering plants around our homes …
The 12 Easiest and Healthiest Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden
Are homegrown veggies more nutritious? Yes! It comes down to one main reason: The second a vegetable is picked, the nutrient content begins to decrease. Commercially-grown vegetables can spend several …
10 DIY Watermelon Trellis Ideas – Grow Watermelons Vertically!
As the days get longer and warmer, it’s the perfect time to embark on a new garden project (like a watermelon trellis!) especially as late spring and early summer are …
Layers of a Permaculture Food Forest Part 5: Climbing Plants
There’s a bit of an odd-one-out among the seven layers of the permaculture food forest garden – a group that doesn’t fit into any one particular compartment of the garden …
Layers of a Permaculture Food Forest Part 4: Understory and Canopy Trees
In our exploration of temperate food forest layers, we’ve been taking a closer look at each of the seven layers, what we can plant there, and how to design each …
Mantis XP Tiller Extra-Wide 4-Cycle vs 2-Cycle 7920: What’s Best for Your Garden?
Spending too much time digging the ground with a shovel? One day, I realized that wasting time and effort with only a shovel and a trowel made no sense. When …
Salad Grows on Trees! Five Trees With Edible Leaves You Can Easily Grow Yourself
Trees with edible leaves? Yes! We can show you that salad grows on trees! We all know that homegrown leaves can be delightful. And delicious! The only problem with annual …
11 Best Garden Carts for 2023 [Heavy Duty + Dump Carts Review]
Every experienced gardener knows that the best garden cart is an essential part of their toolkit. Our best garden cart review includes top heavy duty garden carts and the best …