The Simple Garden Life

How To Keep Your Hanging Baskets Blooming Big - All Summer Long!

Want to know the best way to keep your hanging baskets healthy, strong – and most importantly – loaded with blooms all summer long this year? If there is one issue that

How To Fertilize Hostas - Keep Your Hostas Beautiful This Year!

This week Jim & Mary are talking hostas - or more importantly - how and when to fertilize hostas to keep them beautiful all summer long! Unlike most perennials and annua

How To Supercharge Your Tomato Planting Hole – 4 Must Add Ingredients To Power Plants Early!

Getting your tomato plants off to a great start is one of the biggest keys to growing a big harvest of juicy tomatoes in the summer – and there is no better way to jump s

How To Fill Your Raised Beds With The Right Soil Mix!

When it comes to growing healthy, productive vegetables and flowers in raised beds – success all begins with filling your raised beds with the perfect mix of soil! The so

The 3 Biggest Mistakes Gardeners Make Mulching Flowerbeds - And How To Avoid Them

When it comes to maintaining healthy plants and weed-free flowerbeds, mulch is the answer. There is little doubt that it has tremendous benefits for the flowers growing i

The Best Way To Use Egg Shells To Power Plants & Recharge Your Soil!

Are you using egg shells correctly in your garden and flowerbeds? Egg shells are one of the most commonly recommended organic ingredients for powering up garden soil and

The Best Way To Fertilize Daylilies In Early Spring – How To Get Bigger Blooms This Year!

Jim & Mary discuss early spring daylily care - and how to best fertilize them for bigger blooms! The best time to fertilize daylilies is in early spring – and with one si

The Best Way To Support Tomatoes - DIY Tomato Supports!

If you are looking for the best way to support your tomato plants this year without spending a fortune - today's episode covers how to create the perfect DIY solution tha

4 Simple Secrets To Grow Cucumbers Like Crazy!

In this season's first episode, Jim and Mary walk listeners through the four simple steps to planting and growing cucumbers. See how with just a few simple tips and trick

How To Best Feed Birds In Winter - Helping Birds Survive Winter!

There is no harder time for birds than trying to survive in the harsh, bleak and cold conditions winter can bring - and there is no better way to help them through it tha

The Secret To Watering Poinsettias - How To Mist Poinsettias!

Did you know that how you water your poinsettias during the holiday season is one of the biggest factors of all in determining just how long your plant will keep it’s gor

Drought Resistant Perennials - 6 Plants You Won't Have To Water!

Looking for a few low-maintenance, drought resistant perennials to add big interest and color to your landscape – all without the worry of having to constantly water? One

How To Fertilize Hanging Baskets - Keep Your Baskets Blooming Big All Summer!

See how to fertilize your hanging baslets like a pro! Jim and Mary walk listeners through how to fertilize their baskets low and slow - and how it can help keep flowering

How To Stop Carpenter Bees - And The Damage They Cause!

Jim and Mary walk listeners through how to stop carpenter bees from damaging the wood around their home, without having to kill of these important pollinators. When it c

How To Jump Start Your Tomato Plants - Get Your Tomatoes Growing Fast!

Want to give your young tomato plants a jump start and get them growing fast? Jim and Mary walk listeners through how to power up tomato plants after they have been plant

How To Recharge And Reuse Old Potting Soil

Jim and Mary walk listeners through how to recycle, recharge and reuse old potting soil. Potting soil can be one of the biggest annual expenses of all for those who like

The Best Spring Garden Seed Crops To Plant Early – Get Growing Now!

Listen in as Jim and Mary walk you through getting your garden growing early in the season with seed crops! From sugar snap peas, to spinach, radishes and more, they cove

How To Divide Perennials In The Spring

Jim and Mary talk about dividing perennials in the spring, and how to transplant them into your flowerbeds to help add more color and stop weeds in the process! One of t

How To Make The Best Homemade Potting Soil Around - Without Peat Moss!

In today's episode, Jim and Mary walk listeners through the simple steps for how to create their own powerful and amazing potting soil - without the need for peat moss! U

Cutting Back & Dividing Ornamental Grasses In The Spring

Jim & Mary take listeners through the process of ornamental grass care, inlcuding when to cut them back and how to divide and transplant overgrown grasses. There is no be