Hairy Wood Mint is a herbaceous native perennial Native to Eastern North America.  Hairy Wood Mint has a long bloom duration and can form dense colonies in open woods and along the forest...

Echinacea Purpurea is a flowering perennial native to North America.  It is a very common landscaping plant for its long bloom time and for how showy it is.  One easy way to score free plants is to...

Whenever I visit the old family farm in Iowa, I always like to walk through the woods to observe what is growing in this driftless part of the Midwest.  The driftless part of the Midwest is a...

At Growit Buildit, we are passionate about gardening with our kids! Our kids have some great garden tools that we have had for about 2 years now.  They get so much use, I wanted to share some ideas...

Most species of Ornamental Grass that are grown in the garden are clump-forming with fibrous roots.  Over time, the base clumps of these grasses will increase in diameter.  Eventually, after 3-5...

My kids love their little Matchbox and Hot Wheels Cars - much like all little kids and toddlers.  One day my little boy started making small 'tunnels' and garages out of his Megablocks.  I...