Autumn leaves are one of the most underappreciated resources for your garden. In this article I will show you how you can use your leaves to drastically improve soil health. Using leaves as mulch was...

I recently picked this Hearth & Hand Powder Room sign up from a friend on Marketplace. I thought it was cute, but I personally did not care for it as-is. I initially wanted to remove the...

Showy Tick Trefoil is a herbaceous flowering perennial native to the upper Midwest, North Eastern United States, and into Canada. As it's name implies, it makes beautiful pink-purple blooms in...

The Sweet Gum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) has many commercial, medicinal, edible and residential uses. In this article I will detail what these uses are, and how they are utilized. But, for...

Sweet Gum trees are large deciduous trees native to Eastern North America. Identifying them is quite easy during all seasons. So, if you are wondering if you have a Sweet Gum tree in front of you,...

Sweet Gum trees are large (60-75') deciduous trees native to North America that are commonly used in landscaping or street trees. In this article I will tell you all the key facts about what a Sweet...