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.

Trash to Treasures Garden Arbor

From Trash to Treasures

From Trash to Treasures Garden Arbor From trash to treasures – garden arbor.  This wasn’t a project that I was originally going to blog about. Partly, because I am a closet, garbage picker and thrift store...

Mason Bee

Mason Bee There are several kinds of bees,  The one I love to see, attract and even live in my yard is the Mason bee.  Mason bees are non-stinging bees and valuable to pollinating plants. Can...