Beautiful Blue Garden Blooms There’s just something so incredibly transcendent about a blue flower. That color, that color… Takes me somewhere else… Ok, I’m back. And I’m going to show you some of the beautiful blue blooms that grow in my garden. Ten different kinds, in fact. With pics and info on how to grow
Weird and Stinky Fungus in Your Mulch? Get Rid of It Quick! Have you found a bunch of weird and stinky fungus growing in your mulch (like the stuff in this picture)? Get rid of it quick with this super-simple hack. By John G. Stamos Weird and Stinky Fungus in My Mulch This stuff is
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Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy How Do Climbing Vines Actually Climb? So how do climbing vines actually climb? Good question. And a good thing that my friend, Bob, is here to help me answer it. Today, Bob discovers that not all garden variety ornamental climbing vines are created equal. Turns out that different kinds
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Green Up Your Garden with Hostas! When you’re designing an ornamental garden, it’s important to keep a continuity of verdant texture flowing in order to tie the whole thing together. How do you keep a rich, green movement going throughout your garden that pulls everything from colorful blooms to
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Zen Home and Garden Decor: Bali Comes to Customs Imports If you find yourself hunting for zen home and garden decor in the Midwest, bear in mind that Bali, indeed, comes to Customs Imports. Every year, in fact. 2022’s massive container of merchandise from the magical island paradise hit
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Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Protect Your Plants from Voles and Chipmunks These adorable little vegetarian vermin can ruin an ornamental garden in record time. Perennials, annuals, bulbs, vines – you name it, they’ll obliterate it. Trust me on this one. But there’s a product you can use to ensure the safety of your
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Readers, Show Me Your Gardens!!! 2022 “Readers, Show Me Your Gardens!!! 2022” is in the books, and all of the entries are in! Readers and subscribers of The Renaissance Garden Guy who were interested in displaying their garden photos here on the site responded to the invite and provided
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy The Way to Prune and Deadhead Roses During the Growing Season, or, How I Beat My Rose Bushes into Submission Knowing effective ways to prune and deadhead roses during the growing season, and implementing them at the right times, guarantees you happy and healthy bushes with blooms to spare.
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Assessing Nature with a Certain Detachment, or, How I Learned to Love the Great Outdoors (Even Though I’ve Got a Wrecked Eyeball) An ocular misfortune put the brakes on my gardening efforts and landed them in the compost pile right along with my eyesight. I couldn’t tend my garden
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Readers, Show Me Your Gardens!!! Dear Readers, after a year of being forced to look at my flowers, you’re finally getting your turn. That’s right. Welcome to the entry announcement of The Renaissance Garden Guy’s first annual “Readers, Show Me Your Gardens!!!” feature. Check out the details here, and
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