by Whitney Anderson | Aug 3, 2025 | Gardening, Invasive Species
If you’ve landed here googling tree of heaven, you’re probably already in tree of heaven hell. Ailanthus altissima sounds poetic, but this invasive plant is a huge pain to deal with. I’m not a professional arborist or an invasive species expert — just a frustrated...
by Whitney Anderson | Jul 20, 2025 | Gardening
Move over tomato cages and meet the tomato trellis tower. I can’t believe I bumbled around with tomato cages for years before creating a tomato tower with the string method. Creating this kind of tomato trellis requires a little more effort upfront, but it pays...
by Whitney Anderson | Mar 23, 2024 | Flowers, Gardening
If you don’t want your peonies to fall over, I will show you how to make cheap and easy peony cages for a fraction of the cost of peony supports available for purchase. I’m using the term “make” here loosely as it’s so easy, it’s...
by Whitney Anderson | Feb 24, 2024 | Gardening
I will show you an easy and cheap trick to turn a regular privacy fence into a practical trellis. My garden is small and I need to maximize space, so I devised a way to turn my existing privacy fence into a productive trellis. All you have to do is attach wire fencing...
by Whitney Anderson | Feb 16, 2024 | Garden Technology, Gardening
It’s always a good idea to have flowers blooming at all times, so I made a year-round blooming flowers chart to help plan for blooms for the whole year. Why year-round blooms are a good idea Aside from the obvious benefit of having beautiful blooms no matter the...
by Whitney Anderson | Feb 4, 2024 | Garden Pests, Gardening, Insects, Wildlife
I’m going to tell you everything you’ve always wanted to know about hornworms in the garden. If you had told me I would be writing this 10 years ago, I would have laughed. Yep, that’s me now…the bug enthusiast. You’re probably coming here...
by Whitney Anderson | Jan 21, 2024 | Gardening, Growing Guides
Strawberries are one of the easiest and most productive plants in my small home garden. They are perennials so you don’t have to worry about planting them yearly. I grow them somewhat unconventionally to make the most of a small growing space. And, I’m...
by Whitney Anderson | Aug 27, 2023 | Gardening, Growing Guides
Adding raspberries to my garden last year was such a great decision and I thought I would share what I have learned. I didn’t know if it would be possible to grow raspberries along a fence in a small space, but I discovered that it works well. They were cheap to...
by Whitney Anderson | May 1, 2022 | Birds, Wildlife
I love all of our backyard birds and a few years ago I decided to put up a birdhouse. I wanted to help the birds have a place to nest and I wanted some bug hunters for my garden. I hung the box right on the garden fence. Smart, right? No, definitely not. I want to...
by Whitney Anderson | Apr 7, 2022 | Birds, Wildlife
If you are new to birdwatching, here are some great resources to help you learn more about birds and learn to identify them. These apps, books and resources have been invaluable to me as I learn more. Helpful Birdwatching Apps Merlin Bird ID (by Cornell) This is a...
by Whitney Anderson | Mar 15, 2022 | Flowers, Gardening, Native Plants
Pollinators are so important in our gardens and in our ecosystem. In my earlier days of gardening, I had a few issues with pollination, so I set out to learn how to attract pollinators to help my plants. I am going to share with you what I learned. Here are some tips:...
by Whitney Anderson | Jan 18, 2022 | Gardening
When I was first starting out, growing from seed seemed daunting, but with a few tips and the right equipment, it’s pretty easy. Right now, lots of people are trying to figure out how to start seeds indoors, so I thought I would answer the top questions about...
