Archive for the ‘Tips’ Category
Winter Preparation for the Lawn and Garden
Once the chore of keeping your lawn mowed over the long hot summer begins to draw to a close, it’s time to start thinking about what you might do to help it remain healthy and strong over the winter so [...]
Dividing Bearded Iris
Bearded iris are a great addition to the garden for their beautiful flowers in spring and their bold, vertical foliage. These plants need to be divided every few years, when flowering declines or the clump becomes crowded. This may occur [...]
Ways to Get your Kids Into Organic Gardening
Give them their own ‘patch’. This is a enthusiastic artefact for kids to see to be answerable for something. It’s best if their connector is small, at diminutive in the beginning. If they fuck it and poverty to do more, [...]
Alternate Uses For Firepots
When making a purchase I typically decide whether to buy based on a few questions. First I will ask myself do I need it? Will I still be thinking about in a few days from now, and how many ways [...]
Mulch and Feed your Gardens for Free
In Today’s throwaway society, there is absolutely no need to go out and purchase mulch material for your garden, unless it is for the particular aesthetic appearance, “The Look”, sake of the mulch material. Were you aware that there are [...]
Vegetable Gardening Basics
By: The University of Illinois Extension All gardens have problems. One year it may be insects and disease and the next year it may be a drought. Gardening does require work, but by learning a few basic skills and techniques, [...]
Landscaping Tips for Water Feature
By: Juris Gutierrez A pond, fountain, and any water feature never fail to catch attention. Its natural beauty surely uplifts one’s spirit and creates unexplainable attachment with nature. One of the things you should consider when installing a water feature [...]
7 Tips For A Better Garden Landscape Design
By James Stone Having a great garden landscape design has many benefits.Not only does it look very nice but can also raise the value of your property if you decide to sell it some day.Here is 7 helpful tips you [...]
Preparing Gardens for Cooler Weather
It’s About Thyme By CHRIS WINSLOW I am sure readers have been enjoying the nice chill that’s been lingering in the air during some of our recent mornings. This is a month of transition, as we move from the doldrums [...]
How To Over Winter Garden Vegetables
Basic gardening isn’t that complicated. However, there comes a time in any avid gardener’s life when they want to explore the limits of gardening. In this case, they may encounter the need to over-winter some types of garden vegetables. While [...]