Category: Gardens

Natural Ways to Get Rid of Weeds in Your Garden

Natural Ways to Get Rid of Weeds in Your Garden

Use these techniques to help prevent the spread of weeds and to learn about your soil In spring, gardens burst into life. Weeds do too, and they can be the bane of a gardener’s existence. Rather than waging an all-out war, our efforts to manage weeds can be more effective when we understand the roles…

Showcasing Wyndesong's Place

Showcasing Wyndesong’s Place

Showcasing Wyndesong’s Place takes a look at some of the things that can help you kick off the month of March This week we are about to start a new Month. That’s right we are rolling into March 2022. March has Mardi Gras, which is wonderful. It also has Day Light Savings time beginning. I…

Your Winter Home Maintenance Checklist

Keep your home and yard safe and running smoothly as temperatures drop and activity moves indoors Fluffy snow and sparkling icicles may make for a winter wonderland, but they can also bring on drafts, fallen tree limbs, and worse (hello, ice dams). Avoid spending your holidays handling winter-related disasters with a bit of preventative maintenance…

Last-Minute Ideas for Attractive Winter Container Designs

From fragrant conifer branches and glossy evergreens to jewel-like winter berries and decorative baubles, winter container arrangements can be lovely additions to bare winter landscapes. With the holidays around the corner, you may have only enough time to hang a few baubles on a potted plant in your entry or tuck some pine cones around…

What to Plant Now to Benefit Wildlife in Spring

These North American native plants will support birds, butterflies, and other pollinators when spring comes Fall is a great time to plant, because many trees, shrubs, sedges, and even perennial flowers are going dormant. This means less transplant shock and stress, partly because the plants are not focusing on maintaining leaves or flowers. Instead, these…