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Category Archives: DIY & Innovation

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6 Easy Steps to Get Started as a Beginner Gardener

Most plants should be exposed to the sun for 6 hours every day. Other plants, such as Primrose, can grow well in the shade. Keep this in mind when deciding where to place your garden.

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Essential Guide to Growing Young Trees & Shrubs

According to the Arbor Day Foundation and U.S. Forest Service, “Trees properly placed around buildings can reduce air conditioning needs by 30% and can save 20-50% in energy used for heating.”

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3 Unique (& Cute) Ways to Preserve Bouquets or Cut Flowers

What’s better than seeing the sunlight bouncing off your colorful treasures and imprinting its glow on your space? Even more charming is seeing those fresh blooms contained in something delightful.

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5 Ways You Can Easily Prepare Your Soil for Spring Growth

Thus, the perfect mix is soil that holds moisture well but drains so that your roots don’t become waterlogged. Most plants require oxygen to reach the roots for proper growth indicating a high priority for aeration.

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4 Early-Spring Vegetables Anyone Can Grow

Using this guide and applying the preparation needed, anyone can grow spinach, brussels sprouts, radishes, and turnips — four commonly known, early-spring vegetables.

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Tips for Preventing Animals in Your Garden & Lawn

Traps like spring-loaded doors or mesh fencing can be especially useful in more extreme cases. Although, if you are experiencing this, catching one pest may not solve your problem

The image shows a collection of terracotta pots with a variety of plants, including lush greenery and colorful flowers, arranged on a tiled floor.

Guide: Moving Outdoor Plants Inside

Check your plants: Look closely at all parts of your plants for pests — this includes: the leaves, stem, all sides of the foliage, and new growth.

This image shows a serene garden scene with a wooden shed, green shutters, a lawn, ladder, wheelbarrow filled with soil, watering cans, and a wooden fence.

Guide: Storing Your Watering Tools Correctly

When the end of the gardening season rolls around and fall cleanup is completed, taking a few hours or so to properly store your garden supplies for the winter can prevent damage or rust

A person's cupped hands holding coffee beans with a small green plant sprouting in the center, symbolizing growth amidst the darkness of the beans.

How to Grow Your Own Coffee Plants

After the beans have been left to cool down, grind them up – either with a blender or another similarly functioning machine, and add them to your coffee maker.

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