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When it comes to getting started with your garden, you have two choices; planting seeds, or buying entire plants. Both have their own benefits. If you plant seeds and care for them every day, you will find it is a much more rewarding experience when you have a full, healthy plant. However, this method is a lot more risky. I can’t tell you how many seeds I’ve planted and never seen any trace of whatsoever. Learn More

Container gardens can create a natural sanctuary in a busy city street, along rooftops or on balconies. You can easily accentuate the welcoming look of a deck or patio with colorful pots of annuals, or fill your window boxes with beautiful shrub roses or any number of small perennials. One of the best ways to use window boxes or to use them in creative ways, specifically adding window boxes indoors, will be to use them with herbs. Whether you arrange your pots in a group for a massed effect or highlight a smaller space with a single specimen, you’ll be delighted with this simple way to create a garden. Learn More

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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

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 »

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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