If you want to attract bees and butterflies to your garden you need to create a water source for them. The second thing you’ll want to do is plant herbs and flowers that will attract them to your garden space. How To Provide A Water Source: For a water source, choose a shallow container. A…
It’s been beautiful and quite warm the last few days. But the weather report I read online tells me that it will be freezing this weekend. I wish the Oklahoma weather would make up its mind. Above is the yellow rose bush I planted last year. I still have only yellow pansies. I don’t know…
Lately I’ve been perusing store magazine aisles again. It used to be that the homes and gardens featured in these magazines were huge McMansion-type homes, unattainable for people like me. But now that has changed. Every time I scan the magazines in the home and garden area now, I see these words pervasively: Small Space…Small…
Have you ever tried using Epsom salt in your garden? It has many uses. Epsom salt was first discovered in the year 1618 by a local cow herder in Epsom Common, England. Henry Wicker’s cows refused to drink the bitter water, despite the presence of a drought. Although they did not drink, Wicker’s cows waded…
You can do a lot with a little in relation to gardening. Vegetables need 6 or more hours of sun each day. Lettuce, other green veggies and broccoli will survive in light shade. Vegetables also need regular watering. The quickness of their growth depends on it. So you can’t rely on rainfall alone with vegetables…
There are all kinds of health, household and garden uses for cinnamon. I don’t like chemicals and try to avoid using them at all costs. In my garden space, I use homemade deterrents for insect control to keep my dogs and the environment safe. If you aren’t using cinnamon around your home, in your garden…