18 Steps to Earning a Green Thumb
We get it. Starting a garden can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be.
Everyone begins as a novice gardener—but with time comes experience.
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Knowledge and resources about plants and planting are so vast they can be overwhelming. The best approach is to take advantage of information based on your areas of interest and then seek the guidance of a plant professional. Your local nursery or garden center has inspired people ready to offer advice.
We get it. Starting a garden can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be.
Everyone begins as a novice gardener—but with time comes experience.
One of the most important aspects of spring and summer lawn care is removing everything Mother Nature poured down on your lawn during the winter. You can have layers of old leaves that are wet and smothering your lawn.
Gardening, whether it’s flowers, trees or vegetables, can seem rather simple. Getting a plant and digging a hole is easy, and it may seem like that’s all there is
Mulch serves many purposes in your outdoor space include reducing water evaporation, weed prevention, erosion reduction, and adding a beautiful texture to your garden.
For a lot of us northern gardeners, lilacs are landscape essentials we can’t live without. Until their delicious fragrance permeates our yards and homes, spring is incomplete.
Indoor plants can add color, beauty and character to your living space. It’s becoming more common for people to work remotely or spend more time in the home—you might as well reap the benefits that plants have to offer while being inside, especially in the winter months.
This time of year, many homeowners call us because of problem spots in their yards. They are just starting to enjoy the beginning of summer, have the time to think about entertaining, and how to best utilize their yard.
Mosquitos stink. Anyone who has tried to enjoy a summer day or night outside knows mosquitos and their bites are a nuisance.
The Japanese Beetle is an insect that is quite damaging to lawn and gardens, as they can eat up your flowers and other plants quite quickly. These beetles are serious pests when they are adults, but they lay eggs in early to mid-summer.
We all know that deer are lovely creatures that inhabit wooded areas and feast on wild vegetation. That is, unless they make it into your garden. Then, they can become an absolute hassle and can be quite destructive.
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