Having some potted plants on your porch, patio or deck is a great way to add a little color while creating a pretty picture. You don’t have to stick with the standard potted flowers. You can get creative and add some fun flair to your containers a variety of ways. Our team at Greenwood Hardware…
The Pacific Northwest is famous for the cool, wet temperatures that stay at a pretty even keel all year ‘round. Rarely are there drastic weather changes. When you think of the cool climate, you don’t necessarily envision rows of citrus trees blooming. Citrus is most traditionally grown in places like southern California and Florida where…
It is that time of year and gardeners all around the Pacific Northwest are already thinking about what they will grow in their vegetable garden this year. Now is the time to get those seeds started to make sure your veggies have plenty of time to grow and ripen before fall rolls in. You will…
You know spring is around the corner and the pull to check your flower buds for the rising signs of tulips and daffodils is strong! If you love the gorgeous blooms of bulb flowers, you will want to see them throughout the late spring and into summer. Spring isn’t the only time you can enjoy…
With autumn colors already starting to fade, you may be a little sad to see the beautiful colors coming to an end. Fall offers a great deal of color if you have trees, but it can be rather drab around the yard and garden. Winter can be downright gloomy! The cold and wet combined with…
Bugs are a bother to anybody who has spent any time outside. You have the bugs that are nuisances and feast on humans, and then you have bugs that feast on your plants, trees, flowers and destroy them. There are a few beneficial bugs, of course, but for the most part, you will want to…
If you have ever walked browsed the aisles of the gardening section of any hardware store, you may have felt a little overwhelmed. There are so many tools, big and small and everywhere in between. What do you really need? Do you need every single tool made for the garden? Our team at Greenwood Hardware…
The kids might still be out of school and if so, are likely a little bored. There are some things you can do around the house that will keep the kids entertained while teaching them a variety of skills. Using their hands to do projects that they can play with and be proud of is…
Concrete is a versatile and useful part of the landscaping around the home. We park our cars on a concrete slab, put our patio furniture on concrete and walk along paths of poured concrete. It is a common part of the outside of our home that we tend to ignore. We are always walking on…
It’s that time of year, and that means starting vegetable seeds inside, so they are ready to go when the last freeze is behind us. With the rather short growing season in the Pacific Northwest, it is helpful to start things like tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers indoors. This adds several weeks to the growing season…