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Gardening Basics

New to gardening? In the market for easy gardening tips? We’re sharing all of the gardening basics you’ll need to turn your backyard into a stunner.

DIY Compost Bin

Learn how to compost, and you’ll be amazed at how easy it really is. Build...

Invasive and Poisonous Plants

Here are 37 basic garden plants you don’t want to grow in your backyard.

How to Prune

Follow these basic gardening tips when trimming trees, shrubs and vines.

Cheat Your Climate

Succeed in growing plants you “can’t” with these basic gardening tricks.

How to Root Cuttings from Plants

Learn the basics for growing new plants from cuttings, including what plants you should and...

Free Plants

Save money in your backyard with these seven easy gardening tips.

Compost Basics: How to Get Started with Composting

Start composting with these easy gardening tips.

Cardboard Gardening

With this eco-friendly, free and easy gardening method, you’ll have a better garden in just...

Basic Soil Test

Learn more about your soil with these two quick and easy at-home soil tests.

Too Many Roots? How to Fix Root Bound Plants

With the arrival of spring, it is time to start thinking about getting into the...

Wintertime Planning for Springtime Improvements

Believe it or not, by this time of year — just over one month into...

Starting Seeds Using Coffee Cups, Egg Shells or Newspaper

It is hard to believe that it almost time to start thinking of planting seeds,...

Yellow Leaves AND Green Veins = Iron Deficiency

Have you noticed some of the leaves of your plants turning yellow? Yellow leaves are...

Seed Starting Tips

If you haven’t started your seeds yet, now’s the time. Follow these tips for seed...
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Why Are Cacti Covered in Spines?

What do you think of when you see a cactus plant?  Do you experience a...
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Compost bins

Yesterday a group of Girl Scouts and their leaders came over to the garden to...