James Mann

Jenny and I are loving home gardening and really enjoy the many perennials that were here when we purchased our home. It’s so beautiful in the spring and our perennials just keep coming back year after year. We have even seen new perennials we haven’t seen before and we’ve been living here for 5 years now. That is just so cool. We just cut the perennials back each year, after they have given us their best and are ready for a long winter nap. They are one of the things that just say spring... Read Full Story

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How to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles The Japanese beetle arrived in North America right around 1920 and is now a major problem for home owners and home gardeners alike. As always, when learning about garden pests I like to checkout Wikipedia to see what info they have that’s useful to me, so here a link to the Japanese Beetle on Wikipedia , always great information. These little guys are about a half inch long or about 10 millimeter and may look cute and cuddly but keep in mind that they... Read Full Story

Since buying our home 5 years ago and starting a garden I’ve been trying to snap a good picture of a robin. Hasn’t happened yet, can’t even get close and my camera sucks at zooming in. My office is in my home as a work from home online marketer and as I was returning from making a nice hot fresh coffee when I saw hundreds of birds fly into our yard and cover the shrubs along our property fence. Many of them were robins which we don’t usually see until at least April. There were hundreds... Read Full Story

We turned to organic produce some years ago as a way to get healthier and to combat migraine headaches that plagued my life since childhood. See, don’t I look happy in my picture. I not only feel a whole lot better but so does my family as they don’t have to walk on tip-toes and see my suffering and in such pain. Many people today are doing the same thing as organic produce make them feel safer about the foods they consume 24/7/365. More and more people are becoming aware of what’s... Read Full Story

Spring is just around the corner but there is still plenty to do for your lawn. You want a rich color, a thick carpet, and no crabgrass! You want a lawn that stands out, looks professionally serviced, and adds value to your home. With some simple tips, it’s not so hard to do. Be spring ready with these four lawn care tips. Clean the Surroundings Before you tackle your lawn, check the stepping stones, the walkways, anything of concrete or mortar. These items can get slick and nasty... Read Full Story

Flowers can develop beautifully with plenty of sunshine and the right amounts of water, however if your goal should be to have lush vibrant flowers you will require to also provide them with some fertilizer. The thing is it can be tough figuring out what use. This can be challenging due to the variety flowers one may have in their yard. Just one type of fertilizer may not be ideal for all your types of flowers. If you are like myself you will be concerned about the environment which... Read Full Story

Well it’s finally hit us, we aren’t getting any younger and sometimes it’s tough getting back up from bending over without looking like we’re old. So, to help us from needing to bend over or crouch down so much when gardening we have started enjoying the benefits of raised bed gardening. Raised bed gardening is simply a technique for growing plants without digging into your yard, which is great for us because our yard is mostly made from concrete, err I mean clay. There can be many... Read Full Story

It makes me happy to see and hear so many becoming aware about environmental issues and have turned to organic gardening like Jenny and I do. But we have found so many people that don’t know what organic gardening is so let’s go over a few things to help those people understand. In it’s simplest form organic gardening is about using natural products in gardening meaning poisons in either fertilizing or pest control so as to help rather than hinder Mother Nature. When we bought the home we... Read Full Story

First we had a great Christmas. Jenny sang in the Living Christmas tree again. Plus we had a very fun Christmas and thanks to Steve and Alyssa we even dressed up. Well Home Gardening Tips had it’s best year both in produce and profits as I promote products and some services through our blog and earn some extra income. I started our gardening blog in 2007 when we started gardening in more than pots. We’ve been having a lot of fun and are learning new things all the time.  It’s also great... Read Full Story