Growing Sunflowers – Everything You Need to Know

Last updated: October 15, 2016 by Rootwell Products Inc.

Growing Sunflowers – Everything You Need to Know

What speaks summer more like the beautiful bright yellow colors of a soaring sunflower? With their sun-like appearance and towering height, they demand attention and appreciation. Their ability to grow in just about any soil makes them an easy, yet stunning addition to any home or business landscape.

Sunflowers are unique in that at first glance it looks like just one flower with the yellow petals circling around the inside. However, when you take a closer look, you will see that the inside of every sunflower is actually made up hundreds of tiny little flowers. These incredible flowers are dramatic and demand attention for all those who pass by.

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12 Top Vegetables to Grow in the Fall

Last updated: August 17, 2015 by Rootwell Products Inc.

12 Top Vegetables to Grow in the Fall

As the summer begins to wind down, you can sense the door beginning to close on your sweet, home garden that you spent hours working on. Many might be under the impression that the growing season is over.

I’m here to share some great news – that is not the case. In fact, there are many vegetables that do best in cool climates. Planting mid to late summer can ensure that you will have a garden that continues to grow and providing you with rich nutrient veggies straight into the fall. With some planning you can have a vibrant fall garden.

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How to Protect Your Garden From Predators Naturally

Last updated: August 3, 2015 by Rootwell Products Inc.

Baby raccoon in garden

The first time I decided to add corn to my home garden, I was so excited. I had visions of warm summer nights eating dinner outside with fresh corn on our plates. I planted those seeds with great expectations. Hours were spent watering, weeding, and maintaining them.

As the corn began to grow, the joy of harvesting was mounting until one afternoon. I looked out our kitchen window and saw a squirrel peeling and chowing down on my home grown sweet corn. I was furious – all that work only to have my vegetable eaten by a squirrel.

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4 Steps to Building a Beautiful Butterfly Garden

Last updated: October 16, 2016 by Rootwell Products Inc.

4 Steps to Building a Beautiful Butterfly Garden

There is something special about seeing a Monarch Butterfly cross your path. Its presence seems to demand all onlookers to stop whatever you are doing and observe its beautiful dance around yellow and purple wild flowers. It feels almost magical as it flutters around, lands, and then coasts off to the next desired spot.

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Privacy Trees: Everything You Need to Know

Last updated: October 16, 2016 by Rootwell Products Inc.

Privacy trees

Would you like to add privacy trees in your yard?

Your home is your sanctuary – a place of rest, rejuvenation, and enjoyment. Adding landscape will bring color and texture to your yard that will create an inviting space that continues to build that sanctuary of peace. Choosing to include landscape that offers privacy, can make a stunning impression.

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Buying, Planting and Caring for Japanese Maple Trees

Last updated: July 13, 2015 by Rootwell Products Inc.

Buying, Planting and Caring for Japanese Maple Trees

Whether it’s the unique shape or stunning color of each leaf, you might have hard time finding a more breathtaking and elegant tree than the Japanese maple. These incredible trees can provide much needed shade for other plants, and bring a splash of color and texture to any landscape.

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Comprehensive Guide on Growing Organic Raspberries

Last updated: July 6, 2015 by Rootwell Products Inc.

Comprehensive Guide on Growing Organic Raspberries

As a child, I remember picking wild raspberries walking around the mountains of Virginia, and plopping them in my mouth as fast as humanly possible. I could not believe that such an amazing fruit was growing wild and free and in abundance.

As an adult, I am shocked at how much raspberries can cost at the supermarket. Because of my love for raspberries, and my desire to keep cost down, when I started my own home garden, I knew that raspberries had to be included. However, I felt intimidated as a new gardener on how to grow them.

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Planting, Caring, and Propagating Stunning Lilac Bushes

Last updated: June 29, 2015 by Rootwell Products Inc.

Planting, Caring, and Propagating Stunning Lilac Bushes

Nothing smells like spring and summer quite like the amazing aroma of a lilac bush. Their incredible sent can be smelled from a distance and is a must have for any home landscaping. If you don’t have this amazing bush, you are in for a treat. There is a special sentimental value that is a favorite for mothers and grandmothers and that can even be passed down from generation to generation. In addition, if you looking for ways to attract beautiful butterflies, a lilac bush will do the trick.

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Organic Gardening with Children: Amazing Benefits and Tips

Last updated: May 25, 2021 by Rootwell Products Inc.

Organic gardening with children

Inviting children to enter into the gardening experience with you can be one of the greatest gifts that you can offer them. The lessons that they will gain are endless.

Children are naturally curious and eager to get their hands dirty, making a garden a natural choice for a place to learn about the life cycle of plants, become environmentally aware, and feel empowered to create and grow their own food.

Not only can gardening be a great place to learn, it can also develop a special bond between you and your children. Let’s take a look into the incredible benefits of gardening with your children and some addition tips and activities that will make partnering with them easy and fun.

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Everything You Need to Grow Stunning Hostas

Last updated: October 3, 2018 by Rootwell Products Inc.

Growing hostas

Have you felt overwhelmed by the idea of landscaping your yard?

Knowing how to handle all the different spaces can be difficult, especially when you are a newbie to gardening and landscaping. Having an easy, yet beautiful plant that is hardy can be the key to a beautiful backyard. Look no further for a low-maintenance, stunning, but super easy plant then the hosta.

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