Rustic Home & Garden

BearatHome | June 25, 2008

Bear at Home is pleased to offer a full line of SPI products.  Since 1973, SPI artists have created some of the most extrodinary treasures for the home & garden. 
Through the years, SPI has earned a reputation for unique design and quality craftsmanship.  We are pleased to offer these quality products for your home.
Whether [...]

Free Online Plant Information Database

BearatHome | April 10, 2008

 
Are you looking for a source for a special plant? Are you looking for an expert gardening Web site for information on growing plants in your area?
Want to learn  more?
Expert Advice

Plant Finder
Weed Library
Gardening Articles

Flowers

Annuals
Bulbs
Perennials
Roses

Edibles

Small Fruits & Berries
Herbs
Fruit & Nut Trees
Vegetables

Landscaping

Container Gardening & Ponds
Lawns, Ground Cover, & Wildflowers
Yard & Garden Planning
Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

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A few of my favorite things . . .

BearatHome | April 2, 2008

When I can find a quiet, free moment – I like to slip away to my favorite leather chair and browse these guides.  My first love is the garden, so Sunset has been an inspiration to many a weekend project.  Secondly, well I do love to eat.  I not exactly the [...]

Steppin’ into the Garden

BearatHome | March 20, 2008

When life gets crazy – an unending list of chores – work projects, volunteering, stuff around the house – I head off into nature.
My escape has always been go hug a tree.  But sometimes getting away isn’t so easy.  Load up the truck, corral the dogs, prod Husband off the couch [...]

You gonna eat that?

BearatHome | March 15, 2008

Never in a million years would I have predicted that I would be getting up at the crack of dawn to go worm shopping.  Yes, worm shopping, and no I don’t fish.
A never ending list of domestic chores – I have become the housekeeper, the cook, and now the gardener.  Of all my domestic duties, [...]

The Fundamentals of Efficient Vegetable Garden Landscaping

Bear at Home | March 9, 2008

Gardens are not only planted to beautify a place. They are also made to provide people with food. Such is the purpose of a vegetable garden.
Many people plant vegetable gardens because vegetables are easy to grow. In fact, 6 out of 10 gardeners grow vegetables. However, to maximize the production of the crops, a gardener [...]

Missing the Garden?

BearatHome | February 12, 2008

I grew up in the North East.  By mid-February, memories of the first snow fall have faded and all we were left with was brown slush.  This is the time of year; we’d begin yearning for spring the urge to return to the garden.  Crocuses and tulips bravely pushing their heads out of the frost [...]

Bear Stonecast Planter

BearatHome | February 10, 2008

This planter is manufactured using a technique called Dry-Casting. This method has been around for centuries and has proven itself to be a durable, attractive and high quality alternative to other materials (such as terra-cotta, plastic, clay, fiberglass or concrete). The nature of our stone has a number of advantages, it has the appearance of [...]

Is it spring, yet?

BearatHome | January 17, 2008

If you live in a cold climate, then January is a tough month.  Your yard is either buried in snow or just a bleak minmalist landscape.  And spring seems so far away.
Need a little pick me up? Check local garden centers and newspapers for info on your regional flower shows. Most are held in midwinter. [...]

Log Cabin Birdhouses

Bear at Home | January 9, 2008

Americans have loved the idea of log cabins for decades or more. The allure of a log cabin even in our political history can be traced back to the Whig party under William Henry Harrison. The log cabin was so pervasive in the early history of the US that there were actually seven Presidents born [...]