Posts from: December 2019

How often to water tulips? Do I need to change the water in a vase for cut tulips daily? Is there a time when I shouldn’t water tulips? An essential aspect of growing fresh tulips is water. Too little or too much can be detrimental to the plants. Read on to learn more, and we …

If you want to have a healthy lawn worth boasting about for its lushness, vibrant green color, and strong roots, you will need to understand your soil. The soil hiding underneath your yard typically consists of clay, silt, and sand. However, some homeowners may soon discover that the level of clay soil is higher than …

Maintaining a lush and healthy lawn requires routine mowing, in addition to fertilizing, soil aeration, adequate watering, and sun. If you have a yard that is a minimum of half of an acre or more, it may be to your benefit to invest in a riding lawnmower. This may leave you wondering how much a …

There are different sets of perks that come with having flowers planted in flower beds and flowers planted in pots. Both can be beautiful additions to your landscape, providing a variety of different design features and themes, transforming your yard into a work of art that you can take pride in. Planting tulip bulbs in …

Picture it: early spring. Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and your grass? It’s brown and dry. You, my friend, skipped putting that dethatching rake to use, didn’t you? If you don’t know what a dethatching rake is, let me spill the beans on this handy tool. It removes thatch from your lawn. Yeah, okay, …

Keeping sharp blades on your lawnmower is a simple way to get a clean cut on your lawn. Do you have a problem with your mower ripping up chunks of your sod? Having a sharper blade is an excellent way to fix that problem! So let’s say you’re interested in having that done, how would …

Are you buying seeds online? If you have a store near you, you may be wondering why in the world you would bother getting online to buy flower seeds when you could just run and pick some up. There are quite a few great reasons! Whether you’re buying your petunia seeds online or in-person from …

Garden shears are a sturdy cutting tool. They are used in the garden for medium-duty cutting jobs, precisely cutting stems and branches that are 3/4 inches to one inch thick. The best garden shears cut cleanly, rather than smashing, and damaging the plant. Garden shears are stronger and sharper than scissors, and there are generally …

When it comes to constructing planter boxes, there are the obvious things to consider, and the things that might slip your mind. Unfortunately, it’s the things that may slip your mind that can have a harmful effect on your plants. A perfect example of one of those things is the chemicals that are used when …

Growing your potatoes in planter boxes is an excellent way to save space yet maximize the number of potatoes you can grow. Produce a large quantity in a limited space. Using potato planter boxes also helps prevent your plants from growing all over your garden. As potatoes grow, they pile on top of the dirt, …

The Queen of Night tulip has a long slender green stem which culminates in a dark blossom. This blossom can range from a plum shade of purple to a shade so dark it’s almost black. There are generally several thick leaves at the base of the plant, tall and narrow, just tall enough that they …

There really isn’t a flower more iconic (or easy to grow) for spring than the tulip. White tulips especially are one of the most elegant options for gardens and indoor arrangements during spring. Rich, well-drained soil, average watering, and a bit of fertilizer will usually do the trick to make these flowers grow strong and …