Tag: Gardening

How to Reuse Your Christmas Tree This Year

November 30th, 2022 | Posted by Coldstreamfarm
Clever Ways to Reuse Your Christmas Tree This Year

Christmas is right around the corner, which means the decorating has begun and the planning has started with shopping and hosting. After the Holiday, you’ll take down the ornaments and haul your Christmas tree out to the curb. But if you don’t want to send your tree to a landfill this year, there are a […]

How to Prepare Your Spring Gardening During the Winter Season

October 24th, 2022 | Posted by Coldstreamfarm
Winter Planting and Gardening

What’s better than planting your favorite flowers, trees, and shrubs in the spring? How about preparing for spring planting in the As we approach the winter season, and yes, it’s coming soon, it’s important to start preparing for the next season of planting. Spend the cold season preparing for your upcoming springtime planting plans with […]

Winterizing Your Garden

September 27th, 2022 | Posted by Coldstreamfarm
Winterizing Your Garden

As the Fall season begins its full swing of weather change, our gardens and yards will start to look different. The Fall season is the time of year where we start to think about how we can get our gardens ready for the winter season. In the Northern United States, our Fall starts sooner than […]

Tips for Planting Trees in Late Fall

October 29th, 2021 | Posted by Coldstreamfarm

One of the best times for planting trees, shrubs, and other plants is late fall or early winter. There are a number of excellent benefits to late-year planting even in the late Fall season. Trees and shrubs planted during this time will focus on creating a solid foundation by deeply rooting themselves. This is not […]

Learn About Composting

May 29th, 2020 | Posted by Coldstreamfarm
Using Compost

May 29th is Learn About Composting Day. Compost is a nutrient-rich organic matter that helps enrich the soil. If you have a garden, introducing compost to your soil can significantly benefit your plants and soil. Composting also helps reduce your carbon footprint by reusing organic materials that would otherwise be thrown away. Compost can be […]

Best Times To Water Plants

February 27th, 2020 | Posted by Coldstreamfarm

Planting trees, bushes, plants and other shrubs is a nice way to increase the aesthetic appeal of a property as well as provide some shade and privacy. It is a pretty straightforward process to plant trees, shrubs and other plants, but the real question that often comes with a little bit of uncertainty is when […]

How to Attract Insects & Other Wildlife to Your Garden

January 8th, 2020 | Posted by Coldstreamfarm

Wildlife provides several benefits for humans, like pest control, pollinating plants, providing fertilizer for crops, and contributing to the food chain. If you are trying to attract more wildlife to your property, here are a few ways to do this: Before you can attract wildlife, you must first be sure of what specific animals you […]

Deer Proofing Your Garden

October 1st, 2019 | Posted by Coldstreamfarm
Deer Proofing Your Garden

If you live in a nice country area, or you like to grow nice plants and trees, one of the major issues you might face is deer eating your garden or foliage. One option is to use a fence to keep deer out of specific areas on your property. However, deer are resilient, and can […]