Happy Earth Day! Today is a day to reflect on all this beautiful planet offers us – and to create a plan for how to treat her better. There are lots of ways to be more eco-friendly right in your own backyard. Here are some of Scott’s top suggestions: Create a sustainable design. Lower your … More Sustainable Gardening Practices
Cold weather getting you down? We have an indoor project that will make you excited for spring! It’s time to start your seeds for this year’s vegetable garden! Don’t know where to begin? No problem! This post will go over all the basics. When should I start? All seeds are different, so check your specific … More Seed Starting for Beginners
When it’s cold outside and there’s snow on the ground, you might think you don’t need to tend to your garden. However, gardening is a year-round art. There are lots of things you can do in the winter to make sure your garden will thrive the rest of the year. Here are our top five … More Top 5 Gardening Tips for Winter
Our handouts from the Philly Home + Garden Show were flying off the shelves – we ran out on the second day of the show! Since they were so popular, we decided to upload them here for everyone to see. Attracting Bees Handout This is a quick reference guide for ways you can attract bees … More Handouts from Philly Home + Garden Show
Scott loved meeting so many of you at the Philly Home + Garden Show! He answered tons of your gardening questions and thought it would be helpful to share some of the answers here. Here are Scott’s answers for the top five questions asked at the show: 1. What can I do about deer and … More FAQs from Philly Home + Garden Show
Scott will be featured at the Philly Home + Garden Show at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks. The show will take place from Friday, February 16 through Sunday, February 18, 2018. The theme of Scott’s display is “foodscaping,” which is adding edible plants to a landscape. He will offer tips for how to … More Preparing for the Philly Home + Garden Show
Here in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, we got a taste of summer in February with a few 70+ degree days. Scott was outside playing in the dirt, of course. Today, we were hit with snow showers, with even more expected in the coming days. While we’re antsy to start the outdoor growing season, we can’t rush … More 5 Great Herbs to Grow Indoors
Scott and I visit botanical gardens whenever possible. If we are on vacation and there is one nearby, we add it to our itinerary. Our favorite part about visiting gardens in the summertime is seeing the water lilies. The water lily display at Longwood Gardens is breathtaking. The last time we visited, Scott told me … More You Deserve Water Lilies, Too!
We had a beautiful, ripe watermelon in our garden, so I asked Scott to bring it in and cut it up. Scott’s parents were visiting from Massachusetts, and his mom suggested that we make some fun cocktails with the watermelon and other things in our garden. Here’s what we came up with: The Basil Melon … More Melon Mixers
Last week, temperatures dropped below 90 degrees, which basically felt like the beginning of fall. I took the opportunity to make some delicious soup with lots of vegetables from our garden. The temperature is back up to the 90’s this week, so the leftovers are all in the freezer. We’ll enjoy them in the fall! … More Garden Veggie Soup
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