The Smart Pot – Adding Flexibility to Your Garden
Like most people, I love a good deal. That’s how I ended up picking up a Smart Pot circular garden bed. It was originally about $18 but had been reduced to $4. That’s a pretty …
Written by: Lauren
Gardening
Winter Garden Survival Guide – How to Help Your Plants Stay Alive
The winter forecast for much of the United States is looking especially grim this year. Therefore, gardeners everywhere are acting a lot like old Saint Nick. We’re making a list and checking it twice to …
Written by: Lauren
Growing Tulips in Nine Easy Steps
It’s that time of the year. The time of year when you realize that if you want any tulips in the spring you better get going before it is too late. The only trouble is …
Written by: Lauren
No Yard? No Problem! How to Set Up a Mini Garden in a Small Space
Suppose you want to garden but all you have is a balcony, back deck, or a space that’s completely devoid of dirt. Or, maybe your evil landlord isn’t so keen on you digging up their …
Written by: Lauren
Spruce Up Your Home with Coir Baskets
Coir baskets are a bit different from your ordinary hanging basket or planter box. For one thing, they are often reduced to metal shells and left hanging around, waiting around patiently to be given a …
Written by: Lauren
Repurposing Recyclables as Plant Containers
Frugality is something that strikes us every now and again, particularly around the holidays when we have so many gifts to buy and so little time to make the money we’re going to need to …
Written by: Lauren
A Quick and Easy Fall Pop-Up Garden – This One is in the Grow Bag
We’ve all been there at one point or another. The summer got away from us and now it’s fall. We do not have anything started and the cold temperatures are already here. Despite the season, …
Written by: Lauren
Gardening, Milwaukee Tool, Tools
Milwaukee M18 Hedge Trimmer – Giving You One Less Cord To Cut
The current mantra in pretty much all things tool-related is “Cut the cord.” In general, I think that’s a great idea – it gives you much more flexibility in when and where you can use …
Written by: Phil
Affordable Garden Fertilizer and Potting Soils Options
Like many people, I’m not a big fan of spending money on products that claim to make my life easier only to discover later on that their usefulness was overrated. This is the main reason …
Written by: Lauren
How to Save Your Hanging Baskets
A couple of months ago I wrote an article on how to make a hanging basket for your yard. Mine looked great until powdery mildew came through and helped the hungry birds in taking out …
Written by: Lauren