Greetings,Hope you had a nice weekend! We have still been holding onto summer and had a pretty long stretch of dry, warm weather keeping me in the summer mode over here. This week we are in for a wet week, which will be a change!Today we have a new N...
Greetings,Happy September! I hope you are looking around your gardens and still enjoying blooms as the summer season is winding down. Last week we shared a very active bloomer right now, spotted bee balm. It is still full of bees at our house!Today,...
Greetings,Labor Day weekend?! Wow, what a summer! We are wrapping up the unofficial end to summer with a bit of a rainy weekend here, which hints at the change of season coming. Lately, I've been enjoying one of my favorite parts of having so many na...
Greetings,Joe loves peppers...hot sauces...and all things to add a lil' (or in my language 'a lot of') kick to his food. One thing he has just loved enjoying is adding his own chipotle powder to his meals. I think he enjoys the process of making it a...
Greetings,As we continue to enjoy what's blooming now...today I wanted to highlight blue lobelia. It attracts a nice variety of pollinators and has a showy presence that fits in well in traditional residential landscaping. If you are interested in ad...
Roots are the portion of a plant that interface with the ground. They perform three primary functions, anchoring the plant, absorbing water/nutrients/minerals, and also act as storage of energy for
One of the most interesting native flowers North America has to offer is commonly known as Jack-In-The-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum). Typically found in woodland settings, the curious flower structure resembles something
Hackberry is a deciduous hardwood tree native to North America. Scientifically known as Celtis occidentalis, it will grow 50-80’ tall in full sun and well draining soil. Providing year round
The Wheel Bug is a species of Assassin Bug found in North America with a painful bite. Scientifically known as Arilus cristatus, they have a semicircle spiny ridge behind their
When starting your Native Plant journey into gardening there is much to learn. So much so that it can be confusing with the different terminology of the plants like natives,
The Red Oak Tree is a deciduous hardwood tree native to Eastern North America. Scientifically known as Quercus Rubra, a growth rate of 1-2’ per year, it can reach heights
Just because Winter is upon us doesn’t mean we can just rest by a cozy fire sipping coco. No, Winter is the perfect time to perform routine gardening tasks to
With the arrival of Fall also comes some new chores. A typical Fall garden clean up will often include various tasks such as breaking down the vegetable garden, cutting back
Like most families with children, we often are on the go and will rely on snacks to tide the kids over until dinner. But most snacky foods are just over-processed
When constructing a new compost pile we as gardeners can be very anxious for it’s temperature to rise and for the pile to get hot. And, if you are new
