Japanese gardens are unique and beautiful, but you don’t have to live in Japan to enjoy one. Once you know everything you need to know about Japanese gardens, you can devote part of your own yard to making your own. Here are the things you need to know to build your own Japanese garden–wherever you
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Pegboard Garden Storage Wall Every Gardener Needs
If you’re an avid gardener, it isn’t enough just to have a garden storage shed {although that’s a great thing to have!}. Even if you have a garden shed, it’s too easy for it to get messy and disorganized without the right helps. One of those helps I love is a pegboard garden storage wall.
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Gardening Terms: What Is Companion Planting?
Plants are a lot like people–everything is better when you have a companion. That includes the vegetable plants you grow in your garden. Today we’re talking more about companion planting, and why it can help you grow the best vegetable garden yet! What Is Companion Planting? Even a garden needs friends–and not just the people
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Top 10 Shrubs With Fall Berries To Add To Your Front Yard
Does your front yard have enough going on to keep your interest–even in the fall and winter? If you’ve been settling for bare branches and withering perennials, you need to know about the top 10 shrubs with fall berries to add to your front yard! While other plants are winding down for the year, shrubs
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Leaf Raking: How To Make It Fun
If you dread all the leaf raking you have to do every fall, today’s post is for you! Today’s post will help all of us get the job done by sharing ideas to make leaf raking more fun. Does that sound like a challenge? Surprisingly it wasn’t that hard to find ideas. Get ready for
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Easy To Follow Instructions For Dethatching Your Lawn
Before the snow flies, you should think about dethatching your lawn, especially if your grass is a cool season grass. Dethatching your lawn is an important part of keeping a healthy lawn, and should be done annually. To help you, I’ve got easy to follow instructions for dethatching your lawn. Follow them, and you can’t
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5 Easy To Grow Houseplants That Do Well In The Winter
There’s nothing like an easy to grow houseplant to beautify even the grayest of cold winter days! Before winter unleashes its worst chill, let’s prepare for it with 5 easy to grow houseplants that do well in the winter. Winter is known for being the shortest and darkest of days, so houseplants that do well
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Surprise! Vegetables To Grow In Winter {As Long As They’re Indoors}
Is this what your garden looks like during the winter? Mine too! But thankfully, you don’t have to resort to eating bland grocery store tomatoes. Tomatoes are just one of the vegetables to grow in winter–indoors–while the snow drifts pile up outside. Let me show you some of the delicious vegetables you can grow inside
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5 Weeds That Are Beneficial To You {Just Not In Your Garden}
There are some weeds you spend hours pulling out of your garden that are surprisingly beneficial to you in other ways. They have health benefits that are too good to be ignored, so we’re talking about them now. If you are interested in learning about 5 weeds that are beneficial to you {just not in
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Geometric Patio Patterns That Are Easy To Create {Even If You Suck At Math!}
Geometric patio patterns are certainly pleasing to the eye. They also add a ton of charm to your outdoor living space! If you’ve ever been afraid to install your own geometric patio pattern {because you suck at math!} you should stop being afraid. It’s actually easy to do–no geometry or algebra is needed for an
