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Garden Overwhelm: 8 Tips to Help You Cope When Garden Tasks Feel Like A Burden

Cutting sunflowers in small flower field

Gardening should be fun, not cause stress. Follow these 8 tips to deal with garden overwhelm and whip your unruly garden into shape!

Getting Started: Top Ten Vegetables to Plant for Beginners

green tomato

When you are just starting out as a gardener, it is important to have success or chances are, you will get discouraged and never plant again.  The first thing to do is consult your local extension office and planting calendar to find what to plant and when. Your success in germination and harvesting will depend […]

Getting Started: 10 Easy Flowers for the Beginner Gardener

Sunflowers and Zinnias

When added to the backyard landscape, flowers elevate any yard from boring to beautiful. Growing flowers can be intimidating and leave the gardener wondering where to begin. Check out these 10 foolproof flowers that will remove the intimidation from flower gardening and take your yard to a whole new level. BegoniasBegonias can be found in […]

Getting Started: 9 Simple Steps for the Beginner Gardener

raised bed gardens

In these days of global pandemics and crazy uncertainty, many are turning to gardening to ensure they have fresh produce for their families. Does this sound like something that has been on your mind but you are unsure how to begin? It can be overwhelming at first, but if you know where to start, you […]