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Tree Guide: a great guide to help you decide what to plant

Tree Guide: a great guide to help you decide what to plant

Top 10 Plants You Can't Kill

Tough as nails, but they're pretty, too. Turn your black thumb into a green thumb with our picks for the top 10 plants you can't kill.

Tips to Help Maximize Greenhouse Space

Cathy Isom has some tips to help you maximize greenhouse space. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The benefits of having a greenhouse...

16 Invasive Species Sold at Garden Centers You Should Never Buy

These 16 invasive species of plants are commonly sold at garden centers - beware of them and DO NOT buy them from your garden store!

The 10 Worst Invasive Plants to Watch Out for in Your Region

Why Your Garden Needs Mulch (Assuming You Do It Right)

Used correctly, mulch builds and improves your soil like nothing else. But don’t make these common mistakes.

DIY Holiday Bird Feeder

One of my favorite things to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon is to sit by the window with a cup of tea and watch the birds. Recently, my oldest daughter helped me make these festive pine cone bird feeders to encourage our feathered friends to visit more often. And because it’s the holiday season, we adorned our bird fe

Consider easy and more sustainable alternatives to peat moss

So much peat moss has been harvested for use in gardens and landscapes that in many places there’s not much left. | realestate.boston.com

How to Prepare Peat Moss for Flytraps, Sundews and Other Carnivorous Plants

An explanation of how to prepare Canadian peat moss when using it to pot carnivorous plants such as the Venus Flytrap. Learn how to make peat tea in the process,...

Why You Shouldn't Use Peat in Your Garden, and What to Use Instead

The art of gardening requires simulating in your backyard what happens naturally in the wild. With domesticated soil and plants, this can be a pretty delicate process—both for your plants and the environment.

Great gardens start with great foundations

Clay soil needs a boost from peat moss, mulch, compost and other amendments. Get your soil tested regularly, and don’t be afraid to give composting a go.

How to Recycle Makeup

Want to make sure to recycle makeup the right way? This handy guide will help you sort out what to do with eye shadow, mascara and more.

5 tips for identifying and recycling PET plastic

PET plastic is the plastic to look out for because it is 100% recyclable and is the most widely recycled plastic in the world.

What is Peat? -

What is Peat? - Peat has been used as a heating and energy source, in construction, horticulture, agriculture and in whisky production for centuries. But have you ever won

24 Creative Garden Containers From Recycled Finds

We love container gardens! They come in some many different flavors, styles, looks and the only limits seem to be the imagination. At the link below you'll find

Recycled Gutter Garden to Grow Kitchen Herbs

The nice recycling gutter garden project, some gutters have been recycled into planters, the perfect vertical garden for your

Compost: the new peat?

The wholesale nursery market plays a vital role in the green-industry supply chain. With hundreds of thousands of acres planted across North America, nursery operations of varying sizes provide containerized and field-grown trees, shrubs and perennials. Nursery growers make significant capital investments in their crops, many of which are in the ground or in containers for years before they’re ready for market. These nursery products grace…

The Complete Guide to Peated Whisky

With a range of different styes, smoke levels, and origins, the key to enjoying peated whisky is appreciating what makes it so special.

8 things you want to recycle at home

What goes in your home recycling bin hasn’t changed. And it’s more important than ever to keep the stuff that doesn’t go in your bin out. In the greater Portland area, almost all of the stuff getting collected as recycling is still getting recycled. Keeping the stuff out that doesn’t belong there will help.