Million Pollinator Garden Challenge

A campaign to register a million public and private gardens and landscapes to support pollinators.

Information provided by: Preen.com   http://www.preen.com/articles/start-spring-gardening-on-the-right-note

Gardening & Landscape Tips:

Wrapping Plants In Burlap: How To Use Burlap For Protecting Plants

Concrete landscape borders can be a decorative, functional and affordable addition to your yard or garden. Poured-in-place concrete borders are perfect for lawn edging, tree surrounds, driveway curbs and garden borders. Concrete borders are also very versatile and can be designed and built to match any landscape contour and they will last for years.

How to select the correct pump

Selecting a pump can be confusing but it is critical that the proper pump is chosen to ensure longevity and trouble free performance. Following are several things to keep in mind when selecting a pump:

What is a Phragmite? 

Invasive weeds that grow by and near water.  They have no known natural competition, so they can grow and spread very vigorously and crowd out the more desirable plants in the area.

How to control Phragmites?

Rocks 'n' Roots Blog - Aeration

Q.     Do I really need aeration for my pond?  Isn't it only helpful to ponds with a lot of fish in them?

Use these calculators to quickly plan a pond: