Gardening ideas, tips and tools.
Garlic is relatively easy to plant and has few known enemies in the pest department. Because it is a perennial, it will come back year after year, even though vampires would run the other way, you should consider garlic as a flavorful, healthful addition to your garden. […]
Rock garden ideas. Even the title seems incongruous: rock garden. When you think of gardens, you often think of lush grasses, flowering bushes, an artistic arrangement, and a plethora of plants.
A rock garden seems like it would be anything BUT those things! But you can get the same idea of beautiful […]
If you have a plant that is getting too big for its pot, it is time to repot it. The most telltale sign is if you see that the roots are growing out through the bottom of the pot. There are several easy steps to the repotting process, and you can […]
Butterfly gardens are very peaceful and cathartic. I love sitting in the garden, enjoying the beautiful flowers, and watching vibrantly colored butterflies flutter around, dancing in the breeze.
With a few simple tips, you can encourage butterflies to take up residence in your butterfly garden.
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Fruits and vegetables are an essential part of everyone’s diet, but they can be expensive and hard to come by in some places. Whether you’re trying to enrich your meals, save money, or help the planet, growing fruits and veggies at home is an excellent idea. There are many foods beginners […]
One of the best things about planning a garden is that you can take it in any direction that suits your fancy. You have the flexibility to basically do whatever you want. A garden can be designed in any manner you want it to be, it is a blank slate waiting […]
Plant diseases take the fun out of growing a garden which can be extremely fulfilling when seeing your hard work pay off.
Taking the time to work the soil beds, adding amendments, planting seeds/plants and then watching them grow through to harvest can instill a great sense of satisfaction.
But there are very […]
Garden Flowers are a great addition to any home garden. Gardens no longer have to be comprised solely of vegetable plants. Many outdoor gardens are a combination of vegetables, herbs and garden flowers, or are just carefully planned arrangements of outdoor flowers and shrubs.
While vegetable gardens help to provide […]
More and more people are taking it upon themselves to start an indoor garden and grow their own plants and vegetables, it’s no surprise that growing spaces are finding their place inside.
At the same […]
The honey bee is distinguished from other bees by the production and storage of honey and their construction of colonial nests from bees wax.
There are seven recognized species, with the most popular being the Western honey bee which has been domesticated for crop pollination and honey production.
About 30% of the food […]
