Garden Care & Maintenance

The Zero-G Expandable Hose

The Zero-G Expandable Hose

I really hate fighting a hose, but I really need to water my plants and flowers.  While selecting my flowers last spring, I came across a fabulous invention.  The Zero-G Expandable Hose!  I love this convenient garden hose.  I no longer have to drag a heavy hose, or even the big reel cart, from bed […]

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Winterize with Styrofoam Outdoor Faucet Covers

Winterize with Styrofoam Outdoor Faucet Covers

There are several styles of faucet covers available to insulate and winterize your outdoor faucets.  Anyone who has ever had a pipe burst, or a outdoor faucet freeze, knows these inexpensive faucet covers can save a ton of money and prevent extreme anguish.  It is an awful lesson to learn the hard way. We have […]

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Garden Journals – A Gardeners Best Tool for Gardening Success

Garden Journals – A Gardeners Best Tool for Gardening Success

There are several styles of garden journals available today.  Many years ago, when we bought our first house and I started my first “garden journal”, it was simply a composition book with notes.  I did add those old school tabs on the edges of the paper to easily find certain notes and sections. However, that […]

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Gifts for Gardeners

Gifts for Gardeners

Let’s face it!  Gardeners often spend so much time in their gardens, they don’t know what is available in stores.  There really are a lot of things that make a gardeners life easier.  After all, it is more about the beauty of the garden and spending time in our peaceful retreat.   It doesn’t always […]

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Osmocote Outdoor and Indoor Smart-Release Plant Food

Osmocote Outdoor and Indoor Smart-Release Plant Food

I have been using Osmocote plant food for decades, therefore I can personally attest to how well it fertilizes and feeds plants. Many years ago, I was purchasing pansies for our backyard flower bed.  The nursery specialist recommended that I add Osmocote to the soil before I planted the flowers.  I tried it that very […]

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Reusable Lawn and Leaf Trash Bag Holder Stand with Bag

Reusable Lawn and Leaf Trash Bag Holder Stand with Bag

As you can well imagine, I work in my yard often, especially during the summer months.  Because summer days get extremely hot in our region, which means I get tired a lot faster, I am constantly looking for any way to make my work outside easier.  Two years ago, I purchased a Reusable Lawn and […]

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Raintrain Traveling Sprinkler – Easy Lawn & Garden Watering

Raintrain Traveling Sprinkler – Easy Lawn & Garden Watering

The Raintrain Traveling Sprinkler is one of the greatest inventions in my gardening lifetime!    The Raintrain water sprinkler will travel across my yard by using a water hose as the “rail” or guide as it waters my lawn and garden for me.  All I have to do is set out the hose and the […]

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How to Weed-Proof and Grass-Proof Your Flower Beds & Gardens

How to Weed-Proof and Grass-Proof Your Flower Beds & Gardens

I love gardening, but I absolutely hate pulling weeds!  I have tried several different methods of killing the weeds and grass that are always determined to take over my flower beds.  Nothing has really worked well for me until I discovered the Perm-A-Mulch Pathway. There are a dozen things to love about this product, but […]

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Leaf Hauler – Handy Helper for Fall Leaves

Leaf Hauler – Handy Helper for Fall Leaves

Raking leaves in the fall can be a back-breaking task. Raking, bending over to pick up the leaves, then bagging them is an extremely tiring job.  Anyone who has ever raked leaves knows how much time and energy it takes.  For those of us who have a lot of trees, it is a job that […]

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