10 DIY Tomato Cage Ideas That Actually Work (And Won’t Fall Over)
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I still remember the summer of 1998 when my pride took a massive hit. I had just lost a collection of rare orchids to rot, and in my grief, I…
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10 Best Flowers For Keeping Garden Pests Away: A Real-World Companion Planting Guide
My back still aches when I think about the spring of 1998. I was determined to grow the perfect collection of rare orchids and heirloom vegetables, but my overwatered greenhouse…
10 Tall Flowers for the Back of Garden Borders
My lower back still protests when I recall digging my first deep border in heavy, cold clay. That was back in the mid-nineties, a time when I believed gardening was…
10 Shrubs for a Stunning Autumn Landscape: A Realist’s Fall Guide
My lower back is screaming at me today. That is the inevitable price of spending six hours hauling wet, heavy leaf mold across my clay-heavy garden plot. But as the…
11 Plants to Create a Healing Tea Garden in Your Backyard
My lower back still aches from yesterday’s session digging out a stubborn patch of bindweed that invaded my herb bed. I spent three hours untangling a cheap green hose that…
10 Shrubs That Stay Red All Year Round
My old knees still complain when the damp autumn chill creeps into the soil. After thirty years of digging in the dirt, I have learned that nature rarely does what…
How to Build and Plant 11 Keyhole Herb Gardens for Fresh Harvests
My lower back still twinges when I recall the dry summer of 2005. I spent three grueling weeks hauling heavy limestone blocks to build my first circular raised bed in…