by Matt Gibson Which berries attract birds to your garden? Maintaining a beautiful garden getaway on your property is a wonderful task to undertake, but why keep it a secret from your neighborhood’s birds? One of the easiest and most efficient ways to invite birds to your … [Read more...]
How to Use Eggshells in the Garden: Tips and Myths
by Matt Gibson Wondering about whether to use eggshells and your garden, and how you'd do it? As the planet is shifting to a greener way of living, the spotlight is on ways to recycle our trash, repurpose our waste, and find new ways to utilize those everyday household items … [Read more...]
59 Ways to Use the Broccoli You Grow in Your Garden
by Erin Marissa Russell When you grow your own broccoli, you’re getting larger-than-life homegrown flavor and the assurance of knowing just where your food comes from and exactly which pesticides and other treatments were used to grow it. However, you may be wondering how on … [Read more...]
Dahlia Flowers: How to Remove and Store Tubers Through the Winter
by Matt Gibson If you grow dahlias, you’ve likely fallen in love with their impressive blooms, and you won’t be happy about giving up your precious dahlias when chilly weather arrives. The good news is that you don’t have to say goodbye to this season’s dahlias when you learn … [Read more...]
How to Grow Pitcher Plants
by Matt Gibson Pitcher plants look like an exotic, rare, tropical species that you would expect to find growing only on a little-known island somewhere in the Caribbean. In actuality, many species of pitcher plants are native to the southern United States, in the swampy, … [Read more...]