Author: bientapvien

Make snow removal a little easier by using some creative techniques. Learn how to melt snow fast and how to make homemade rubbing alcohol deicer. Shoveling snow for hours isn’t…

Plan out some living privacy fence ideas with this list which highlights the best privacy hedge plants for height, color, or even edibility. When Esmee Mckee and her family moved…

Add sass, color, and class to your summer garden with a summer flowering bulbs list for a summer flower bulb primer.Summer is gardening’s crowded hour. So many perennials and annuals…

Let’s face it. When visualizing the installation of a new vegetable or flower bed, our mind’s eye usually focuses on the essence of gardening: tasty veggies or fancy flowers. Everything…

There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who swoon over the aroma and flavor of a ripe peach and those who have never tasted one. A lot…

Summer means berry season, and U-pick farms abound offering strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. But there are some new kids on the block offering new flavors and extending the season by…

Borers are either grubs (that become beetles) or caterpillars (the larvae of moths) that feed inside stems.  Some borers eat the tissue of swelling buds and fruits; others attack roots…

My Kentucky garden has stink bugs, leaf-footed bugs, and aphids. These insects have also been spotted in entomologist Ayanava Majumdar’s research gardens in India, North Dakota, and Alabama, and wherever…

Aphids, caterpillars, grubs, and slugs are not only creepy-crawlies: They can wreak havoc on your garden and plants. But fear not! You don’t need dangerous chemicals to enjoy a lively,…

A guide to the tools and techniques needed for pruning fruit trees in order to guarantee healthier plant life and better harvests from your backyard orchard. Pruning and Weeding Pruning…