March 16, 2020
The relationship between plants and gardens and our health is ancient. As early as 3000 B.C. the Chinese have used medicinal herbs. The Greeks built a temple for Asclepius, their god of healing, set among mineral springs, bathing pools, and gardens. Green was a sacred color in ancient Egypt and represented the hope of spring that… Read more >
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December 9, 2019
Although things in the garden tend to slow down in the winter, there are a couple of tasks you can keep up on throughout the winter months to prepare for a beautiful spring soon to come. December – January Lawn Stay off your lawn as much as possible when frozen or extremely wet… Read more >
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October 25, 2019
If you’ve ever had a garden, whether ornamental or edible, you’ve probably seen a deer or 2 or 5 come through your garden and chomp away at plants. This can be incredibly frustrating especially knowing how expensive plants are and how much work you put into helping your garden grow and thrive. We talked with… Read more >
Organized under Ask an expert, Education, Garden Tips & Advice, Interviews, Landscape Design, Plants I Dig, Sustainability, Trends, You don't know what you don't know. Labeled as book giveaway, deer resistant design, deer resistant gardens, deer resistant landscaping, deer resistant plants, interview.
September 19, 2019
While honey certainly tastes delicious and it has its own medicinal benefits as well, honey has quite a few uses in the garden, too. If you have a jar of honey lying around, consider trying out some of these gardening tricks. Propagation If you’ve had trouble with growing plants from cuttings of your plants, you… Read more >
June 19, 2019
As fun as pool noodles are in the pool or the lake, they’re actually quite useful throughout the garden as well. For delicate fruits and veggies like tomatoes or beans, you can use them as a cushy top on the cage for the vines and stems to rest on. Cut the pool noodle to the… Read more >
Healing Benefits of Gardens
Garden Hack of the Month: Winter Garden Tasks 
Deer Resistant Gardens (Interview + Book Giveaway!) 
Garden Hack of the Month: 5 Uses for Honey in the Garden 
Garden Hack of the Month: Uses for Pool Noodles 
