Your eyes may not be deceiving you. While we are planning our summer trips south, the ruby-throated hummingbirds are making their way to Ohio. Preparing accommodations for our summer guests…
Nothing says spring like the mad dash to the local nursery on Mother’s Day to purchase hanging baskets, and trays of annuals for massive displays of color. For many it’s…
This past weekend my husband and I were in a different part of town, knocking items off the never-ending to-do list. With our chores accomplished, we rewarded ourselves with a…
We're looking to partner with one lucky homeowner who's ready to make a big change for the better. Are you ready to turn your lawn and traditional front landscape into…
The easiest first steps to planting with nature start with what we don’t want to do. We don’t want to rely on chemicals to keep our gardens healthy. We don’t…
We have come so far as gardeners. When I first started, gardening magazines would talk at great length about putting the garden to bed for the winter. We didn’t have…
It’s not uncommon for pollinators, bees, and butterflies, to be drawn to new plants, still in their pots, waiting to be planted. When this happens now, I’m not surprised for…
Perhaps I should say, learning to get along with clay soil. Clay soil has advantages: it’s nutrient rich and is fabulous for water loving plants that thrive in soil that…
With my hands thrust deep inside my pockets and shoulders hunched against the cold wind, the unseasonably warmer days we had not so long ago feel like a distant memory.…
Designing, installing, and caring for a pollinator garden is easier than you may think, that is if you follow a few tried and true guidelines. 1) Map out your garden…