Whitney Anderson Gardening https://whitneyanderick.com/ Gardening & Wildlife Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:13:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 12005053 Tree of Heaven: One Frustrated Gardener’s Battle https://whitneyanderick.com/tree-of-heaven-one-frustrated-gardeners-battle/ https://whitneyanderick.com/tree-of-heaven-one-frustrated-gardeners-battle/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2025 20:01:44 +0000 https://whitneyanderick.com/?p=12589 If you’ve landed here googling tree of heaven, you’re probably already in tree of heaven hell. Ailanthus altissima sounds poetic, but this invasive plant is a huge pain to deal with. I’m not a professional arborist or an invasive species expert — just a frustrated gardener trying to figure this out and sharing what I’ve […]

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]]> https://whitneyanderick.com/tree-of-heaven-one-frustrated-gardeners-battle/feed/ 3 12589 Tomato Trellis Tower – DIY Guide https://whitneyanderick.com/tomato-trellis-tower-diy-guide/ https://whitneyanderick.com/tomato-trellis-tower-diy-guide/#respond Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:35:01 +0000 https://whitneyanderick.com/?p=12564 Move over tomato cages and meet the tomato trellis tower. I can’t believe I bumbled around with tomato cages for years before creating a tomato tower with the string method. Creating this kind of tomato trellis requires a little more effort upfront, but it pays dividends in the long run. This tower trellis would be […]

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]]> https://whitneyanderick.com/tomato-trellis-tower-diy-guide/feed/ 0 12564 How to make cheap peony cages https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-make-cheap-peony-cages/ https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-make-cheap-peony-cages/#respond Sat, 23 Mar 2024 19:48:52 +0000 https://whitneyanderick.com/?p=12441 If you don’t want your peonies to fall over, I will show you how to make cheap and easy peony cages for a fraction of the cost of peony supports available for purchase. I’m using the term “make” here loosely as it’s so easy, it’s hardly even a DIY. You buy tomato cages and cut […]

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]]> https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-make-cheap-peony-cages/feed/ 0 12441 How to turn a regular fence into a trellis https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-turn-a-regular-fence-into-a-trellis/ https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-turn-a-regular-fence-into-a-trellis/#respond Sat, 24 Feb 2024 17:47:20 +0000 https://whitneyanderick.com/?p=12349 I will show you an easy and cheap trick to turn a regular privacy fence into a practical trellis. My garden is small and I need to maximize space, so I devised a way to turn my existing privacy fence into a productive trellis. All you have to do is attach wire fencing to the […]

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]]> https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-turn-a-regular-fence-into-a-trellis/feed/ 0 12349 Year Round Blooming Flowers Chart https://whitneyanderick.com/year-round-blooming-flowers-chart/ https://whitneyanderick.com/year-round-blooming-flowers-chart/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2024 22:16:26 +0000 https://whitneyanderick.com/?p=12248 It’s always a good idea to have flowers blooming at all times, so I made a year-round blooming flowers chart to help plan for blooms for the whole year. Why year-round blooms are a good idea Aside from the obvious benefit of having beautiful blooms no matter the season, it’s helpful always to have something […]

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]]> https://whitneyanderick.com/year-round-blooming-flowers-chart/feed/ 0 12248 Hornworms in the Garden https://whitneyanderick.com/hornworms-in-the-garden/ https://whitneyanderick.com/hornworms-in-the-garden/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2024 18:24:40 +0000 https://whitneyanderick.com/?p=12179 I’m going to tell you everything you’ve always wanted to know about hornworms in the garden. If you had told me I would be writing this 10 years ago, I would have laughed. Yep, that’s me now…the bug enthusiast. You’re probably coming here to learn how to get rid of hornworms from your tomato plants, […]

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]]> https://whitneyanderick.com/hornworms-in-the-garden/feed/ 5 12179 How to grow strawberries in a small garden https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-grow-strawberries-in-a-small-garden/ https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-grow-strawberries-in-a-small-garden/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2024 14:44:39 +0000 https://whitneyanderick.com/?p=12120 Strawberries are one of the easiest and most productive plants in my small home garden. They are perennials so you don’t have to worry about planting them yearly. I grow them somewhat unconventionally to make the most of a small growing space. And, I’m also a bit lazy in not controlling the runners, so I’m […]

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]]> https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-grow-raspberries-along-a-fence/feed/ 4 11931 How to be a good bird host https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-setup-a-birdhouse/ https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-setup-a-birdhouse/#respond Sun, 01 May 2022 22:10:41 +0000 https://whitneyanderick.com/?p=11807 I love all of our backyard birds and a few years ago I decided to put up a birdhouse. I wanted to help the birds have a place to nest and I wanted some bug hunters for my garden. I hung the box right on the garden fence. Smart, right? No, definitely not. I want […]

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]]> https://whitneyanderick.com/how-to-setup-a-birdhouse/feed/ 0 11807 Birdwatching Resources https://whitneyanderick.com/birdwatching-resources/ https://whitneyanderick.com/birdwatching-resources/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:31:45 +0000 https://whitneyanderick.com/?p=11768 If you are new to birdwatching, here are some great resources to help you learn more about birds and learn to identify them. These apps, books and resources have been invaluable to me as I learn more. Helpful Birdwatching Apps Merlin Bird ID (by Cornell) This is a great app for bird identification and there […]

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