Plant Care & Maintenance

Trimming grape vines during the summer growing season is an essential task for any backyard gardener growing grapes. Proper summer pruning encourages grape vines to be more productive, healthy, and improves the quality of your grapes. In this comprehensive guide, I’ll explain when and how to trim your grape vines in summer for optimal growth … Read more

This is our third year growing strawberries as well as our third year of research. The first year was a complete and utter failure. We weren’t “gardeners” at the time so we didn’t water it, weed it, feed it, or make sure not to step on/drive over it. Yeah, our “garden” was right in front … Read more

If you have a rodent problem on your hands, you might be wondering if coffee grounds could be the culprit. You may have heard that leftover food and strong-smelling organic items have a tendency to attract rats and mice, and that might have led you to ask if the smell of used coffee grounds lures … Read more

How Long After Weed Killer Can I Plant Flowers? Using weed killer in your garden can seem like a double-edged sword On one hand, it allows you to easily get rid of unwanted weeds and prepare your flowerbeds for planting But on the other hand, you need to be cautious about the herbicide residue left … Read more

For many people, the mushrooms that pop up in their backyards are mysterious, intriguing and sometimes worrying, and raise the question, “Why are mushrooms growing in my backyard?” Beautiful and unique backyard mushrooms are intriguing but some are also poisonous, so it’s always best not to touch or eat any unknown wild mushrooms that appear … Read more

Pictures of Evergreen Trees Types – A Guide to Identifying Common Varieties Evergreen trees provide year-round greenery and structure to gardens and landscapes. With so many types to choose from, it can be tricky identifying one evergreen from another In this guide, we’ll explore 25 common evergreen tree varieties, with pictures and details to help … Read more

The soil pH value is a measure of soil acidity or alkalinity. Soil pH directly affects nutrient availability. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 as neutral. Numbers less than 7 indicate acidity while numbers greater than 7 indicate alkalinity. The pH value of soil is one of a number of environmental … Read more

Looking for some home decor ideas? Preparing for your wedding and need some centerpiece inspiration? Have a great vase but not sure what to put in it? Here is a great way to take some sola wood flowers, greenery and a vase and turn them into an interchangeable centerpiece! Normally, your first step is to … Read more

Plums are one of the easiest fruits to grow in your garden – what other tree has a whole host of online articles telling you how to support the branches when there’s too much fruit weighing them down? However we know that this can also seem like a daunting prospect. What if you don’t have … Read more

Have you ever spotted some strange apple-like fruit growing on a bush in your yard and wondered what in the world it could be? You’re not alone! Lots of gardeners are puzzled when they suddenly notice hard, apple-shaped fruit hanging from an unknown plant. But don’t worry – there’s usually a simple explanation. What Causes … Read more