(ARA) – Change has come to America. The pop culture phrase “show me the money,” boiling throughout business and industry, has cooled down and is forcing people to take a hard look at what is really important in life.
“Just look around you,” says Susan McCoy, trend spotter and outdoor living expert. “Our relationship with money [...]

(ARA) – At a time when “green” is the color of thoughtful lifestyles, gardening practices are going greener, too. Some gardens awash in the biggest, brightest, newest flowers are sadly lifeless, lacking the buzz of the bees, the fluttering of butterflies and the zip of hummingbirds. To make these creatures welcome, gardeners need to go [...]

(ARA) – Americans craving authenticity and fretting over a bleak economy have reinvigorated the trend to grow-it-yourself (GIY). From blueberries to houseplants, GIY is the new mantra as folks turn “back to the future” to simplify their lives while gardening for the greener good.
“It’s a resurgence of gardening for the greater good — for the [...]

Welcome to our fist in a series of Flickr Flower Photos of the Week – where we hand-pick our favorite flower pics to showcase here – enjoy!

photo credit: iwona_kellie

photo credit: iwona_kellie

photo credit: Warren T

photo credit: Steve.Maw

(ARA) – The catalogues are starting to pile up and the list of landscape improvements grows longer each day. Don’t let this overwhelm or discourage you. Instead spend a bit of time planning now for better results in your garden. You will be amazed how much fun you can have while achieving your landscape goals [...]

Whether you live where it rains or where it pours, there’s a great, easy way you can conserve water for garden use.
Where I live (Calif.) that’s a very big deal, as we Californians head into a third consecutive drought year.
Rain “harvesting” isn’t a new concept, but let’s just say this oldie is a goodie.
It’s as [...]

The next time you’re at the nursery, or browsing for seeds online, be sure to check out where you are on the USDA Hardiness Zone Map, which divides North America into 11 separate zones.
Each zone is 10°F warmer (or colder) in an average winter than the adjacent zone.
When you see a “hardiness zone” in a catalog [...]

Right now, as I look out onto my front patio, I can see a squirrel sitting on top of my box planter, which is a permanent patio fixture, and happily chewing on something from the cache that he stashed there in the fall. It isn’t a big deal, at least right now since the planter [...]

If you have ever read any of my articles involving activities with my children, you will probably be aware that I am a huge fan of backyard science.  I love all the things that you can find in a backyard and there are a thousand and one things that you can find in a yard.  [...]

There are many different types of fertilizers on the market and it can be a little expensive to purchase the various blends that are available.  Not only that but it can be a little daunting to figure out what the best fertilizer is.
To save your nerves and to create your own wonderful blend of rose [...]