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February 24, 20240

How to Boost the Beauty and Comfort of Your Outdoor Spaces

Add some comfort and beauty to your outdoor spaces this year. Look for options that fit your lifestyle, budget, and schedule. Even simple changes can

February 20, 20240

Have you ever heard of a praying mantid? That’s mantid with a “D”, not a praying mantis. The distinction is simple. All mantises are mantids, but

February 15, 20240

When my mind wanders, I sometimes consider where house centipedes lived before we built houses? Were they cave dwellers? Did they hunt ants in hollow

February 11, 20240

Low maintenance, beautiful flowers, and plenty of varieties have made hydrangeas a favorite landscape plant. It seems you can’t visit a garden ce

February 8, 20240

During the winter, bugs disappear, only to reappear when spring comes around. What prompts these bugs to go back to life as normal? It’s not like

February 5, 20240

Just like us, insects spend their winters in different locations. Unlike us, they spend their winters in different stages of development. Some ma

February 2, 20240

Hydroponic gardening, or gardening without soil, is a popular technique employed by many indoor horticulturists because of its accelerated growth rat

January 30, 20240

Greenwashing is a new term that refers to the marketing practice by companies trying to position their products as eco-friendly simply because th

January 27, 20240

You are probably familiar with the need to presoak organic potting media components like bark, as it “opens up” the structure to allow it to abso

January 24, 20240

Proper Name: Nolina recurvate Common Names: Ponytail palm, Elephant foot palm Light Needs: High Light Best Temperatures: Avera