Dollar Store Hack for a Beautiful Herb Garden

Creating an herb garden doesn’t have to cost a fortune. With a little creativity and some items found at your local dollar store, you can create a beautiful and functional herb garden that will provide fresh herbs for cooking while also adding beauty to your space.

Here are some tips on how to create an herb garden using items found at the dollar store:

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10 Low-Maintenance Outdoor Plants for Your Home

Preparing your lawn for spring and summer takes work after the cold winter months. It can be challenging for people who don’t have a green thumb to find plants they can maintain in their yard. But planting and maintaining an outdoor garden is well worth the effort.

These 10 low-maintenance outdoor plants make it easy to enjoy nature year after year and add environmental and monetary value to your home.

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The Best Holiday Gifts for Aspiring Gardeners

The Best Holiday Gifts for Aspiring Gardeners

Any gardener will tell you that gardening can grow from a regular hobby to a passion or an outlet for emotions or stress. If the gardener in your life has expressed their need for tools, equipment, or decorative elements, why not invest in their hobby? Here are six of the best holiday gifts for aspiring gardeners.

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Best Tips for Building a Raised Bed Cover

Congratulations! Your raised beds are finished and now the strawberries on those starts you planted are turning a beautiful, vivid shade of red. 

You’re only days away from enjoying a delicious plate of sweet, mouth-watering strawberry shortcake. Yum!

However, it seems that every time you inspect your beds, you notice berries are missing! No, it’s not the neighbor – or at least we hope it’s not your neighbor – the likely culprits are birds.

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4 Things You Should Know Before Planting Strawberries This Spring

The strawberry plant is a member of the rose family and one of the most popular small fruits in the world. Strawberries can be propagated in raised beds, high tunnels, containers, or hanging baskets, since they are perennial plants.

Strawberry species are divided into two classes, the short-day or June-bearing species and the day-neutral or ever-bearing species.

The June-bearing variety flowers and produces an abundance of fruit in May and June, hence their name.

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