Crawling baby reaching toward lamb’s ear in a raised bed along a grass and rubber-mulch path, with low hedges creating boundaries and a supervising parent blurred in the background at golden hour.
DIY Garden Projects, Plant Care Essentials

Your Garden Could Be Dangerous for Your Baby (Here’s How to Fix It)

January 12, 2026

Starting a garden transformation before your baby arrives gives you crucial time to identify and remove hazards while your mobility is still unrestricted. Begin by walking your garden with fresh eyes, photographing erery plant, water feature, and structure at ground level where your crawling baby will experience it. Download a plant identification app immediately and cross-reference every specimen against poison control databases, prioritizing the removal of common culprits like foxgloves, lily of the valley, and oleander that can cause serious harm f

Students eagerly participating in a garden-themed classroom activity, surrounded by plant illustrations and garden elements, while using interactive educational tools.
DIY Garden Projects, Plant Care Essentials

Elevate Classroom Learning with Garden-Themed Review Games

October 20, 2024

Organize themed classroom activities by creating a garden-based scavenger hunt. Design a list of common garden elements like leaves, seeds, and garden gnomes, exploring their history of garden gnomes for added interest. Develop interactive quizzes using powerpoint review game templates for teachers to reinforce plant and ecology knowledge. Incorporate art projects using natural materials collected from a garden, encouraging creativity and environmental awareness.

repair man working on lawn mower
Plant Care Essentials

Ultimate Guide on How to Pulley Swap a Lawn Mower

October 14, 2023

One common handy trick in gardening is pulley swapping your lawn mower to make it faster. Well, it works pretty well- even on a hydrostatic mower. If you are a DIY enthusiast, you probably need to learn how to pulley swap a lawn mower for starters. With the proper knowledge and tools, it’s a task that can significantly enhance your mower’s performance and lifespan.

The pulley system in a lawn mower, particularly in models like the hydrostatic law

Plant Care Essentials

Different Water Pumps for Water Irrigation

July 24, 2021

It is critical to water crops in the field daily. The faucet water supply can be used as a useful feature, but, this is not the best route to take. If you’re looking for the best options, we’ve included different types of irrigation pumps. Many irrigation pumps now come in solar options that save energy and make set up much faster.
Types of Irrigation Pumps
Centrifugal Pumps
Centrifugal pumps are often used for residential watering. They pull fresh water from a city’s water supply to a stream and produce stable flow velocity under a variety of situ

Rare & Unusual Plants

Where Does The Garden Gnome Come From?

January 30, 2017

These funny colored little men live all across gardens around the world. They have been a memory of fun and enjoyment for many a child. Whether you are running around the garden shop trying to find the craziest gnome or attempting to find them throughout the neighbor’s garden.
However, nowadays, the traditional garden gnome is slowly fading out of trend. At many of the garden shows I attend, fellow gardens rebuff and laugh at the idea of including a gnome into their designs. You walk around your local neighborhood now and you’ll be pushed to find a sneaky little red hat

DIY Garden Projects, Plant Care Essentials

Ideas For Garden Furniture

December 21, 2016

Finding time to relax in our busy lives is not an easy task, so when we do have time, it would great to have an area in our gardens where we can simply relax and enjoy. Today we can look at some handy ways to have a great recliner or a simple garden bed in the backyard. This is our list of great ideas for garden furniture.
Reclining In The Garden
Making a DIY recliner chair in your garden can be quite easy in fact. If you are able to get your hands on some old crates mixed with some cement slabs you can make a super trendy chair fo

Plant Care Essentials, Seasonal Gardening Guide

Taking Care of a Large Lawn

November 13, 2016

You’ve just bought a new home and you’re the lucky new owner of a massive landscape to take care of and a massive task in front of you. However, do not stress, I’m here to help with a list of useful tips to handle this yard. Whether you have a basic push mower or the best zero turn mower, mowing a large area of lawn can be time consuming and tiring.
Less Mowing Space Can Be A Good Thing

Plant Care Essentials

Making A Garden Around A Barbecue

September 12, 2016

Have a glorious garden can be one of the most satisfying things in life, but if your family wants to enjoy your garden too, you will need to create facilities to cater for that. In many cases, the best way to do this is a family barbecue spot right in the middle of the garden.
I receive many questions about what is the best type of barbecue to enjoy maintenance is low, appearance is great and the food is cooked to perfection. More often than not my answer is to search out the best propane smoker. A barbecue like this would make a perfect addition to the garden because it does not tak