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  • Dehydrated apricots emerging from an oven

    Dehydrator Recipes for Storing Food

    Dehydration is the best way to store food for the long-term. We scoured our favorite homesteading sites to find the best recipes for the…

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  • A green plant with sticky residue on its leaves.

    Treating Sticky Leaves on Houseplants

    If you’re a plant owner, then chances are that you’ve experienced sticky plants and sticky residue on plant leaves at some point. There are…

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  • About a dozen ZZ plants in pots next to each other

    How To Care For ZZ Plant

    The ZZ Plant – Zamioculcas zamiifolia one very popular foliage plant used in homes and offices around the world.

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  • A photo of eight kinds of beans grouped together

    GROWING AND CARING FOR GREEN BEANS

    When it comes to growing beans, there are many different types of beans that can be grown in your garden or even inside the…

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  • Plants to Help Improve Indoor Air Quality

    People are increasingly concerned with the quality of air in the indoor spaces in which they spend significant amounts of time.

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  • Cortaderia selloana grass by a body of water

    On Using Ornamental Grasses In The Landscape

    The many different varieties of interesting grasses provide an easy way to add color and contrast to a monochrome landscape setting. Grasses are very…

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  • Germinating seeds becoming seedlings

    How To Start, Germinate and Care for Seeds

    How to start seeds, germinate, grow, and care for them is a gardener’s life skill. Many plants and vegetables fare better when started indoors…

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  • A close up of a climbing hydrangea with white flowers

    Easy Care and Beauty of Climbing Hydrangeas

    The climbing Hydrangea is a woody, vine species of hydrangea belonging to the Hydrangeaceae family. The plant is native to Japan, Siberia, and the…

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  • Tomato Leaf Curl: Virus, Causes & Remedies For Tomato Leaves Curling

    Tomato Leaf Curl Virus also known as leaf roll affects more than just tomato plants but a whole host of plants. This virus plant…

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  • Planting Guides – Forage for Honey Bees

    Abundant and healthy populations of pollinators can improve fruit set and quality, and increase fruit size. In farming situations this increases production per acre.…

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  • What Is A Composite Flower?

    Briefly, a composite is a member of the composite family (Compositae or Asteraceae family).However, such a statement conveys little information to one who is…

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  • Garden Edging For Landscaping: Guide, Tips & Ideas

    Yard edging is giving plants their space to grow no matter how small, or large the landscape is. Not sure how to edge your…

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  • A hanging ceramic pot with a healthy light green succulent

    15 Small Plants For Hanging Baskets

    Walk through a garden center and you’ll find all kinds of hanging baskets.Below is a collection of small plants, and how they can grow…

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  • A perso holding fertilizer with cupped hands wearing gloves

    Spring Fertilizing Tips

    Laura walks us through fertilizing trees, shrubs, perennials in early spring. Wait until you see some growth on your plant to fertilize. 1. Gardening…

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  • Gardens Ottawa History Presentation

    This is a super interesting video for anybody interested in Ottawa’s garden history dating back to the 1850’s.

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  • Front view of the house in a mini garden layout

    Make a Mini Formal Garden

    Miniature gardens are adapted from Japanese bonsai gardens, taking the idea of shaping and caring for a miniature tree for relaxation and creating a…

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  • A succulent arrangement in a pot or container

    Get Inspired to Create a Next Level Succulent Arrangement

    Succulent arrangements are long lasting creations that can be enjoyed indoors or out. This DIY video from Garden Answer will show you just how…

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  • Tomatoes afflicted with blight

    Tomato Blight: Identification and Treatment

    Tomato blight refers to a family of pathogens, caused by fungus which spreads through tomato foliage, often during wet weather.

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  • Plants in soil as spring vegetable suggestions

    Top Vegetable Suggestions for Early Spring Planting

    Are you ready to plant? You can sow cool season crops directly in the ground as soon as the soil temperature is at or…

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  • Three green ferns against a black background

    Fern Care Guide

    Photo by: Lesley Davidson We all love ferns, they are a classic houseplant. Ferns come in all kinds of sizes, textures and colors. Yet…

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  • A sedum flower in its fall colours

    Learn How To Grow Sedum Plants

    These easy-care, low-water plants are found in the Northern Hemisphere, but some members are native to South America and Africa.

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  • Top Five Houseplant starters

    Some of you may already have a houseplant or two, which is wonderful. If you are starting from scratch, below are some great houseplants…

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  • What is ‘Extra Virgin’: Demystifying Olive Oil

    Olive Oil has been produced for thousands of years. Originally, olive oil was used as lampante or lamp oil. Production was largely centralized to…

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  • Blueberries on their vine

    How to Prune Blueberries

    To get a great crop of blueberries every year, one also has to prune the shrubs every winter. Not spring or fall, but during…

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