Category Archives: Home Gardening

Morning Glorys are great flowers that are easy to grow, easy to collect seed and propagate. Morning glorys are vines so I try to use it to grow on trellises, mailbox and sign posts if I can. nother idead is … Continue reading →

I planted fox glove in the front yard which gets morning sun. I started them in seed trays and planted in late June. The first year thee were no flowers but the next year, many foxgloves reappeared with tall stalks … Continue reading →

I have some hybrid tea rose I bought at the local supermarket a few years ago and put them in my backyard which doesn’t get much sunlight. I haven’t maintained them at all and they haven’t grown very well as … Continue reading →

Maybe the most important piece of gardening equipment is a good pair of garden gloves, I like the PIP WA4215A-AMZ Brahma Men’s Large Glove Leather, Palm Grey, 3-Pack. Leather work gloves are great for protecting your hands from prickly branches … Continue reading →

In addition to cleaning up flower beds and shrubs, a big part of my garden is lawn. There is only one thing to do with that and it is to rake, rake and rake more. Besides leaves and twigs from … Continue reading →

As soon as the winter snow is gone from your garden, its time to inspect your landscaping for winter damage and make a check list for an early spring cleanup.  the advantage to starting early is that weeds and undesirable … Continue reading →

Early Spring is a good time to start your seeds indoors, especially vegetable that have long grwoing seasons and flowers for early blooms).   I start tomatoes and eggplant in aluminum trays and make pots from newspaper using a potmaker. … Continue reading →