Tracy IsemingerSpring is here, and now it is time to gear up and get your garden back in shape! So now get those tools out and get started, because we’ve got you some kickass tips to …
Things to Consider When Starting a Garden for the First Time
Starting a garden for the first time can be daunting- as a newbie, you may be more focused on what can go wrong, and you don’t even know if you’ve got a green thumb or …
Put the Lime in the Garden and You’ll Feel Better #GardenSense
Cindy's Recipes and WritingsPut the Lime in the Garden and You’ll Feel Better Remember the Coconut song? “Put the lime de coconut and You’ll feel better.” Your garden may sing the same song. Only difference is we’re talking …
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag) Mulch
Cindy Kerschner photo Fall is the perfect time to score some free mulch. But remember its BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag). You just need to know where to look. Leaves Collect leaves from curbsides, parks …
Fall Garden Chore Bored? #GardenSense
What are your garden plans for fall? Planting and weeding? Raking and staking? Well, you’re not alone. According to a national survey conducted by The Garden Writers Association of America, 71 percent of American households …
Rain Chains Review #GardenSense
Rainwater means different things to different people. To a weatherman, the amount of rainwater we’re getting is big news. It could determine drought or floods. To a farmer, rainwater means the amount of soil moisture …
Corn Fiesta Salad
LoisOur garden has been growing so beautifully this year. One of my favorite things to make with vegetables fresh from our garden or the farmer’s market is this delicious Corn Fiesta Salad… Ingredients …
Plant Now for a Fall Salad Harvest #GardenSense
Late summer is the perfect time to start your fall salad garden. Seeds planted now in the warm soil will germinate faster for fall harvest than a spring crop would have produced. Here are …
Rain Barrel Lesson Garden Sense
I’m always looking for ways to save money while conserving natural resources. One highly overlooked resource is rainwater. Harvested rainwater saves well water and tap water for drinking, bathing and cooking. Untreated rainwater is not …
Peonies All-Time Favorites #GardenSense
Peonies are one of the gardener’s all-time favorite herbaceous perennials. Reliable and easy to care for, peonies add an unmistakable fragrance to a spring flower garden. There are two types of peonies to choose from; …
LadyBugs are Garden Friends #GardenSense
Photo courtesy of Matt at Flicker photo We have all seen Lady Beetles in our yards and gardens. Around here we call them ladybugs. As a child, I’d let the little red beetle crawl on …
Companion Planting Garden Sense
Every day I see signs of chemical and biological warfare. I also witness compatibility, prosperity and growth. This isn’t happening in some far-off land. This is in my garden! Companion planting combines two or more …
Bring the Kids Outside! Summer Gardening with Kids.
We love our children and we desire to teach them to value the things that are important to us. These things include morals, integrity, and an appreciation for the little things in life that we …
Tomato Planting Guide #Garden Sense
Everyone loves a ripe, juicy tomato plucked fresh from the garden. Now is the time to get the best prices on tomato and pepper plants before they get too big to be good producers. Choose …
May Day Celebrations
Let’s go back in time today…to when we were all in grade school and had to learn to dance the May Pole Dance. Do you remember learning this dance? When I was in the first …
Bulbs Get Spring Fever Too Garden Sense
Bulbs Get Spring Fever Too According to a Zen proverb-Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself. That fact is hard to swallow for those of us with Spring Fever. We …
Spring Garden Trends Garden Sense
Its time to take a peek at the latest Garden Trends report from the Garden Writers Association Foundation (GWAF). The GWAF surveys men and women across the country on how their garden grew and what …
Greenhorn or Green Thumbs Weed Quiz! Garden Sense
Green thumbs unite! Ours is a unique condition. It doesn’t matter whether your skills stretch back to when you were a little sprout, or acquired with a stack of greenbacks, plant people look at things …
Using Seed Tapes Garden Sense
Seed tapes make spacing seed a breeze. If you ever tried to space a pouch worth of seeds you can appreciate these tapes. Soon its time to start planting outdoors. Uneven ground, slopes and even …
VIP invite to 300+ private gardens Garden Sense
A picture perfect garden is a few steps away. Here you will find a Wisteria draped fence greeting you at the entry. Ivy winds around the posts and a gentle breeze sends a faint hint …