by Whitney Anderson | Dec 27, 2021 | Birds, Wildlife
Last spring, we bought and installed a birdhouse. Pretty soon after, a pair of bluebirds moved in. We had other wildlife cameras around our property and I wanted to figure out how to put a small camera in the birdhouse. It turned out to be pretty easy and I will show...
by Whitney Anderson | Sep 7, 2021 | Gardening, Insects, Native Plants, Wildlife
One of the best things about my garden this year is how many pollinators I have been able to attract. Last year, I didn’t see nearly as many as I would have liked, so I took steps to attract more. It has been such a delight this year to see so many different...
by Whitney Anderson | Jul 14, 2021 | Gardening, Growing Guides
Garlic is very easy and rewarding to grow. You just need a few bulbs and lots of time. Here in Virginia (7A), I planted in October and harvested in June. This was my first time growing garlic and I was pleasantly surprised. How to grow garlic Get organic bulbs and...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 25, 2021 | Garden Technology, Gardening
My husband works in IT and I work in digital communications, so it should be no surprise that we digitized our garden last year by setting up an irrigation system and a system to control it digitally. Our software also allows us to check humidity and soil and air...
by Whitney Anderson | May 13, 2021 | Gardening
I signed up for an online class about Virginia native plants several months ago sort of on a whim. I really signed up for it because of the words “Virginia” and “plants” and thought it would be great to learn more. Well, I missed the key word,...