If one of your goals is to provide habitat for Monarch Butterflies, then Whorled Milkweed can fill that role. It is quite prolific in spreading via runners (rhizome roots), but it stays quite short,...

Wooden mallets can be one of the most useful tools you can own. Their large size can ensure you make contact with your blow, they won't damage and mar furniture or other items like a metal hammer,...

If you are looking for some late season bloomers that are absolute butterfly magnets, then you must consider Ironweed. The clusters of hairy purple to pink flowers are irresistible to pollinators...

The Black Locust is a deciduous hardwood tree native to Eastern North America that produces rot resistant wood with a high heating value. It will grow 80' tall by 30' wide in optimum conditions of...

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Cleaning up flower beds and vegetable gardens in Autumn is a an annual chore to keep your garden tidy, and nice looking. Plus, it is much nicer to start of Spring right with a clean vegetable garden...