There are a few things that a sprig of thyme won’t make better. This herb blends well with a lot of flavors and is packed with health-promoting vitamins, compounds, antioxidants, and other nutrients. Considering how much you probably use it in the kitchen and for its various medicinal uses, it is better … Read more
Growing oregano in your garden gives you access to a highly useful and beneficial herb. Oregano is a perennial herb with a taste reminiscent of thyme – zesty and strong. It’s a hardy plant that makes for a good ground cover. Oregano is easy to grow and offers various health benefits that … Read more
Mint is a highly useful and beneficial herb. However, it got a bad reputation due to its spreading nature, and that’s why many people opt to just go without the mint plant all together. People planting it near regular garden beds, mint plants eventually try to take over. It’s because mint will … Read more
If one thing standing between you and your perfectly manicured, lush green garden is the unwanted attack by pests, then hold your horses because we have something for you. It is essential to figure out a way to help protect your garden from bugs as they bring nothing but a nuisance with … Read more
Imagine this. You wake up one fine Saturday morning looking forward to watering your garden. You have a delicious breakfast, and after watching the morning news, you head out to your shed. But when you get to your plants with your watering can in hand, you realize something is very wrong. Your … Read more
For some people, the importance of flowers in our lives is not very significant, but from a girl’s perspective, it is a lot. Almost every girl loves to receive flowers. Be it the pure beauty of the bouquet or the action behind it; flowers do put a smile on her face. It … Read more
Flowers have enjoyed a position of romantic significance for quite a long time now. Even centuries back, these colorful and fragrant plants were handed around between loved ones as tokens of either romance or well wishing. Young and old couples alike exchange bouquets of flowers as a silent way of expressing their … Read more
One of the prettiest things mother nature has blessed this planet with is without a doubt the many species of flowers dotted around the globe. Fields of grass already look extremely pleasing to the eye, but add in flowers and the fields are elevated to a new level of appeasing visuals. People … Read more
In our minds, one of the most important things to consider when planning a garden is how to attract pollinators. Pollinators are those wonderful little creatures that pollinate 75-95% of all flowering plants. Pollinators include bees, butterflies, birds, moths, flies, beetles, wasps and bats. When you’re gardening under hot, dry conditions, it … Read more
If you aren’t familiar with soil-borne diseases, then you can count yourself as lucky. Many (most?) microorganisms that live in our soil are harmless and quite possibly beneficial. However, there are also some that can cause significant damage to our plants and can even hang around in our soil for many, many years. … Read more