Now is the time to plant privacy screens for maximum growth and seclusion in spring. Without strategically placed evergreens in the yard, it can feel as if prying eyes are looking right into your home. Not only does your privacy seemingly disappear, but that neighbor’s debris pile can be on display! Enable enjoyable hot tub sessions without prying eyes from that too-close-for-comfort neighbor. The solution to these unwanted invasions is not rocket science. Simply plant a wall of living trees … [Read more...] about Five Amazing Privacy, Seclusion Trees that Screen
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Mosquitoes, Flies, Spiders are No Match for These Plants
When it comes to the inevitable face-off between you and bugs, keeping them away from your immediate vicinity is a top priority. There are pesticides and bug traps, but plants can reduce the need for so many chemicals around the patio. Plants are in the business of repelling insects as a natural way of defending themselves. They also need insects to perform cross-pollination so they can survive. It is an arms race between plants and insects, each trying to survive and prosper. We rounded … [Read more...] about Mosquitoes, Flies, Spiders are No Match for These Plants
Helping Bees Find Our Gardens
Bees are essential pollinators, pollinating about a third of our nation’s crops. We would have far fewer food options without these little workhorses, but bees are in trouble and local gardeners can help them. Bees rely on wildflowers, and some or our traditional agricultural practices have been traded for industrial techniques that increase crop productivity at the cost of our country’s wildflowers. Consequently, a decline in wildflowers results in a decline of bee populations. As of May … [Read more...] about Helping Bees Find Our Gardens