Archive for Gardening
A beautiful backyard and garden takes time and great effort to cultivate and most of that effort is spent on weed control. Weeds are unwanted plants that grow in your garden. They are like pests, overcrowding other plants and taking away nutrients, water and light. The simplest method to kill these harmful plants is by [...]
If you love to garden, then buying a potting bench is a “luxury” you shouldn’t avoid. Potting benches provide the space you need to enjoy your hobby and typically offer appropriate storage space as well as comfortable work space areas. So, if you are looking to buy a potting bench, what are some of your [...]
More and more of us these days want to take a more organic approach to gardening. It may be an altruistic vision of wanting to help the planet, or merely a way to keep our pets and family a little safer at home. Either way, dealing with pests can be quite problematic and being able [...]
Portable greenhouses come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and they can be built with many different materials. Before you select what kind of portable greenhouse you want to build for yourself or buy, you may want to consider the pros and cons of your available options. Below we discuss some of the different [...]
If you want to start gardening, but are afraid of killing some pretty flowers or plants, then you might want to consider dipping your fingers into herb gardening! It doesn’t matter if you have green thumbs or not, because maintaining an herb garden is fairly simple. And, it is worth trying it out as a [...]
Nowadays, exotic flowers are extremely hard to come by, but they are surely a great addition to any flower arrangement if you want to add some unique style. Most exotic flowers come from Hawaii or any of the hundreds of Pacific islands. The most common exotic flowers that florists and customers seek are Orchids, Yellow [...]
Having a greenhouse in your garden enables you to grow your own plants and vegetables all year round. As well as providing function, they can also enhance the look of your garden, with exciting styles and designs (although they can detract from the look as well, depending on the type of greenhouse you buy). Before [...]
Organic gardening is not so different from the type of gardening you’re probably used to. You still have to care for and water your organic garden regularly, much the same way you would your usual garden. The major considerations involve the use of natural fertilizer, organically originated seeds, and organic pest control.
First off, you’re going [...]
Once again this year, I waited until it was almost too late to start an herb garden. I’ve always wanted one, but between my regular square foot garden and other things like the Crappie spawn and Turkey season, I just didn’t get around to it. Then I remembered reading an article years ago in a [...]
T5 lights are great for helping your plants to grow. T5 lights are a type of fluorescent lighting, with the T indicating that they are tube style lights and the 5 indicating that the tubes are 5/8 of an inch in diameter and there are numerous types of T5 grow lights and grow light systems [...]
Although many homeowners may not be growing corn in their own backyards (but you’d be surprised at how many do), and may therefore not need to know how to protect corn in particular against the growth of weeds, you can follow the advice included in this article to protect most any type of vegetable or [...]
Bonsai is said to have first appeared in China some thousands of years ago on a very basic scale. It was then known as pun-sai and it was the practice of growing a single specimen of tree in pots. During those days, the specimens showed very little leaves, and rugged and gnarled trunks that most [...]
Light is very crucial in the garden, and yet most garden designers devote little attention to the way it falls on plants – the low, warm light of early morning or evening, the sideways light of winter, which can back-light the most humble grass of a lawn beautifully, and the hard light of clear summer [...]
For avid gardeners, when spring comes around they can’t wait to get out in the garden and start planting. A plant that is a perennial favorite of gardeners is the majestic rose. With its beauty and fragrance, the rose has held its reputation as being one of the most popular plants to grow.
Some folk feel [...]
Hydroponics is quickly overtaking conventional soil gardening in many industries. A hydroponic gardening system replaces soil with nutrient-infused water. These systems can be operated in an indoor environment with the use of a grow light or natural light from a windowsill (you can also use them outdoors in indirect sunlight if you prefer). If you’re [...]
If you are looking for the perfect groundcover for a garden or other landscaped area, mondo grass may be just the answer. Mondo grass is an easy-to-maintain turf that remains green all-year long and never needs to be mowed. The secret behind this grass is that it is not really a grass at all, but [...]
When deciding to purchase a Japanese red maple bonsai tree, there are some characteristics to search for during the selection process. If you are a beginner bonsai enthusiast, then this guide will be very helpful with your shopping experience. If you come across a bonsai that you think is worth buying, you should first check [...]
Starting a vegetable garden is a fun and cheap way to enjoy your hobby while providing your family with fresh produce. Vegetable gardening is also a good start for beginning green thumbs to acquire the knowledge and skill of gardening. That is just one of the many benefits of planting vegetables in your home garden.
Eating [...]
The decision to create a live butterfly garden means answering quite a few questions. What kind of flowers are you going to plant? What species of butterflies are likely to visit your garden? How often will you see them? And how can you encourage plenty of butterfly traffic?
These are good questions, and answering them thoughtfully [...]
As spring approaches, it is time to pull out the gardening tools, hoses and sprinklers. The race is on to see who will end up with the ultimate landscape by summer. People want to see color as they walk through their neighborhoods after hibernating through a cold winter and rich, lush lawns. [...]