Raised Garden Bed Soil: Create Healthy Natural Soil for Your Raised Beds
Learn how to build your own natural and healthy raised garden bed soil. We show you what to use and what not to use so your plants thrive! This year…
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Hugelkultur: Known in Germany as Raised Garden Beds
Hugelkultur is German for “Raised Garden Beds” or “Hill Culture” and it’s essentially making raised garden beds using wood logs as a base. A few weeks ago I wrote an…
10 Useful and Unique Garden Border Edging Ideas
I love my garden but didn’t want garden borders like everyone else so I made this list of 10 unique and fun garden border edging ideas. Enjoy! I bought my…
Cut And Come Again Lettuce and Other Fall Veggies
Cut and come again lettuce is popular but did you know this gardening method works for growing many other vegetables during fall and winter? The concept of planting a garden…
Northern Rockies Lawn Alternatives: Growing Native Lawns On The Prairie
Alternative and native lawns in the prairie states make a lot of sense. Turf grass doesn’t necessarily grow well in this region with drought and temperature extremes. Try native landscaping…
What Are Smart Lawn Mowers – Learn About Robot Lawn Mowers
Smart is in. Smart, as in smart technology, that is. Robot lawn mowers are the smarties of landscape maintenance. The smart mower trend is just starting and seems to show…
Straw Bale Gardening: An Easy Way To Grow Food
Straw bale gardening is simple and effective. Setting them up is the hardest part but there are many benefits to this type of garden. Let’s take a look. Last year…
Four High Producing Vegetables for Small Gardens
Want to garden BIG in a SMALL space? These 4 easy vegetables to grow are perfect. They yield a big harvest in small spaces and will feed your family well.…
Children’s Garden Ideas and How to Get Kids Involved
I’m often asked about how to get kids more involved with gardening. There are so many suggestions online, but what you will find are mainly activity-based. On our farm, the kids…