All homeowners like to keep their yards looking their best, and having a well-defined edge or border between your lawn and flower bed can greatly improve the appearance or curb appeal of your yard....

Common Milkweed is a perennial wildflower native to North America. It is one of the plants that Monarch Butterflies (the Asclepias genus) will lay their eggs on, and as such is critical to their...

I love having busy bird feeders in the Fall and Winter. Seeing an exceptionally busy feeder with a variety of species in the morning and throughout the day is fun, sometimes exciting when that new...

If you want to support the environment with your home landscaping choices, then selecting native plants is about the best thing you can do. Whether it is flowers, trees, or shrubs that are native to...

If you ever work with rough-sawn wood, or enjoy trying to make things from firewood, then a scrub plane is really a must-have tool! There is nothing that can help you clean up, join, and flatten a...

Dandelions!  One of the first flowers to emerge in Spring after a long winter.  Their yellow flowerheads are often a welcome sight to most if not all. And if you participate in native plant...