You don’t have to use the conventional clay pot for your container garden. Use your imagination, I’ve seen old boots, bathtubs, horse troughs, dish pans, birdhouses, wagons, wheelbarrows and more used as container gardens.
My son planted a marigold in a gardening glove for me for mothers day one year. I absolutely loved it. [...]
Earlier I wrote about how to attract beneficial insects to your garden. Here are a couple photos I took today of the beneficial insects already in my garden this spring.
Here are some early spring ladybugs, I was picking up sticks around one of my border gardens, and a ladybug fell on my foot. I [...]
Everyone needs more beneficial insects in their garden. From bees to butterflies, lacewings, praying mantis, and ladybugs how can you make more of these garden helpers visit your little corner of the world?
This praying mantis lived in the borders around my house last summer. He liked to hang out in the thick cover of [...]
Check out what’s happening at the Lifestyles channel this weekend:
Junk Creation is having a straw dispenser reuse party. I think the best dressed guest is the flower vase. It gets my vote for favorite use of a straw dispenser.
Kettle and Cup talks about Wal-Mart’s announcement that it will be carrying free trade coffee. I’m with [...]
I’m sifting through all the great comments and suggestions you posted during the March cash giveaway. A huge thank you to everyone for all their suggestions and ideas. I’m excited to touch on many of the subjects you suggested in the upcoming weeks.
I should be able to get everything organized and draw a winner [...]
Since Earth Day is April 22nd, I wanted to start the month with information on what you can do to help keep our streams and rivers clean.
What you do in your yard or garden can affect streams and rivers miles away.
Since the property we live on all runs down hill to a creek [...]
It’s the best kind of cake, it has no calories! So have a slice of cake and celebrate Spring! Actually I made the cake because I need to practice my flowers. I love making icing flowers, almost as much as I love growing them in the garden.
Enjoy! Happy April to you.
Photo credit [...]
Here are the results of the March garden poll at Mother Earth’s Garden. The question was, do your children like to garden?
The results:
Yes, they’re right out there digging in the dirt. 28%
Sometimes, when they’re not busy doing other things. 36%
My children admire the garden from afar. 24%
My children avoid the garden at all cost. [...]
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