Dress up your garden beds, keep plants in bounds, and curb weeds from infiltrating the garden with fun and attractive edging. Lids of pots and pans purchased at various thrift shops and yard sales provide a unique boundary for this garden bed. These old garden bench ends found a second life in this garden. Inverted blue wine bottles invite…
This morning we’re going to insulate you from bad advice about home improvement. See what kind of insulation to look for when it comes to protecting your biggest investment from the elements in today’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features
Pollinators are responsible for about 75% of the food we eat. The European honeybee is the most well known but our native bees are also critically important. We can help our native bees and gardens by reducing or eliminating the use of pesticides and providing shelter as well as food and water. About 70% of our native bees are…
What with the storms headed our way sometime after today it’s probably time to start thinking about what to do with all that wind energy. Harness the power of wind and use it to help the planet stay healthy in this week’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features
Today’s Ask Danny is coming just in time for the rain we’ve been waiting so long for. Check out Danny Lipford’s advice on getting good gutters this morning. Categories: Morning – Features
Relax away the stress of the day with a cup of tea brewed from freshly picked herbs you grew in your garden or containers. We’re using several colorful pots with drainage holes of course to create this tea garden. The attractive and fragrant pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) is the focal point of the largest pot with sweet marjoram (Origanum…
A motocross racer from Bismarck has died after a crash while racing in Jamestown. Now, you can help support the family. That’s according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family of Cody Martin. The page says he died June 13th from injuries he sustained during a race. The GoFundMe organizer writes, “No matter if it was detailing or…
We’ve been telling you with for more than a week now, with the unseasonable late spring heat, to watch your hydration levels. Danny Lipford blows the lid off bottled water in this morning’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features
Controlling the heat has been top of mind for most of us most of the month. And while things have settled down a little, we’ve still got a lot of summer weather left to go. Find out what home improvement expert Danny Lipford has to say about controlling heat from your home’s windows in today’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning –…
Toads make great gardening partners. They eat insects, slugs and snails and ask for very little in return. Help attract these natural predators to your garden. Create an inviting habitat for these critters. Leave some leaf litter under trees and shrubs and in the garden. Include a shallow pond or water feature. Even a shallow saucer filled with chlorine-free water…
