We have Rose shrubs boarding the front of your yard between our property line and the sidewalk. It looks lovely when it’s blooming.
Although some have the ability to grow quite large, there are shrub roses smaller than four feet. Many people like to use these shrubs for barriers as well as for ornamental purposes. Shrubs [...]
27 Feb
Posted by Webmann as garden pests, pest control
We bought an older home as our dream home for a couple of reasons. It was priced right, it was located almost exactly where we want to be located and the property is big enough for us to have our first backyard garden.
Because our new home is an older home we do have a few [...]
Soil is a main food supply for your plants but sometimes plants need a little more help and that can be in the form of fertilizer or mulch.
Mulch is great for plants, simply because you are turning something that would normally be thrown out as waste into a food supply and a very effective one [...]
23 Feb
Posted by Webmann as backyard garden, vegetable garden
Have you ever considered a potager?
You can have the best of both worlds with a potager when you essentially have your cake and eat it too.
With a potager you have your garden and eat it too.
Potagers are particularly good for people who live on smaller lots of land or only have room for a small [...]
19 Feb
Posted by Webmann as backyard gardening, garden, garden pests
Some people have the mistaken idea that all insects are bad. An abnormal paranoia of anything that creeps and crawls or slithers can sell a lot of chemicals and natural insecticides. The market feeds off people’s fear of insects. Parents teach their children to be leery of insects. While it’s true that there are many [...]