Tips on taking care of your garden.
April is National Lawn Care Month and as an official partner, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) is celebrating our living landscapes since they play a vital role in the health of our environment, our communities, and our families. Lawns and yards, parks, and landscapes around commercial and municipal buildings provide many health, wellness and environmental … More Your Lawn Can Make You Happier [INFOGRAPHIC]
Winter won’t last forever, and soon homeowners will be turning their attention away from shoveling snow and onto sprucing up their yards for spring. Environmental superhero and real-life rescue dog TurfMutt and his smarty-pants sidekick Professor Botany encourage families to learn about their climate zone and plant living landscapes to feed and house special pollinator … More Spring Tips — Plant for your Climate Zone, Pollinators And Wildlife this Spring
Although winter is still in full swing, that doesn’t mean you have to limit your gardening to warm weather months. On behalf of Burpee Home Gardens, a collection of leading garden vegetables, herbs and flowers, I’d love to share some tips for tending an indoor garden. We’d love if you’d consider sharing some of Burpee’s tips … More Grow an Indoor Garden This Winter with Tips from Burpee
Urban environments need both native and adaptive plants for biodiversity, and they help increase habit for birds, insects and other animals. This spring, TurfMutt has enlisted Professor Botany’s help to teach families the importance of living landscapes for pollinators and wildlife, such as butterflies, bees and hummingbirds.Nature starts in your backyard. Yards, parks, schoolyards and … More Backyard Superheroes: Nature Starts At Your Backdoor
With the summer months upon us, it is a great time to think about gardening. The good news is that learning to grow your own food comes with a host of benefits. The benefits are so good that it’s being recommended as an activity for veterans to engage in, especially if they suffer from post-traumatic … More Learning to Grow Your Own Food Comes with a Host of Benefits
As the summer heats up, Americans are outside and working in their yards. They own millions of outdoor power equipment products like lawn mowers, string trimmers and chain saws. But many people do not pay attention to what type of fuel they are putting in their outdoor power equipment – and they should. Gasoline containing greater … More Do You Look Before You Pump? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Just came in from my gardening. Man it is amazing what happens to your garden over the winter. Here are 4 steps that made my life easy! 1- To prevent accumulating dirt under your fingernails while you work in the garden, draw your fingernails across a bar of soap and you’ll effectively seal the undersides … More Gardening Tips To Make Life Easy
