I live in the woods. My house is on a 2-acre clearing smack dab in the center of the woods. When your house is surrounded by acres of trees ...

Lots of people are looking to start a garden this year! I can totally understand that, especially with the way food prices are. Unfortunatel...

Good compost can make or break your garden. You can either make the richest, most natural fertilizer to nourish your plants. Or you can spre...

It's the time of year when garden departments at the local home store are scaling back their inventory. Both perennials and annuals are ...

This is the crazy time of year when you just don't know what the weather is doing. It feels an awful lot like spring but I know that it ...

It's almost time to plant the garden! Can you tell I'm excited? I love this time of year when I'm deciding what to plant this ti...

I admit it, I don't always remember to clean my garden tools when I'm done with them. Actually, I rarely remember! Unfortunately tha...

Hydrogen peroxide has long been a bathroom staple, known for its cleansing and disinfecting properties. Those same  properties though, are t...

The area under my front porch has been the messiest spot in the yard since we moved here. The guy that built this house did many things quit...

Quite a while back I wrote about all the uses for cinnamon in the garden and have been surprised at how many times that post has been viewe...

Have you ever tried mulching the garden with grass? Weeds are always a big problem for me and my weed barrier fabric was really late getting...

I'm sure by now you've heard that you should plant Marigolds in your garden to keep insects away. While there are conflicting studie...

Gardening can be expensive! There is always something else you need for the garden and buying everything from the nursery...or even the big...

Organic gardeners are always looking for ways to improve their soil naturally. Of course you can buy organic fertilizers in a garden center ...

It's summertime and if you're anything like us, you have the occasional gathering which results in a bit of a mess to clean up after...

What do used coffee grounds, broken eggshells and ash from your fireplace all have in common? They can all feed your garden and house plants...

Did you know that plain old kitchen cinnamon is an amazing fungicide? Not only that, but cinnamon can be used in the garden so many differe...

Every year I start a good amount of my garden plants from seeds. Actually, I start just about everything but the annual flowers I put in the...

Am I the only one that gets free seed packets in the mail? I get a packet from a heating company every year with a Christmas card. I get ano...

It's almost time to put the seedlings in the garden, and if you're like me you started some of them weeks ago. I'm very frugal w...