Flowers
Start Your Annual Flowers Early On for Best Results
Right around February I’ve just about had it with winter. How about you? I yank out the new and old seed catalogs and start clearing a corner to start my annual flowers [Read More]
Vegetables
Storing Your Vegetables in A Root Cellar
In the old days a root cellar was used to store vegetables as well as other food supplies [Read More]
Grow Herbs and Vegetables Indoors
While you’re saving a ton of money by growing your own vegetable garden, you can even [Read More]
Preserving Vegetables from Your Garden
There are many ways that you can preserve vegetables and fruits. Fruits are often cooked [Read More]
Yard, Field, Forest
School’s Out and the Kids Are In The Garden
School’s out for another year and the kids are tugging at your sleeves. “Mom, what’s there to do?” Without camp, without after school sports, and with [Read More]
Fresh Herbs
Grow An Organic Herb Garden
One of my favorite gardens since I moved to the country is my herb garden. I don’t [Read More]
Your First Herb Garden
Which Herbs to Choose? It is not wise to try every herb in your first garden. Choose four [Read More]
Garden Supplies
More on Garden Tools for Your Country Home
This is a continuation of a longer post I wrote earlier today. After spending a few hours on this hot summer day in my [Read More]
Garden Tools and Equipment
If the act of playing in the mud doesn’t suit your style anymore, it is time to get digging, planting and weeding with some of the nice, new, ergonomic gardening tools. The first day I took a road trip with my gardening friend Shelley, I fell [Read More]
Recommended Seed Distributor List
I love to buy seeds from people who have grown and harvested their own. It’s the ultimate cottage industry and generally the people who sell seeds are happy to answer any specific questions you may have on the plant as it grows as well as [Read More]
Gardening Tools You Need in The Country
There are actually very few tools you need to garden, but certainly many that you can own to make the job easier! Spade Trowel Watering Can Hose …and you’re good to go! That is, as long as you have plants or seeds to grow into that [Read More]