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12 Landscaping Mistakes That Can Harm Your Front Yard Curb Appeal

| Published on Apr 3, 2024 Even with the best-laid plans for outdoor improvements, landscape mistakes can ruin even our most important yard areas. Whether it is poor plant selection, neglecting necessary maintenance, or failing to consider the long-term design implications of specific…

Make These Simple and Inexpensive Wax Camping Fire Starters

Forget a perfectly stacked log cabin and helplessly blowing on your tiny flame. Spend time enjoying your summer nights, not getting frustrated trying to start a fire. These camping fire starters are one of the easiest ways to start a fire, whether…

Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload March 31, 2024

An Interview with the Organic Gardener and Writer

Claire Ratinon is a self-described “career changer grower,” a former documentary producer who fell hard for gardening after a chance visit to the Brooklyn Grange (a rooftop farm in New York) led her to trade in the cameras and lights for compost…

Advice Green Thumb Herb Garden Sustainable Gardens Urban Gardening by Home & Garden Overload March 27, 2024

Raised Beds vs. In Ground—Which is Better for Gardening?

Raised beds have taken the gardening world by storm, and just about every vegetable gardener claims at least one raised bed in their design. But are raised beds better for gardening? People feel passionate about gardening in raised beds vs in ground…

Advice Green Thumb Ideas by Home & Garden Overload March 13, 2024

5 Quick Fixes: Plastic-Free Ways to Start Seeds

Buying plastic starter pots and trays certainly isn’t going to tip the world into a climate disaster, but when there are so many plastic-free options these days, you have every reason to choose sustainable over synthetic. Below, five Gardenista-approved, Earth-friendly options for…

Advice Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload March 13, 2024

Indoor Gardening 101: The What, When, and How of Repotting Plants

Do your plants need to be repotted? What are the signs they have outgrown their pots? How do you actually repot anyway? Will repotting hurt your plant? Repotting isn’t hard. Let’s get started. N.B.: Featured photograph by Justine Hand, from DIY: How to Care for…

Lifestyle by Home & Garden Overload March 11, 2024

Charming Flower Legends & Histories From Around the World

From the flowers carried as a lucky charm to the flowers that became a tourist destination in Arizona, many flowers have a fascinating history. Here are some flower legends that follow some of our most beloved blooms. When I’m learning how to…

Advice by Home & Garden Overload March 7, 2024

7 Ways to Reduce Water Usage While Gardening

Have water, will thrive. We must do our part in limiting our water usage when it comes to our backyard plantings. Try these seven ways to reduce water usage through a diverse effort of water catchment systems and clever planting. In our…

Advice Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload March 6, 2024

Why Are My Seedlings Not Coming Up? All About Damping Off

You promised yourself you’d do better this year and start your seeds on time. You have the supplies, the seeds, a good location with a lot of light (or a grow light). You’ve checked the back of the seed packet and it’s…

Green Thumb Herb Garden by Home & Garden Overload February 28, 2024

How to Make Enough Compost for My Garden: Urban Composting Fix

Adding compost to your soil is one of the best things you can do for your garden. So, no wonder you want to produce as much of it as possible! When it comes to urban composting, you want to think beyond the…

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