Many home gardeners, at some point in their growing career question if they should use organic chemicals. Or maybe you’ve already tried organic chemicals on your vegetables, fruits or other plants in your garden or lawn. While pesticides as a whole are often frowned upon in the home or organic garden, organic pesticides are still […]
When you’re new to gardening, and don’t know much, there’s one thing you can guarantee – plants need to grow in the dirt. But here’s the thing you’re likely less familiar with – dirt is soil, but soil isn’t dirt. And plants need to grow in soil. Often overlooked by beginners, when you plant your […]
It’s easy to think that gardening is an environmentally hobby since your time is spent with plants. But the truth is that the garden and greenhouse industry uses a lot of unsustainable practices. From single-use black plastic pots, to pesticides sprayed on pollinator-friendly plants, there’s a lot of work that can be done to make […]
If you take a moment and do an internet search looking up ‘pollinator decline’ you’ll be overwhelmed with articles on the topic. For example, NBC News put out an article saying that 70% of honey bee colonies are going to die in 2025. There was a 2019 study done by Biological Conservation that said that […]
Ladybugs are one of the insects that everyone is familiar with thanks to their popularity in cartoons and children’s books. They’re not harmful, and aren’t a garden pest, but at the end of the season, certain ladybugs can give off the impression that they’re a pest if you’ve ever had them congregate in large groups […]
Lately it seems like gardening has become an expensive hobby, but it doesn’t have to be. As beautiful as arches and moon gates are, there are affordable ways that you can grow your food vertically. In this article I’m going to show you three different ways you can make a vertical trellis for under $20! […]
Bee populations are in massive decline, as are many of our native pollinators around us, which means that now, more than ever, we need to start focusing on planting native plants in our garden. But there are so many amazing reasons to include these perennials in your garden and you’re going to love each one […]
Native bees in Canada and North America are facing major hurdles, from loss of habitat, to climate change, to the competition against honey bees. Without our native bees we would lose many of our native plants, our food system would struggle and even some birds would struggle because of a loss of their food source. […]
It’s impossible to not see a garden with a metal raised bed these days. They’re everywhere and it seems like everyone has one. But just because you see them everywhere doesn’t meant that they’re right for you. So in today’s article I’m going to tell you all the reasons why you shouldn’t get a metal […]
We are lucky to share our land with so many animals, insects and birds. As much as they might cause you trouble in your garden, we’re also animals, and we need them to keep the world livable. Sometimes it feels like we would be better off without them, but let me tell you, that couldn’t […]
