There are herbs I use that both attract and repel insects in my garden space. Not many plants look very healthy in my garden right now except for the herbs that I planted. Insects have eaten the leaves of many of my flowering potted plants on my patio. I have been planting herbs for years…
Gardening to attract pollinators is not only fun, but it is essential to our survival as a species. In the United States, one-third of all agricultural output depends on pollinators. What Is Pollination & What Are Pollinators? Pollination is what occurs when pollen is carried from flower to flower by birds, bees, bats, butterflies, moths,…
Since the yard and patio I currently have lie mostly in the shade of trees, I’m now looking at ideas for shade gardens in containers. There are many positive benefits to gardening in containers. Above are containers of plants and flowers from my former apartment patio. Perennials That Grow In The Shade: Hellebore (but only…
I just got in from watering my plants. The sun is beaming down now. It hasn’t rained as the forecast predicted. I guess Mother Nature had other plans. We know she has an intelligence that the human weather forecasters simply do not possess and can’t always predict. The View To The Alley Fence: The sedum…
There’s something almost sacred about working in your garden. Whether your garden space is big or small, none of that matters. It’s working with your hands and tending what you grow. Zinnias: Yesterday I gently pulled little zinnia seedlings from the soil to thin them out and planted them elsewhere. I also planted a bluish/purple…
Yesterday I got most of my patio garden planted in all the containers. I will plant the zinnia seeds today. And then I’ll buy Charlie’s pineapple sage when they get them in. But are we gardeners ever really finished? That is debatable. Because we always tend to want to squeeze just one more plant into…