Summer Garden | Loving Nature's Garden

The hidden treasure weed which monarchs love

Honey bee on honeyvine

“A weed by any other name would smell more sweet.”

I step outside the back door and immediately grow heady on the intoxicating perfume of honeyvine.

Bees, butterflies, iridescent flies, and jaw-droppingly giant wasps float in and out of my garden nectaring on this sweet feast.

Of all the flowers in my garden these [...]

Raised bed vegetable garden prep in about 1 hour

Here’s a simple 5 step process which will take your garden from overgrown and wild to ready for raised bed vegetable planting in about an hour.

What you need:

A 4 foot by 4 foot area of garden (1.2 meters by 1.2 meters). If you have a built raised bed use that, but, if you [...]

What to do in your August garden

Eupatorium coelestinum – mist flower – August rain garden

Are you tired of the summer yet? Wondering what to do in your garden in August, apart from sweat, or shed tears over your garden, as your plants burn to a crisp?

August is the time to prepare for a fabulous fall garden. Know what to plant [...]

Simple ways to know when your grass needs water

Early morning grass by Yes Man

Love it or hate it, if you live in the suburbs like me you most likely have a lawn, an area of grass at least in front or your home, if not completely around.

Lawns needs a whole lot of care to keep them looking reasonable, something I’ve written about [...]