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Five Favorite Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds
For gardeners, the hummingbirds that visit our feeders and flowers during spring and summer are the jewels that add sparkle and delight to our landscapes. Nectar-filled hummingbird feeders hanging from the porch or outside the windows can bring them up close, but it’s...
Tips for choosing the right houseplant for your home
If spring is about the garden outside, summer’s heat and humidity may drive you back indoors, where you can still experience nature among the houseplants. But which plants to choose? Here’s what to consider when you’re trying to choose the right houseplant for your...
Nashville Nights: Illuminating Your Outdoor Oasis with Creative Lighting
When the sun sets in Nashville, the vibrant city takes on a new allure as the night comes alive. One key element that can truly elevate your outdoor experience is creative lighting. Choosing unique lighting will help you create a mesmerizing atmosphere and make your Nashville nights truly unforgettable.
Elevate Your Yard into an Entertainer’s Dream Space
Whether you’re hosting intimate gatherings or throwing a lively soirée, we’ve got the inspiration and tips to make your yard a perfect hub of stylish entertainment.
Tips to Grow Your Own Tomatoes
Ask a gardener what she grows in the kitchen garden, and the first thing she likely mentions is tomatoes. If you enjoy this nutrition-rich vegetable (technically, a fruit), nothing is better than a ripe tomato plucked from the vine in your own back yard.
Pollinator Plants To Fill Your Garden With Butterflies & Bees!
To set your garden in motion with flying, fluttering and crawling pollinators, plant what they need to live. Flowers provide food in the form of nectar for the insects and hummingbirds. Other plants act as host plants for the larvae of butterflies and other pollinators. Here are a few garden favorites that will bring pollinators to your garden.
5 Simple Tips to Get Your Kids In the Garden This Summer
There are so many benefits to introducing your kids to gardening.
New to gardening? Start with herbs!
Here are five easy-to-grow, almost foolproof favorites for the garden. They can also grow in containers on a sunny deck, porch or balcony. Most of these are perennials, which will remain in your garden for several years.
3 Things You Need To Know About Growing Roses
At Christmas a few years ago, we bought a rose bush to commemorate a special family member who had died that year. It’s a variety called ‘Sunshine Daydream,’ and each mid-spring it fills an area beside our backyard deck with beautiful yellow blooms that do, in fact,...
Perennials for Shady Spaces
A gardener whose landscape spaces are overshadowed by mature trees may have mixed feelings about this: there’s plenty of shade to relax in on a hot July day, Right? But just try to grow a rosebush – or any of those much-loved perennials that need abundant sunshine --...
Project Spotlight: Your Dreams are Never too Big
While smaller outdoor spaces may require less maintenance, these yards can also require more creativity when it comes to maximizing the design and accommodating all your desired outdoor amenities.
How to Mount a Staghorn Fern
A staghorn fern is quite the sight to behold! Found in tropical areas near the equator, these guys can get quite big and live in trees. Spores from the plant float in the air and land in the crooks of trees, soaking up the moisture and nutrients from the bark. They...