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There are many new trends surfacing in gardening, and water gardening is one of the main new interests.  Water gardening can be in the form of waterfalls, ponds, fountains, all of which can be enhanced by rock work combinations and lighting, plants, and fish.  Water gardening doesn’t have to be a pond or natural water source either, it can consist of just a plastic tub, basically anything that can hold water. Learn More

Many gardeners are beginning to switch to Hydroponics gardening for many different reasons.  These types of gardens are small and can easily be grown inside and are perfect for most vegetables, especially the red tomato.  Also the equipment required for Hydroponics gardening is not expensive and they are relatively easy to manage. Learn More

Tomatoes are one of the most popular plants among home gardeners but they do have some requirements for producing juicy ripe fruit. There are two ways to obtain plants to place in your garden; the first one is to buy your tomato seedlings from a nursery or plant store. The second choice is to plant your seeds indoors six weeks before the last frost so they will be ready to transplant into your garden. Learn More

Many desert areas are actually host to a large variety of wildlife, and there are many ways that you can create a bird and butterfly garden in your backyard, regardless of the climate in which you live. Here are some tips for creating your own bird and butterfly garden in your backyard: Learn More

The  aspects that influence food production are the climate and seasons a given geographic area has. The seasons are determined by the location and elevation of the land area, those that are furthest away from the equator have the most dramatic seasonal changes with extended periods of light and dark and corresponding summer and winter seasons. Most of the the world has at least two or more seasons, with corresponding amounts of heat and cold, rain, snow or sunshine. The United States is divided into several different climates ranging from the arid deserts to the deep south where the rainfall and temperate climate allows for a greater production of fruits then those of the northern climates. Read the rest of this entry »

When gardening, there are several items to keep in mind if one is to be successful and raise a good crop of vegetables for the dinner table or for canning, whichever you desire and the first of these is that plants require adequate nutrient rich soil in order to grow and reproduce. Composting, which involves the recycling of plant material into humus for the soil is one of the easiest, cheapest and most natural ways to save energy while providing material for your plants to thrive in. Read the rest of this entry »

One of our favorite gifts , good for the gardener, for anyone with a green thumb, or just about anyone else that you love and care for is a tree. Perpetual ways to honor someone exist in the Plant a tree for them method of saying you care. Read the rest of this entry »

There are many different types of bulbs we can grow both indoors and out. Bulbs blooming indoors during the hard frosty weather of winter are particularly welcome.

Many types of spring bulbs can be forced indoors so that they will bloom in winter. There are even special bulbs whose main aim it is to bring color and fragrance into the living room during the winter season, such as the Amaryllis and “paperwhite” narcissus. Everyone should try these at least once – the smell is gorgeous! Read the rest of this entry »

One of the most important aspects of successfully landscaping a yard or garden, particularly a smaller garden, is choosing your plants.

If the garden itself is the meal, then the colors and the textures are the flavors that mingle in that “meal”.

Successfully landscaping a small garden means creating elements that can be used to a specific purpose, such as screening you from the neighbors, hiding some unsightly thing, or  shading an area, or even controlling erosion of the soil in your small space. Read the rest of this entry »

Remember when terrariums were popular?

Mid seventies and everyone had one. Those who didn’t have one, wanted one. Those same terrariums which were popular back them, have not only made a comeback but a strong one. They are easy to build, easy to maintain, look striking in a living room or on a patio and now, more than ever you can find some of the most intriguing containers to use for housing your mini ecosystem. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Gardens are modeled on the high mountain terrain, where you will find colonies of wildflowers, alpine blooms and bushes thriving on the cool sunny dry slopes of the mountain side.

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Water gardens are thought of as notoriously difficult to accomplish, hard to maintain and taking a lot of space to build. The reality is that they can be done on a smaller scale nearly as easily as a larger one. A water garden can take up a small spot in your yard, just a corner of it it if you like, even if its a small yard. Read the rest of this entry »

Broccoli is a pretty easy vegetable to grow. A member of the same family as cabbage, cauliflower and brussels sprouts, broccoli like cooler weather and tends to flower, bloom and go to seed too early if it is in full sun or too hot weather, so its perfect for an area that is shaded part of the day. Read the rest of this entry »

Growing native is a simple way to minimize your labor in the garden as well as draw in native animals and birds., From the desert to the prairie, to the northeastern or northwestern alpine forests, you can plant native and get a great look that takes so much less effort for you. Read the rest of this entry »

Native plants are a wonderful choice for your landscaping project regardless of whether you have a tenth of an acre, or twenty acres in the country, because they seem to have a resonance that is lacking in the less natural landscaping projects. Read the rest of this entry »

A butterfly garden is not necessarily a big endeavor, nor does it take a vast amount of space.
You can have a small nook in the back of a larger garden, or can take a small yard and use the whole thing to lure in the butterflies to your yard. Read the rest of this entry »

Medieval gardens were a source of pleasure and also were utilitarian being the main source of fresh fruits and vegetables for the castle or homes occupants.
Walking gardens in the castle or manor grounds were common in ancient times, and using a bit of imagination, we can emulate what they did there, and make our own medieval sights and scents in a small corner in our gardens. Read the rest of this entry »

A Rock garden is a unique way of capturing both the imagination and the senses with its interesting combination in scents and textures.  They grow well in smaller spaces so a rock garden is perfect for a corner of your yard, or for a small yard.  They take a bit less care when placed correctly, and survive cooler climates admirably. Read the rest of this entry »

Window boxes are bright and cheery, old world ways to dress up the outside of your house, but did you know they also can brighten up the inside, as well as being useful to grow smaller bulbs, keep winter herbs and flowering plants to cheer the winter months? Read the rest of this entry »

You can save vast sums of money on dried flowers and vines if you choose to dry your own.  Nearly anywhere that you purchase them, due to how many flowers it takes to make an arrangement as well as how long they take to dry, they will be quite costly,and can be dried yourself for about a fifth of what it will cost you to purchase a nice arrangement or a bouquet of dried florals. Read the rest of this entry »