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Some examples of resilient plants for your low-maintenance apartment balcony garden include: Coneflowers Yucca Hens and chicks Petunia Zinnia Daylily Garden Vertically A great option for making ...

Use a watering can if you are doing a soil drench, and water close to the base of each plant. If you spray on the plant ...

This week, after a long spring of unseasonal and unpredictable weather events, our garden was treated to a much-needed spa ...

I received an email from one of my readers about her Rhubarb or Rheumrhabarbarum. It seems that the stalks on her rhubarb were as thin and weak as they haveever been. Her rhubarb normally does well ...

According to Neil McKenzie, home expert at Halton Stairlifts, items as ordinary as left-open tomato ketchup, dirty dishcloths ...

Some weeds can also provide important food sources to garden pollinators. Clover is a favorite nectar source of bees. Bronze fennel and Queen Anne’s lace attract predatory wasps and flies, as well as ...

When winter comes around, one of my favorite things to do is sip a warm cup of chai tea. There’s something peaceful about ...

Composting has gone mainstream. If you're ready to pile on, we've outlined everything you need to know to start a compost ...

As more gardeners seek sustainable and organic methods to nourish their plants, compost tea has emerged as a favourite ...