Growing a sustainable garden is one of the most satisfying ways to make use of the land around your property. By sustainable, I mean a garden that is full of tasty vegetables, beans, corn and fruit – a garden that can provide food for your table rather than just being something pretty to look at. Not only …
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Lets face it, it’s very painful to have put so much into the backyard during summer only to start harboring the thought that the beautiful empire you created is going to spiral down as the year moves on to other seasons. But,this doesn’t always need to be the case. You see, with some simple backyard …
People of all ages, incomes, professions, and locations enjoy gardening, and more and more people are wanting to know how to start a garden. Gardening has a wonderful calming and stress-relieving effect, is good for the environment, and creates a beautiful area in your yard, improving your property value and brightening your neighborhood and home. …
Many people think that to have a beautiful garden you need acres of land and wide open spaces. This is simply not true, as we will demonstrate with these great landscaping ideas for small yards. From the smallest city apartment to the coziest suburban town house, it is possible to have a gorgeous garden without …
Interested in planting a garden? Many people find gardening to be an immensely satisfying and fulfilling activity as well as an excellent way to eat healthier. There’s nothing better than eating food that you’ve cooked yourself. Great gardens don’t just happen, however. They take lots of planning and thoughtful consideration. These great gardening tips for …
There is nothing as heartening after a long cold winter as seeing those spring bulbs push through the soil and burst into flower. The reds and yellows and oranges and whites are a welcome sight indeed, and a promise of all the summer flowers that will follow. To have beautiful flowers grace your yard in …
For anyone with the passion for gardening but without the wide open spaces that are commonly associated with gardening, container gardening may be a logical hobby for you to pursue. Container gardening is the process of using self contained pots of soil to grow your garden on a window sill, on a balcony, in your …
If you are just getting into gardening, you must realize that it takes years of practice for the best results. That does not mean you can’t have great results now but, rather, it means that you need to have patience and learn the right ways to do things. Gardens grow, which means you must grow …
Plant division is one of those so-called ‘expert’ techniques that seems to separate the pros from the hobbyists. Most gardeners still have trouble learning to divide their plants properly. If handled at just the right time with just the right tools, then you can take away a section of your garden to start anew elsewhere. …
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I have a number of friends who decorate their porches each year with numerous plants, flowers, shrubs and bushes, and make them into little bitty gardens that everyone can enjoy. I have to say that small backyard landscaping ideas never cease to amaze me, because it is honestly something that I am not sure I …
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