All Gardener's Corner Pages (186)

Gardening And The Internet: Gardening Online With Social Media

Gardening And The Internet: Gardening Online With Social Media Since the birth of the internet or world wide web, new information and gardening tips are instantly available. Although I still love the… View »

A Brief History of Plant Hunters

How the precarious adventures of botanists have shaped gardening as we know it today. Plant hunters were adventurers, often charting new territories and plant species alike. Illustration by Dave H… View »

9 Natural Ways To Keep Snails and Slugs Out Of Your Garden

For slimy creatures, snails and slugs are actually kind of cute! However, when these pests start to eat your spinach leaves or attack your pepper plants, they quickly become unwanted guests. Land sna… View »

Beginner's Guide to Canning Food

by Kristina Estis While canning can be intimidating, you, too, can fill your pantry with colorful, flavorful food you’ve grown yourself. Cooking with vegetables fresh from my little garden brought… View »

What to do With Fallen Leaves

You shouldn’t feel obligated to rake up every last leaf in your yard this fall. Leave leaves on the ground — they have a lot of benefit to wildlife and your garden. Below are some tips on how to m… View »

How To Succeed With Challenging Small Backyard Landscape Design

Small yard landscape designs do not mean there are no options, you just may not have as many with the limited space, but there are many ideas and options. Since I do not know how small of an area you… View »

Refrigerator Pickles: A Simple Way To Pickle Cucumbers

Learn how to pickle cucumbers the simple way so you can make the best dill refrigerator pickles you’ve ever had. I promise they’ll be a big hit with everyone! Refrigerator Pickles It’s no secret that… View »

Only Have a Few Feet For a Garden? No Problem!

Only Have a Few Feet For a Garden? No Problem! Our initial vision for a garden can often be bigger than our reality. We think of that neatly organized garden with a paved pathway between garden beds,… View »

Succulent Plant Pruning – How And When To Prune Succulents

There are many reasons for pruning succulent plants. Cactus care and pruning is sometimes similar and usually discussed when advising how to prune a succulent. Keep reading to learn more about succu… View »

Peat Moss: How To Best Use Peat Moss In The Garden

Sphagnum peat moss first became available to gardeners as a soil amendment in the early 1900s. Since that time, the discovery revolutionized the way we grow plants. Sphagnum moss mostly came from Can… View »