If you have them in your garden, chances are, you need to learn how to prune roses. Why prune? Here’s the thing… most roses are a lot tougher than we…
How to Grow English Roses
English roses are perhaps the perfect compliment to any garden, but to a garden with cottage style most of all. By many gardeners’ accounts the “perfect” rose, these roses were…
5 Ways to Use Cinder Blocks in the Garden
Concrete, or cinder block, is an inexpensive building material for the garden. Easily picked up at your local home improvement store, with a little creativity you can use it to…
5 Roses – 5 Solutions!
We all love our roses, but who would have thought that they can be great problem solvers? Choosing the right type of rose for a troublesome situation can make the…
Best Fragrant Flowers for Your Garden
Fragrant plants are really important in the garden, because they appeal to more than one of our senses. Studies show that the sense of smell can be one of the…
Early Spring Flowers!
At the end of winter, we can all start to feel little flower deprived… I know I love driving by a well designed garden that has those first, early spring…
Best Plants to Grow from Seed
Seed catalogs are out, (check our post on our seed catalog recommendations) and soon dedicated gardeners will be choosing what plants to grow this year from seed. We have some…
More Unique Garden Containers You Never Thought Of… – Part 2
More Unique Garden Containers You Never Thought of – Part Two If you missed Part One, start at “More Unique Garden Containers You Never Thought Of “. Then come back…
Cold and Snowy Still? Spring Gardening Ideas You Can Do Right Now
If your ground is still frozen or the wind is still whipping outside your door and you feel that by the time spring arrives, it will have missed you; Never…
Wonderful Windows and Doors in the Garden
If you are looking for a way to add some whimsy or character to your yard, you will have a pretty safe bet if you use windows and doors in the…
Easy Plant Markers & Labels You Can Make
Spring is just around the corner, and indoor seed starting is even closer… Many of us are looking for ways to mark out flats, pots and rows without using those…
DIY Copper Garden Art Ideas & Projects
I love metal projects, and copper is a perfect medium to reflect the natural and changing state of a garden. Beautiful in all it’s forms, it is representative of how…
IKEA Planter Hacks!
Love IKEA? Yes, us too. But did you know they have tons of products that you can use to make clever garden planters? Make these IKEA planter hacks for less…