Do you love watching butterflies? Do you enjoy seeing hummingbirds? Or would you just like to help the bees? Planting a pollinator garden will allow you to do all of these things. Last summer I noticed that we had a few butterflies and even a hummingbird or two. I enjoyed watching them so much that …
We’ve lived in this house for two years now. Our first full year had a fairly dry winter. We had snow, but not much. Since there wasn’t much snow, the sump pump didn’t need to run much. Since it didn’t run much we didn’t realize that it could become an issue during the spring snow …
Gardening can be an enjoyable hobby, except when your dogs decide to traipse through your garden. A mud-covered dog, especially an 83-pound German Shepherd terrified of the bathtub, is not fun. Large paw prints where I want to plant a seedling, or seed, are a pain. Besides Luna causing problems with my garden, there is …
If you’re new to gardening, or have a limited amount of space, square foot gardening is a good way to start. Since it is a small space, high yield, type of gardening, you can get a lot of produce out of a small area. It’s also easy to start with if you do it in …
