Free Garden Printable and Lotion Bar Giveaway

Happy May Day! Today at The Prudent Garden we have a freebie and a giveaway! First the freebies! I have…

How to Make Lotion Bars

   DIY Lotion Bars I rarely wear gloves while gardening for two reasons. First, it’s hard to pull some of…

Garden Landscape Feature: The Fringe Tree

The Old Man’s Beard Near the end of the long line of spring bloomers, Old Man’s Beard, also known as…

Cheap DIY Compost Tumbler

DIY Compost Tumbler When I was growing up, we had a “compost pile” that was nothing more than a pile…

The Benefits of Mulch and Compost in the Vegetable Garden

New tomato plant mulched with leaves The Benefits of Mulch and Compost in the Vegetable Garden Yesterday I finally made…

Easter Egg Garden Craft

Easter is just around the corner and I have an easy craft that you can whip up in less than…

Planning a Vegetable Garden

Planning a Vegetable Garden One of the decisions to be made at vegetable planting time is whether to start seeds…

How to Identify Cold Damage in Your Landscape

Indian Hawthron with Cold Damage   How to Identify Cold Damage in Your Landscape   In a winter like the…

4 Steps to Get Your Lawn Ready for Spring

Every year as spring fever approaches, die-hard turf grass enthusiasts head to garden centers and home improvement stores to begin…

Loaded Potato Soup Recipe|Cooking with Chives

Cooking with Chives The only thing I have harvestable in the garden at the moment are chives. The rest of my herbs…

Hunting for Spring

This is the time of year when I get a bit antsy. There’s always that warm weather streak that appears…

Atlanta Snowmageddon and the Harbinger of Spring

We live in a west Atlanta suburb. The past three weeks have been very non-typical weather-wise for this area. We…