Category Archives: Gardening

Learn to make the most of your tiniest green spaces

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Beth Vrabel

Even if your outdoor space is just a concrete balcony, it can be a lush, welcoming garden with a little planning.

Posted in At Home, Garden, Gardening, Home and garden, Uncategorized | Tagged apartment gardening, Brian Waltersdorf, condo gardening, container garden, container gardening, gardening, gardening tips, hively landscapes, hivley landscaping, patio planting, plants for patios, tips for patios | Leave a comment

Video: Create DIY garden markers

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Sarah Chain shows two ideas for do-it-yourself garden markers made from utensils, corks, skewers and chalkboard paint in this May 12, 2013, Smart tip video.

Posted in Crafts, Garden, Gardening, Green living, Home and garden, Just for fun, Things to make, Tips, Video, Videos | Tagged chalkboard paint, DIY, forks, garden markers, gardening, how to, sarah chain, skewers, Smart tip, spoons, video, wine corks | Leave a comment

Weed ’em and reap: Get the right tools for your garden

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Stephanie Giese

Whether you are looking to spruce up your landscaping or plant a vegetable garden with your kids, it’s easy for the first-time gardener to get overwhelmed.

Posted in At Home, Garden, Gardening, Green living, Home and garden | Tagged barefoot farm, david hartdell, emily kelley, garden, gardening, gardening tools, green moon farm, tips for first-time gardeners, tips for gardening, tomboy tools, tools for gardening | Leave a comment

Catch up with Smart this weekend

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Catch up with posts from Smart magazine for the week of April 7, 2013.

Posted in At Home, Family, Food, Garden, Gardening, Home and garden, Things to do, Tips | Tagged gardening, How I Pinch a Penny, miss manners, peas, Reciplease, Sarah Mock, Smart, Smart magazine, spring cleaning, spring onions, Stacia Fleegal, wedding, york revs healthy kids club | Leave a comment

How I Pinch a Penny: Planting peas — easy peasy

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Sarah Mock

Soaking your peas will give them a jump start on germinating before you plant them.

Posted in Garden, Gardening, Green living, Home and garden, How I Pinch a Penny, Money smart | Tagged D. Landreth Seed Company, gardening, How I Pinch a Penny, planting peas, Sarah Mock, tips for planting peas | Leave a comment

Catch up with Smart this weekend

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Catch up with these Smart magazine posts from the week of March 31, 2013.

Posted in Crafts, Fashion, Garden, Gardening, Green living, Mental health, Style, Things to do | Tagged community garden, diy planter, grace lefever, mental health, Sonnewald Natural Foods, spring dresses, video, warm weather, weed walks, York | Leave a comment

Sonnewald founder Grace Lefever releases DVD of Weed Walks

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Grace Lefever, founder and owner of Sonnewald Natural Foods, released a DVD and 48-page field guide chronicling her Weed Walks, which focus on edible plants and flowers found in the yard.