Outdoor Activities

Tips for Strawberries and Strawberry Plants
Strawberry plants begin shipping in mid November for fall planting in the southern states and March through April for northern areas. Greenwood Nursery provides detailed instructions for planting and growing strawberry plants as well as offers useful

Ground Cover Plants and More as Lawn Substitutes
There are lawn options and planning your lawn is a must or you will be the neighborhood poster yard for weeds. Ground cover plants, ornamental grasses and perennials are popular, but we have more ideas for lawn substitutes.

Making the Garden Safe for Pets and Children
With a little planning, you can include children and pets safely in your garden and landscape designs. Read on for ways to include pets in your landscape and for ideas for children to have play areas.

Gardening with Physical Limitations
How to make gardening easier for those with physical disabilities, whether you garden with arthritis, from a wheelchair or are visually impaired. Maybe you or someone in your household has difficulty getting around in the garden. Help for gardening.

Basic Scare-Crow
Now, we are not talking about a cutesy indoors scarecrow, but one that can live in the garden. Greenwood Online Nursery and Gardens.

Make a weatherstation
It's important to pay attention to the weather in the summer as the weather affects the growth of plants.

Mini-Greenhouse
A great project for kids of all ages - make a mini-greenhouse for almost free!

Bean Tee-Pee
The Tee Pee is easy to construct and they will observe lots of garden goings on while playing in it. Greenwood Online Nursery and Gardens.

Hints for Gardening with Kids
Some great tips on making gardening with your children enjoyable, and memorable. Greenwood Online Nursery and Gardens.

Make your own mini Terrarium
A terrarium is fun to make and easy to maintain. You might even want to make yours into a "fairy garden" by adding a few small doll accessories.

9 ways to brighten up your front entrance
Tips for making your front entrance a truly welcoming space.

Best ways to use flowering shrubs and evergreen shrubs
Best ways to use flowering shrubs and evergreen shrubs in garden settings or landscape areas. Planting shrubs is a great way to add color and interest to your landscape. Selecting gardening plants can be frustrating without a garden plan to get start