Landscaping Tips: Facts About and Planting Instructions for Blue Spruce Trees
The blue spruce, whose scientific name is Picea punguns, is a popular evergreen tree used by many homeowners throughout the United States as a landscaping … Read more
The blue spruce, whose scientific name is Picea punguns, is a popular evergreen tree used by many homeowners throughout the United States as a landscaping … Read more
Learn how to protect your garden from frost and freezing temperatures with easy tips and instructions. Discover the frost hardiness of various plants and effective methods for preventing frost damage to keep your fruits and vegetables thriving even in cold weather.
Getting rid of the thistles in my gardens, lawn, and rock border always proves arduous for me during the spring and summer months. I live … Read more
Bushes and shrubs are woody plants that are distinguished from trees and other plants by their multiple stems and shorter full-grown height. Bushes are also … Read more
As an avid reader and gardener, I love sharing books about gardening with my two young children. Both my preschooler daughter and toddler son have … Read more
Swiss chard, whose scientific name is Beta vulgaris cicla, is a leafy green vegetable with red, white, or yellow leaf stalks. A member of the … Read more
Spinach, whose scientific name is Spinacia oleracea, is a family of nutritious leafy green vegetables. Like other leafy greens, spinach is an easy vegetable to … Read more
Watermelon is a delicious, cool, sweet, healthy treat on a hot, sultry summer day. Last year I attempted to grow watermelon for the first time … Read more
My favorite plant to grow in my home garden, pumpkins — whose scientific names are Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita mixta, and Cucurbita moschata — … Read more
Basil is a delicious herb that I enjoy putting on pizza or cooking into a pesto sauce. The herb is low in saturated fat and … Read more
Like kale, leaf lettuce is an especially easy vegetable to grow in a home garden. Lettuce, whose scientific name is Lactuca sativa, is a family … Read more
Kale is an especially easy vegetable to grow in a home garden. The leafy green is also packed full of nutrients. Kale is low in … Read more
Beets are a delicious and nutritious root vegetable grown in many home gardens. Although fairly high in natural sugars, beets are very low in saturated … Read more
Next to pumpkins, squash is my favorite vegetable to grow in my home garden. I love cooking with squash in the fall and winter. All … Read more
Cucumber, whose scientific name is Cucumis sativus, is a family of gourd-like warm weather vegetables that is related to squash and melon. My family and … Read more
Tomatoes are a popular plant among home gardeners. The vegetable is fairly easy to grow and packed full of healthy nutrients. Tomatoes are low in … Read more
All vegetables need sunlight to grow. However, some vegetables require less sunlight than others. Some vegetables even thrive in shadier areas of a garden. If … Read more
All plants need sunlight, but not all plants need the same amount of sunlight daily. While some flowers require at least six hours of sun … Read more
A gardening weeding fork (which is also referred to as a gardening fork or a garden fork) is a gardening tool used primarily for weed … Read more
Potted gardening is an excellent way to grow flowers, fruits, vegetables, and herbs in a contained area. Gardeners who have limited space outside to plant … Read more
Succulents are a family of plants that have adapted to dry weather climates and soils by retaining water in their leaves, stems, and roots. The … Read more
Asparagus, whose scientific name is Asparagus officinalis, is a family of long-living perennial spring vegetables. Like most vegetables, asparagus is an extremely healthy food. Low … Read more
Planting flowers around trees in a few flower gardens is a simple way to add a splash of color to your landscaping. Because the ground … Read more