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Herb gardening is becoming more and more popular every day, and for a good reason. Herbs have practical value, serve a purpose, and with herb gardening you can actually use your plants. When most people think of herb gardening they automatically think of cooking, but herbs are also grown for their pleasant aroma and their beauty. Learn More

We all have conditions that limit the type or size of garden we can have.  Either the space outside is limited, the soil isn’t right for what we want to grow, the plants we want will get too big, and so on.  There is, however, a solution to these constraints and that is gardening in containers.  Even if you have a huge yard, you can still do some of your gardening in containers. Using containers around the entry to your home can add charm and drama. 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

With all this discussion about global warming, all of us trying to garden a bit greener and the drought that’s affected a great deal of the southwest, we’re all wondering the best way to garden for our own beauty and for the protection of the environment. The reality is that no matter how you slice it, gardening is manipulating nature. You’re planting things where they didn’t grow before and whether we like it or not, we’re manipulating the natural order of things. The trick is to do it in such a way that those things don’t take more resources than they should or cause great damage or harm to the area in which you’re planting them. 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 »

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 »

Birds like several different things which you can add to your garden area, regardless of its size, or even to your small patio garden to lure, or draw them into your vision, among them,
some cover, something to use to nest with, a sure supply of food and water for bathing and drinking. Read the rest of this entry »

Apartment dwellers and sububanites as well may have nothing more to grow on, than a balcony or patio, but you can still have a display that will astound your family and neighbors alike even in this small space.

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Bromeliads are a class of plants that are unique to themselves. They can be grown on a tree, in a pot or factually pretty much anywhere which makes them perfect for small spaces. There are over two thousand species that are recognized as bromeliads, and they can range in size from a tiny two inch tall plant to gigantic items hat are over thirty feet tall. Read the rest of this entry »

As we get closer to spring and have a few days of warmer weather, anyone who loves to grow things will think about starting seeds. My first project is usually starting a few herbs in pots and placing them on a sunny windowsill.

Basil is among my favorite because there are so many varieties and it is quite easy to grow. While most people think of basil as being traditionally an Italian herb there are so many different kinds that you can use it in most any dish and it need not be confined to tomato dishes, it works very well with poultry or pork and in salads.

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