If you're looking for a large, sturdy, insulated composter, the Aerobin400 Composter fits the bill. It is 47 inches tall by 29 inches wide and can hold up to 113 gallons of compost! And since it is aerated, you don't have to turn the compost. Why Compost Yard Waste & Kitchen Scraps? Composting kitchen scraps with leaves and other yard …
Garden Projects & Ideas For Your Garden
Great ideas for your garden and simple garden projects that add color and beauty to any spot in your garden. Find the perfect plant color combinations, container garden ideas, solutions for common garden problems, garden design inspiration, and more.
Easter-Themed Container Garden with Purple and White Flowers
The colors for Easter are purple and white, and you can incorporate colorful flowering plants in a planter to help celebrate the season. To add some charm, add a few Easter-themed decorations, such as rabbits or Easter eggs. Plants for an Easter-Themed Planter This Easter-themed purple and white container garden include these plants: …
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How to Survive the Winter: For Gardeners
It’s gray, foggy, and drizzling outside – a perfect Mississippi winter day. When winter arrives, I curl up on the couch, tuck in the extra blankets, close my eyes and fervently wish I was somewhere tropical. I wish, I wish, I wish! Yep, still here. The only thing that gets me through these yucky days when I can’t be outside are my indoor …
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Low-Maintenance Container Gardens with Cacti or Succulents
With the hot sun and high humidity of our southern summers, sprinkling many container gardens around my yard usually means I'll have to water them a lot each week. Watering my container gardens is a tedious chore. The hose gets tangled on everything, my shoes usually end up getting wet, and it gives the mosquitoes plenty of time to suck my veins …
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Great Color Combinations: Companion Plants to Pair with Sweet Potato Vine
Sweet potato vines make great companion plants in containers and raised beds. They are easy to grow and require little maintenance. Match them with either a contrasting or complementary color for a great combination. Here are a few of my favorite plant color combinations for sweet potato vines. Contrasting Colors for Sweet Potato Vine My …
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Two in a Canoe – Spotting the Flowers on the Water
Every third weekend in the spring and summer my local wildlife refuge holds a free canoe day. They bring the canoes and you bring the paddlers. On an overcast Saturday this weekend, my friend Megan and I decided to give it a go. We packed the sunscreen, the bug spray, hats, our cameras, and some water and headed out to the boat ramp. We were …
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