The Bee Better Teaching Garden experiments with several types of fruit trees and shrubs. Our criteria first and foremost are the fruits performance without spraying. We also consider plants for an average residential property, so we look for varieties that are self-pollinating and also dwarf varieties.. Below is a list of the fruits we have in the teaching garden.
I can’t believe it’s October already; but don’t we say that about every month from August on!
Our first hurricane of the season; Dorian. On the 5th of September, I buttoned down the Flower & Garden Show at the fair grounds and in the Bee Better Beaching Garden. As best I could, I removed all projectiles.
I can’t believe it’s October already; but don’t we say that about every month from August on!
Our first hurricane of the season; Dorian. On the 5th of September, I buttoned down the Flower & Garden Show at the fair grounds and in the Bee Better Beaching Garden. As best I could, I removed all projectiles.
I can’t believe it’s October already; but don’t we say that about every month from August on!
Our first hurricane of the season; Dorian. On the 5th of September, I buttoned down the Flower & Garden Show at the fair grounds and in the Bee Better Beaching Garden. As best I could, I removed all projectiles.
Bee Better Naturally with Helen Yoest is still accepting membership for 2019. Our next Forum is Saturday, July 6th. Click here for details. The topic is on safely controlling Japanese beetles in your garden.
I can’t believe it’s October already; but don’t we say that about every month from August on!
Our first hurricane of the season; Dorian. On the 5th of September, I buttoned down the Flower & Garden Show at the fair grounds and in the Bee Better Beaching Garden. As best I could, I removed all projectiles.
Leave your bellbottom jeans at the bottom of your closet and step away from the disco music playing on your hi-fi; it’s high time we bring back something good that was popular in the 70s. Making terrariums is hip again.
I’m teaching my kids how to make them and they are sharing their newfound knowledge with their friends. Groovy.
How-To Design a Garden Path
A journey down the garden path is poetic and practical. Now, while the winter garden sleeps, make planning your garden path a dream.
As winter opens the landscape, taking on a hardscape project – like building garden paths – is perfect timing.
Paths play an important role in the garden. More than a map through, paths fill a void in the garden, particularly in the winter, give sturdy passage, and invite you into the garden.
Naturally, Helen
Naturally, Helen Yoest
Most cannot deny the charming appeal of woven English wattle edging; and do you know just how easy it is to make?
English settlers brought the craft of making wattle to America, and even today in colonial Williamsburg the basket-weave rustic charm of wattle is used as a pedestrian barrier. But more than that, wattle can insulate young seedlings by blocking wind and can also elevate an otherwise ho-hum raised bed into a bedded charmer.
The holiday season can make us all a little stir crazy. Okay, make that a lot crazy. Instead, just chill. Try making these birdseed wreath recipes; a bird at a wreath is like two gifts off your list.
In the kitchen of Helen’s Haven, the demonstration garden for the non-profit Bee Better, Building Better Backyards for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, I look to nature in making my gifts. With a Bundt pan, birdseed, and a few items from the pantry, I am able to whip up a delightful gift for the birds and the bird lovers on my list.
Whether you use herbs fresh from the garden or line your pantry with cute jars filled with dried herbs, here’s the how-to on harvesting and drying.
Harvesting Herbs
Cut sprigs or branches in the morning after the dew has evaporated and before the heat of the day. The oils in herbs are what give aroma and flavor; and herb oils are at their highest concentration during the morning hours. Harvest herbs for drying just as the first flower buds begin to open.
Naturally, Helen Yoest
Pollinators will find what they need, no matter what; yes, even shade-loving plants have a pollinator.
The first thing to consider in selecting plants for shade is knowing the type of shade you have. Here’s is a Bee Better Naturally post that will help with this.
Remember, too, there is a lot of overlap. Don’t get too worried if your area is part sun or part shade. Measure the amount so you know for sure! Also, when is it shady. Morning sun is kinder than afternoon sun.
Hypertufa troughs are an earthy and natural container that goes with every garden style. Modeled after ancient stone troughs that were once used to hold water and feed for livestock in England and the Orient; later they were repurposed into planters.
The look of these troughs as containers became very popular. When there weren’t enough to go around, or as they became too pricey, people began to make their own.
Bee Better Naturally is excited to announce to #Raleigh- area gardeners, Helen Yoest will be offering a seven-week sustainable gardening certification. This course will also be offered online within the year. Stay tuned!!!
To register, click HERE.
Certification in Sustainable Gardening—Seven-Week Course. We will be offering two classes. One on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 and the other on Saturday afternoon 1:00 to 3:00.
Naturally, Helen Yoest
Naturally, Helen Yoest
Want to give a gift that keeps on giving? No, I’m not talking about sunchokes, Helianthus tuberosus. Instead, consider making a homemade bird bubbler that will be popular with resident and migratory birds and fulfill your wildlife requirements. Although a birdbath will do, moving water adds additional value.
