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Planning A Garden Wisely: How To Avoid Garden Planning Mistakes
Growing a garden is a great way to make your yard look beautiful while adding to nature. There are many different garden styles and…
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Wild Parsnip Rash and Around the Vegetable Garden
Sadly, I keep finding wild parsnip in and around the area and it is requiring a lot of my attention. I don’t like to…
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Veggie Bites – Peonies
I added compost to my peonies last year and overwintered them with maple leaves. They are much better this year. Often, we add soil…
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On Best Mosquito Repellent Plants
Many commercial mosquitoes and insect repellent contain harmful chemicals which are toxic to children and pets. We are providing you here most effective and…
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19 Garden Pests and How To Treat Them
Unfortunately, one of the most severe issues you will face off is the fight with pests. I will list you here some basic strategies…
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Veggie Bites – Monarch Waystation
You will need milkweed for a Monarch Waystation; however, I know of people who are allergic to milkweed and find it difficult to be…
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On Backyard Birding, Bird Watching, Attracting, Adventures
Backyard birding, a.k.a bird watching, is an activity suitable for people of all ages and physical abilities. It is also completely free and can…
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Veggie Bites – Layered Bulb Planter, Container Garden
I decided that I wanted to try a bulb ‘lasagna’ planter. These planters are often featured on my favourite British gardening shows. I removed…
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Veggie Bites – Seedlings
As the days have been getting longer, I have been monitoring my little seedlings and decided it was time to transplant several of them…
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Aphids and Pest Control – Treat Them Correctly
As a pest control technician and business owner, I have found that every year, at least one insect has a boom in population. Last…
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5 Creative Tips To Breathe Vibrancy Into Your Garden Room
A garden room is the perfect way to add more space to a home and create an outdoor escape that you can enjoy whatever…
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Veggie Bites – Burdock and Wild Parsnip
I use this time of year to pull out burdock and wild parsnip plants. Their long tap roots have not developed the little hair-like…
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Mindful Gardening Outdoors and Inside
We all know now that gardens and gardening enhance the wellbeing and happiness of people. That includes enjoying not only the beauty and the…
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Starting Tomatoes
All of the tomatoes that I am growing are heirloom tomatoes, and they are all indeterminate. Indeterminate tomatoes continue to grow, and you can…
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Veggie Bites – Broccoli
I will try growing some radishes around my broccoli to distract the flea beetles; they love radish leaves. Greetings fellow gardeners, As I was…
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Veggie Bites- Brussels Sprouts
This year I will be growing Brussels Sprouts (Brassica oleracea). The seeds can be direct sown in early May, but the plants have a…
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Veggie Bites – Microgreens for Breakfast
If I were to continue with microgreens, I think I would grab several packets of regular seed from the dollar store and do a…
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Veggie Bites – Eggplants
My friend starts her eggplants around this time of year for the same reason. Eggplants, or Aubergines, are in the nightshade family, just like…
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Veggie Bites – A Egg!
As I opened up their enclosure, I noticed something that made my day. An egg!! They had not laid any eggs since late November.…
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Sweet Peas
On a happy note, I have sent in most of my seed orders. I didn’t get a lot this year as I kept discovering…
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Top Beautiful Fall Plants For Your Garden
These 5 beautiful plants to have around this fall are in vibrant shades of yellow, orange, red with late blooms providing pops of colour.…
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24 Flowers For September and October
Visit your local nurseries in September and October and you’ll see plenty of spring-flowering bulbs for sale to be planted in fall. But live…
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Growing Your Garden with some Chickens
If you own some of our known feathered friends, consider growing a garden with and for your chickens! It comes with great advantages for…
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Veggie Bites – Calendula and Other Herbs
My calendula is producing flowers at a good rate and beginning to set seeds. It is a great plant for pollinators and I often…
