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I'm often asked about the moisture control soils that are readily available at every store in the spring and summer. If you know me, you know that I have a very strong opinion on using a high quality … read more

One of my favorite tropical flowers to grow every year is the hibiscus plant. Living in a cold, upper mid-west climate like Northern Wisconsin, we don't have any tropical plants native to our area. So … read more

Honey Ginger Lemon Syrup: Remove stickers and wash 2 to 3 lemons, slice thin, do not peel. No need to remove seeds unless you wish to. Peel ginger root, approximately 5 inches of root, ginger peels we … read more

Everyone's home could use a good cleaning right? Well, how about cleaning the air too?Indoor plants are very popular these days, as they should be. Who doesn't love to bring the indoors literally to l … read more

Fiddle Leaf Fig TreesFiddle leaf figs, or fycus lyrata, are unique trees that are native to the tropical Cameroon in Africa. It belongs to the fig/mulberry family. Even though its natural environmen … read more

This year, in addition to tapping maples, I also tapped 40 birch trees, that has been an interesting experiment. Birch trees flow much more than maple, but you need three times as much sap to make o … read more