Getting Ready For Spring

Getting Your Garden Ready for Spring Throw on an extra pair of socks and brave the winter weather to get your garden ready for spring! For an instant face lift for your garden clear up any dead or ragged foliage and cut back dead growth on shrubs and trees. Be sure to do this before [...]

Pruning

Pruning is a vital part of plant and tree care. The following guide can be useful to help you prune properly. Three basic tools suffice for most pruning jobs: shears, loppers, and a pruning saw. Keep them sharp for clean cuts; disinfect after pruning diseased material. 1. Prune Roses Prune in winter or early spring [...]

Growing Plants From Seeds

Although many types of established plants can be purchased quite affordably, there is nothing like the sense of satisfaction you get from growing your own plants from seed. Yours FREE: $20 on Internet Specials While the weather is still cool outside, now is a perfect time to satisfy your gardening urge and prepare some new [...]

Planting Those Bulbs

Spring can be a particularly rewarding time of the year for a gardener. It is the time when all of those dormant bulbs start to burst through the ground with flashes of bright green foliage and vibrant flowers to create a colorful show of Spring and Summer flowers. However, there are a few things to [...]

Composting

Composting is the decomposition of plant remains along with other once-living materials to produce an earthy, dark, crumbly substance that is definitely excellent for adding to houseplants or enriching garden soil.It can be the most effective way to recycle your yard and kitchen wastes, which is a vital step in reducing the quantity of garbage [...]

Garden Decor

As more and more people are enjoying spending time in their gardens and yards rather than enjoying them from the indoors. They are becoming more aware of their landscaping and garden decor. When landscaping and decorating your yard and garden you are limited only by your imagination! One very popular item for your garden, yard, [...]

Herb Gardens

Herbs have been cultivated and used for cooking, decoration and medicine for thousands of years. Although once considered a wild and untamed variety of plants, herbs are now commonly used as an integral part of garden design thanks to both their beauty and functionality. From window sills to shrubberies, herbs can be at home just [...]

Annual plants

Annual plants provide a flash of color in your garden before fading away to make room for something new in the following season. If you are the type of gardener who loves to experiment then annuals are a great way to put your creative green thumb to the test. Now is the time to buy [...]

Shade Garden

There’s no need for that shady area of your garden to not be as full of color and life as other areas that are blessed with more sun. In fact, there are many varieties of plants that will thrive in darker conditions. A shade garden can be a haven for plants that might not grow [...]

Perennial Gardens

Of all the types of gardens you could plan and plant, perennial gardens are probably one of the most rewarding, giving color, shape and texture to your garden year after year.  As your perennial garden will bloom year after year you should also give thought to your landscaping.  Great Landscaping Photos Unlike annual plants which [...]