The other day I went to make my favourite raspberry bran muffins with the fresh raspberries I had just picked, and realized that there was no way my son would eat them. While it's not the end of the world, I really wanted to make a muffin that everyone in the family would ... Continue Reading
How to Make a Bouquet Look Stunning with 3 Simple Rules
Have you ever tried to make a bouquet, and found that it fell flat? And worse yet, you really didn't know why? It's not your fault. You just need to follow these three simple rules for a better bouquet every time. By using shape, colour, and texture to your advantage, you can ... Continue Reading
How to Can Saskatoon Berries
Canning Saskatoon berries (or serviceberries or Juneberries, if you're outside Canada) is very easy and a great way to free up some freezer space when preserving a lot of summer berries. If you've ever made jam before (or even if you haven't), you can easily can Saskatoon ... Continue Reading
How to Freeze Saskatoon Berries
Can you bottle up the taste of summer? Not exactly, but freezing Saskatoon berries for later use comes pretty close. You've spent hours in the berry patch picking, now it's time to clean and freeze those beautiful berries! I'll show you exactly how to clean and freeze ... Continue Reading
Get Free Water for Your Garden with this Water Collection System
Many people grow a vegetable garden in part to save money, but a lot of the savings can be lost in a dry year if you constantly have to water with water you pay for. You can easily take matters back into your own hands by building this simple rainwater collection system. We ... Continue Reading
7 Preventable Mistakes that New Gardeners Often Make
It's your first vegetable garden and you're so excited! You buy the plants, sow the seeds, start watering. . . and a few weeks later are totally discouraged and want to give up. This doesn't have to be you, and it doesn't mean you are cursed with a brown thumb. Here are 7 ... Continue Reading
How to Build Beautiful Raised Beds for Square Foot Gardening
If you only have a small gardening space to work with, like an urban backyard, creating a raised bed garden is the best and easiest way to get started growing a garden. Raised beds have many benefits--there's less bending, weeds are easier to manage, and they can look really ... Continue Reading
No Light? No Space? No Problem! Start Seeds with Milk Jug Gardening
The seed catalogs are calling your name, but your home leaves much to be desired for starting this year’s seeds. Maybe you don’t have a south-facing window—or if you do, there’s no ledge to rest plants on. Maybe your apartment is basically a windowless dungeon. You’d love to ... Continue Reading
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