Winter Pet Dangers
Pets face many unique dangers during the coldest months, but savvy pet owners can take steps to keep their dogs, cats and other pets safe and comfortable no...
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Indoor Gardening for the Colder Months
Your love of gardening should not be limited to that season alone. Rest assured that you can indulge your inner gardener even during the dreary, freezing...
Backyard Threats to Wild Birds
All backyard birders want to believe that birds are perfectly safe in their yard, but there are many surprising threats that can be a problem even in the most...
Learning the Difference Between Treats and Poisons for Your Pets
Every pet owner wants to give their pet a special treat now and then, either to celebrate a holiday or birthday, as a reward for a special trick or training or...
Three Helpful Tips for Birdhouse Placement
You’ve either just built a birdhouse or you bought one and now you’d like to know where to put it to attract the birds. Here are three tips on positioning your...
Flea & Tick Prevention For Pets
Is your pet starting to scratch a lot? Do they seem bothered or irritated for unknown reasons? Chances are during this time of the year; your pet has...
How To Fix Dead Patches In The Lawn
A dead patch in the lawn is something that plagues every homeowner at some point and time. Dead patches can be tough to avoid as sometimes it really just comes...
Tips for Placing Your Hummingbird Feeder
A hummingbird feeder can bring great joy and amazing hummingbird activity to your backyard, but you need to position the feeder properly so you don't miss an...
Gardening Trends for 2016
Just like flowers bloom and fade or harvests thrive and shrink, gardening trends also come and go. While tried-and-true favorites will always be in season, it...
Dividing Perennials in the Spring
When dividing your perennials this spring, time and technique are going to be your best friends when trying to achieve the best outcome. Why divide them in the...
Indoor Vegetable Garden
You don't need a huge plot of land or the perfect climate to grow vegetables. It can be fun and productive to have an indoor vegetable garden, but indoor...
Dog Begging Prevention Tips
Dogs can be cute, heart-breaking and irresistible when they whine, paw, bark or otherwise beg for a treat during dinnertime, but begging behavior isn't...
Winterize Your Bird Baths
Birds need liquid water to drink year-round. While they can melt snow and ice in the winter to drink, doing so takes a lot of calories and body heat, and if...
Healthy Snacking For Your Pets
The problem with keeping pets healthy is that often times they eat as much as we do. Our pets love snacking just as much any human out there. If you took the...
Laying Mulch for Winter
With winter fast approaching, snow is soon to come. That means it is time to prepare your garden for its winter sleep. This will give your flowers more...
Best Practices When Feeding a Bird Suet
Suet is a rich energy source ideal for many birds, especially during migration when birds need more fuel to complete their journeys or in winter when they...
How Birds Migrate
When birds migrate, many of us think of a flock of geese flying South in a V-shaped formation. However, birds migrate for many different reasons in many...
Should You Be Changing Your Pet’s Food Regularly?
Once your pet becomes all grown up and it starts to enjoy the same kind of good quality food, there’s nothing else that needs to be done, right? Depending on...
5 Tips to Attract Orioles
Orioles are popular and distinct backyard birds, but they can also be difficult to attract because of their unique preferences. Backyard birders who know how...
Tips for Traveling with Dogs in Cars
A trip anywhere really isn’t complete without the four-legged members of our family tagging along for the ride. However, travelling with your pet requires a...
Get an Early Start on Your Canning
Canning is a great way to preserve a bountiful harvest, create healthier meals and save money on groceries, but it can also be an arduous workload,...
No Hummingbirds at Your Feeders? We Have Solutions!
Hummingbirds are some of the most desirable backyard birds, but if they aren't finding your backyard to their liking, there are many steps you can take to...
Test Your Soil's pH Level
Testing pH is essential to properly analyze your soil, and understanding soil chemistry can help gardeners and farmers of any level – from backyard hobby...
Agway Stage 4 Program
Do you want a lush, healthy lawn without paying professional landscapers high fees for just minutes of work every few weeks? The Agway Stage 4 Program can...
10 Best Bird Feeding Tips
Feeding birds can be a fun and rewarding backyard hobby. Whether you're just getting started feeding birds or have been offering birdseed for years, these ten...
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