Learning & Inspiration

6 Ways to Turn Your Black Thumb Green
6 Ways to Turn your Black Thumb Green
We’ve all wanted to grow something and have it flourish, only to find it has wilted and headed on for greene...

DIY: Gardening, Composting and Tips and Tricks
DIY: Gardening, Composting, Tips and Tricks
Good day friends. I’m back to discuss another DIY project to help beautify your garden...

Cleaning White Vinyl
Hey everybody!
Getting closer to that time we can start to pull out the vinyl gardens, chairs, etc., from storage.
With spring just around th...

Here comes January
Here comes January!
So, you’ve made it through the fall garden clean-up, and everything is put away for the winter. The kids are off to school a...

'Tis the Season
'Tis the Season:
Holiday Recipes and other Holiday Fun
Merry Christmas, Wishing you a bright and meaningful Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah. Whichever the ...

BPA and Phthalates
By now, you have likely heard that BPA and Phthalates are harmful for your health, but what even are they? How are they harmful? Why should we be...

Preparing for Winter
Ahhh October, my favorite time of the year. I love October for the traditional reasons of colorful leaves and pumpkin everything. As a gardener th...

Garden Harvest and Soil Prep for the Next Growing Season
Garden Harvest and Soil Prep for the Next Growing Season
Good day friends. I usually like to share tips and tricks on how to build some of our pr...

The What's and Why's of Pollination
Creating a biodiverse oasis is probably one of the most common dreams that we share in the gardening community. Each plant brings a unique aspect t...

Beneficial Gardening- What is it? How do I do it?
Everyone wants their yield to be worth their time. You put hours, weeks, even months into your crops. So, you want a worthy harvest. That’s not too...

DIY Pergola: Installing Pergola Post Shims
With the nicer weather here, I know many of you will be happy to be outside enjoying everything the warm weather brings. One of the great things yo...

DIY Pergola: Installing Bolt Down Brackets - Drilling Concrete
The one thing that is a little daunting when thinking of purchasing a pergola is the installation process. Especially if the pergola is being insta...