First, Study Your Space: Before selecting your final plant list, you need to get a sense of your space’s constraints and advantages. A major determining factor is sunlight. Spend a clear day checking on your future garden every hour or two to ascertain which areas receive light and shade as the sun moves across the sky….
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,…
Today I am showing you scenes of nature through my camera lens. I am truly in my element when I am outdoors with my camera. Flowers, squirrels, bunnies, and birds. Flowers and plants and trees. I try to capture them all. Sights I See Through My Camera Lens: Nothing makes me quite as happy as…
This morning I’m listening to Jim Brickman play the piano. It is overcast outside. We need rain. I did go to Barnes & Noble yesterday and picked up a few gardening magazines. That is my treat for the weekend. I stopped buying magazines for a time. But now that I can’t get around as much,…
Research has shown that spending time outside is good for our bodies and our minds. There are many benefits to gardening. Let’s take a look at 7 mental health benefits directly related to gardening. 1. Creating A New Mindset Through Gardening Gardening is not a perfect hobby. But this is actually a good thing. You…
The patio garden is so lovely right now with all the rain. It has also been cool which is unusual this time of year. But the pansies and Johnny Jump Ups have been cut back because they are soon to bid their adieu. I Very Rarely Fertilize My Plants: I have not fertilized at all…