Category: Gardening
Gardening & Habitat
The Gardening category explores practical ways to grow and care for plants in Midwest gardens and backyard spaces. You’ll find tips on planting flowers, growing fruits and vegetables, improving soil, managing garden pests, and supporting pollinators.
This category also includes container gardening ideas, composting guidance, and simple ways to create wildlife-friendly habitat in your yard. Whether you’re planting seasonal blooms, tending a vegetable patch, or maintaining a small patio garden, these posts offer clear, useful advice.
Gardening connects us to the land. With thoughtful planning and care, even small spaces can support healthy plants and local wildlife.
Tomato Pests
Starting Broccoli From Seed
Planting and Care of Dahlia Flowers
Growing Poppies in the Garden
Pumpkin Bars
Stink Bug
Blue Cheese Potato Salad Recipe
Tomato Basil Mozzarella Skewers
Organic Deer Plant Repellent
Top 10 Purple Garden Plants
Collecting and Planting Milkweed Seed
Morning Glories Are One Of My Favorite Climbing Vines
Choosing Healthy Garden Plants
Look To Nature When Deciding When To Plant Yearly Vegetable Gardens
3 Things Gardeners Can Do To Help The Declining Honey Bee Population
Dead Nettle Plant
For the Love of Succulents
Picking the Right Gardening Tools