Home vegetable gardens are great endeavors. Not only is it a productive hobby, but with patience, you also get beautiful, fresh produce that you can be proud of. If your vegetable garden isn’t quite producing the abundance you were hoping for, here are our tips to boost your yields:
Midwestern periods of hot weather and little rain in the summer can cause drought stress, and stressed plants are an invitation to insects. Pests like spider mites, flea beetles, Japanese beetles, squash borers, aphids, several types of caterpillars and other flying and crawling critters can chew leaves and cause serious damage in your garden. Luckily, there are many ways you can prevent these pests this summer.
Large and vibrant, the 2020 Perennial Plant of the Year is the Aralia Sun King. This colorful plant can brighten up shady spots in a landscape. Every year, the Perennial Plant Association reveals their pick for the following year. The Aralia Sun King was revealed during the PPA National Symposium in Chicago last August. ‘Sun King’ is a fast-growing perennial that is hardy to USDA Zone 3. Ever wonder why the Perennial Plant of the Year® began?
Visiting our loved ones that have passed at their gravesite and bringing flowers is a lovely tradition that can continue into the cold, winter months. Flowers and grave decorations is a nice way to remember a loved one and celebrate their memory. During the cold winter months, placement of a grave blanket is another beautiful way to honor a loved one’s final resting place and the décor can last all winter long.
It may sound like a page right out of a children’s book that tells a tale about a magical, whimsical creature, but the genetically-equipped frog is truly a crucial part of our ecosystem. Just as important to our world as our beloved pollinators, the frog is one of the truest indicators of a healthy pond or garden.
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