plants

Fall Plants With Helpful Uses You Never Knew About

Some of my favorite fall plants can be useful in ways you never imagined. From asters and ragweed to mint, pumpkins, and more; don’t miss these uncommon tips.

My Top Five Reasons to Garden With Perennials

Gardening with perennials delivers a variety of benefits, including being cost effective. Enjoy this article on my top five reasons for gardening with perennials.

Tips For Improving Your Plant Identification Abilities

These plant identification tips will help improve your ability to recognize unfamiliar plants. A good guidebook is key, along with a journal, a camera, and more.

Ways to Use Kudzu and Other Exotic Invasive Plants

Exotic invasive plants, though not native, have abundant propagation systems, making them near impossible to get rid of. But, they can also be very useful!

How to Pick a Delicious Weed Salad for Dinner

It’s likely edible weeds are all over your yard. You read that right: weeds, you can eat, in your yard! Enjoy this list of a few favorites, and get pickin’.

Why Pollinators are Important & How We Can Help

Pollination is how many plants reproduce. Since plants are immobile they need pollinators, and pollinators are in trouble from pesticides. Learn how to help!

The Secrets to Making Great Compost Tea

What is compost tea, how do you make it, and what are its benefits? Learn all about this wonderful fertilizer you can brew from your recycled food scraps!

How to Protect Your Plants From Frost

Have frost on plants in your garden? Learn how to protect them from frost and keep them strong and healthy in early and late frost seasons.

Soil Moisture: How to Deal with Excess and Lack

Soil moisture for your plants and garden can get out of balance. Let’s look at a few ways to control both excess moisture and a lack thereof.

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Edible wild plants should be on your table! This article will help get you started with advice and resources so you can harvest and enjoy wild edibles.

How To Dry Herbs

Learning how to dry herbs offers self reliance and accomplishment. Fresh dried herbs give better flavor, you know their origin, and you know their age.

Creative Gardening [Repurpose and Save]

Creative gardening will help you utilize what you already have so you don’t spend a bunch of money on planters and other garden needs. Be creative and save.

Free Natural Decor – Barred Horsetail

Nature always inspires us to be more creative. On a recent hike in the woods we decide to bring some of the beauty home as natural decor in our home.

Water Recycling by Reusing Plant Water

diyNatural reader Alicia shares tips on water recycling by catching and reusing plant water in other household plants, another great DIY tip!