A Sweet Potato Growing Guide
Sweet potatoes make for delicious and filling side dishes, especially during the winter season with its savory and rich table offerings. The irony is that they are extremely frost-sensitive tubers…
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Living with the Pantone 2017 Color of the Year
Fresh, hopeful, and redolent of healthy, growing things, the 2017 Pantone color of the year is aptly called “Greenery”. The color institute’s hue #15-0343 symbolizes new beginnings and fresh starts…
We need to buy recycled rubber!
Why we should buy recycled rubber products… Come 2021, rubber tire usage is predicted to increase by approximately 60%. Add that projection to the current 200 million already lying around—with…
The Low Down of Garden Fencing
Pets like cats, dogs, and rabbits are adorable…until they mess up your garden, that is. The bane of gardening maintenance usually involves critters (not just your beloved furbabies). Wild animals,…
Five Different Types of Gardening
Gardens can be as unique as a person’s fingerprint – from the typical backyard vegetable plots to the manicured gardens of Versailles. They’re born out of different needs: beautification, as…
Protect Your Garden During the Warm Winter
Because of climate change, we’re looking at an unseasonably warm winter. This affects many things about the coming season: your wardrobe, outdoor activities, and yes, even garden upkeep and care.…
Which Garden Matches Your Personality?
There are times when you walk into a garden and immediately feel right at home. On the other hand, there may also be instances when, no matter how neatly manicured…
Common Plant Diseases
There are many diseases that can threaten your garden’s safety. Every good gardener must see to it that aside from giving his plants water, sun, and nutrients, diseases are kept…
Common Garden Pests
Not all garden inhabitants are good. While some of them can be very beneficial, some are just plain parasites that harm your plants (and even you). To keep your garden…
Ten Great Water-Saving Gardening Ideas
In these times of drought, we all need to be smart about keeping our plants healthy – and not waste water at the same time. A thriving garden doesn’t require tons of…