This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BlueLizardSummer #CollectiveBias Starting a garden was one of the most rewarding things that we did last year. I would consider it a success and this year we intend to have another backyard garden. We planted vegetables last year and we’ll do the same […]
Read more
I’ve always considered myself a better compost-maker than I am a gardener. And from building a compost tumbler to composting indoors, I’ve posted a fair few videos on composting techniques and equipment over the years. But I’m not sure I’ve ever posted a video that quite so clearly, and simply, sets out the basics of how to make compost in […]
Read more
For space efficiency and high yields, it’s hard to beat a vegetable garden grown in raised beds. Raised beds can improve production as well as save space, time, and money. They also are the perfect solution for dealing with difficult soils such as heavy clay. In addition, raised beds improve your garden’s appearance and accessibility. Raised gardening beds are higher than ground level, and […]
Read more
Pesky outdoor insects are typically thought of as a summertime annoyance. However, when unusually warm weather occurs throughout the county during other seasons like in winter, that can mean itchy insect bites and bugs bugging you. You may be thinking that the outdoors are the insects’ home, so why should we be forcing them out when they were probably here […]
Read more
While many things improve with age and advanced technology, there are some things that stand the test of time. What worked perfectly a century ago is still just as effective and useful today as it was then. Here are some great gardening tips from the early 1900’s. 100 years ago Gallaher Ltd printed a short “How-To” series, with clever hints […]
Read more
Image via unsplash.com In an ever more urbanised world where we are running from task to task it is very easy to become overwhelmed. Mental health issues affect one in four people at some point during their lives and currently about 450 million people suffer from conditions, which places mental disorders among the leading causes of ill health worldwide. If […]
Read more
How to Make A Self-Watering Planter for under $10 is a post by Jennifer of Adventures in McQuill-land. My husband and I have joked that we are raising two little farm boys in a town home in Northern Virginia, not an easy task, believe me. Our youngest once devised a plan for keeping a goat in a pen outside our living […]
Read more
Put that old sandbox to good use by repurposing it into a fun, kid-friendly garden chock-full of healthy fruits and vegetables they’ll love. Get the How-To Instructions Growing a pizza takes a bit longer than ordering in, but the results are much yummier and much healthier. Grow all the plants you’ll need to top a homemade pizza in just 12 […]
Read more
Conserving water can be important, especially if you live in an arid area. Here are ten simple things you can do to save water outdoors. 1. Water early in the morning Set your automatic sprinklers to run in the early morning and finish before 8am. This will reduce evaporation and will lessen the likelihood of water waste from interference […]
Read more
The buddleia bushes in my garden have just come into flower. There are two of them and they’re not very big because I only planted them a few years ago. The reason I did so, despite the fact that they are a slightly unfashionable shrub, is to attract butterflies. For some reason that I’ve never been able to work out […]
Read more