Mulch and ground covers are a very important part of your landscape. It can completely alter the appearance of your garden beds and landscaped areas. By covering the soil with another material, you will prevent weed growth and bring more attention to the beautiful plants you have worked so hard to grow. The material you ...
Onions are easy to grow and tasty to eat. The bulbous root vegetable is also easy to store long-term so you can enjoy their fresh homegrown flavor all winter. Use these gardening tips and get ready to grow onions in your home garden. Growing Location Onions grow best in full sun, so be careful not ...
Not everyone appreciates having squirrels in their bird feeders. Squirrels can be aggressive toward each other while feeding, they chase away birds, and they eat huge amounts of food purchased specifically with birds in mind. Manufacturers of birdfeeders have gone so far as to design special birdfeeders that are suppose to be squirrel-proof, but I’ve ...
I originally chose this plant simply because the tag read: “Deer Resistant.” Since we had just moved to a neighborhood exactly one mile from Buffalo Mountain Park (located in Johnson City, TN) and since deer – as well as coyotes and bears – liked to occasionally visit, I thought a deer-resistant plant was a prudent ...
Overview The nasturtium plant is native to Latin America, from Mexico to southern South America, but it is now grown much more widely, including in most of the United States. It is a fast grower, and generally one that is easy to grow, needing little tending. Most gardeners grow it as a flower, but it ...
My son and I were wading in a small river and catching fish when we came to a log that had fallen across the stream. As we were catching fish, not just fishing (which to me means ‘trying’ to catch fish), we were in a hurry to get around the log and back to the ...
Prepare to Transplant Rose of Sharon Choose a location and ready the new spot for your Rose of Sharon before you dig up the bush. Time is of the essence, and the tree should be planted in its new location as soon as possible. Although Rose of Sharon will do fine in either full sun ...
The Russian olive tree is at the center of a growing controversy across the western US and Canada. Once appreciated and praised for its unique ability to thrive where almost no other tree will grow, the Russian olive tree is now considered by many to be a noxious weed. This tree that was once distributed ...
Oddly enough, the Japanese aralia that I have is not being grown as a houseplant. Mine is growing in the ground in my yard. Once again, oddly enough, it should not be growing outdoors in my zone 6 region of Northeast Tennessee. [See my article Growing Plants Where They Shouldn’t Grow.] That being said, the ...
It was majestic in beauty, with its spreading boughs, for its roots went down to abundant waters. I made it beautiful with abundant branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden in the garden of God. (Ezekiel 31:7, 9) It is the tree most mentioned in the Bible-70 times. Ezekiel makes the comment that ...
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