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...

So, if you are a regular reader of this blog you probably know our disdain and hatred of invasive plants. One of the primary vectors of invasive (if not THE primary vector) is the...

One of the more aggressive native flowers that has potential to be used in landscaping is the Blue Mistflower. This beautiful little gem holds an underground secret though.....rhizomes! Rhizomes...