Garden Design Basics

List of Perennials ~ List of Fail-Safe Plants

Gardening is more fun if you have some success to show for your time and effort. The following is a list of favorite fail-safe perennial plants: Amsonia hubrechtli (Thread-leaf Blue Star): This former Perennial Plant of the Year is an American native with foliage that looks beautiful into late October. Aster ‘Purple Dome’:  It likes [...]

Growing Basil Indoors

A true monarch of herbs, appropriately, since its name is derived from Basileus, the Greek word for King. Once you have cooked with it there is no escape, you become addicted and have to restrain yourself from adding it to every dish. Sweet basil (Ocinum basilicum Labiatae)is a native of south-east Asia and has been [...]

Organic Gardening the Natural No Dig Way

An Australian named Esther Deans first developed the idea of the No-Dig Gardens method. It was originally developed both as a labor saving idea and a backyard organicgardening method to rejuvenate badly depleted soil in a vegetable garden. The process involves starting with layers of newspaper and by adding lucerne hay, straw and compost in [...]

When & How To Prune Rose Bushes

If not properly pruned, rose bushes can develop into a large tangled mess and produce small, inferior blooms. If you would like to grow an attractive, well shaped, sizable rose bush that produces large lovely blooms, then follow the rose gardening tips outlined below. Pruning your rose bushes at the right time of year can [...]

Herb Garden in Pots

When considering the prospect of planting a container herb garden or a backyard herb garden, be aware that all herbs can be grown in containers, however, some herbs thrive much better then others. Indoor herb gardens require the same growing conditions that garden herbs require. One advantage to growing container herbs is the ability to [...]

Compost Instructions

Many people who maintain gardens have a large amount of compost yard waste, from grass clippings to leaves and dead plants. Unfortunately, many waste time, money and energy having these wastes transported to a landfill. It isn’t just a waste of good organic gardening compost; it’s a waste of everything that goes into the process [...]

Home Garden Supply

Because gardening has evolved into such a popular activity, home garden supply products are not hard to come by. You can buy outdoor garden decorations in various stores or nurseries, or you can order your home garden supply online or from catalogs. A gardeners products can range from equipment too fertilizer or to the actual [...]

How To Start a Garden in Your Backyard

In periods of financial difficulty, vegetable garden planting becomes a viable option that achieves two things: it helps the family reduce expenses related to buying food, and it offers the opportunity to sell the surplus to friends and neighbors. Starting a vegetable garden is not particularly difficult, as long as you put enough time, thought [...]

Rotating Vegetable Crops

A lot of people are beginning to see the benefits of vegetable garden planting. It’s usually healthier because you get to decide whether or not to use commercial pesticides. Since vegetable gardening planting is typically manageable in size because they’re not grown for profit, it’s easier for people to manage the plot without having to [...]

Indoor Vegetable Gardening

Nothing beats the fresh wholesome taste of fresh vegetables picked right from your very own backyard vegetable garden. Vegetable garden planting can be a challenge if you don’t have a backyard, but you can still grow your own vegetables indoors. Just follow a few simple garden-smart guidelines. Choose Appropriate Vegetables Different plants have different requirements [...]

Indoor Hydroponic Gardening

Many gardeners are beginning to switch to a hydroponics home garden for many different reasons. A hydroponics garden can be small, can easily be grown inside and are perfect for most vegetables, especially the red tomato. Additionally, hydroponic gardening supplies are relatively inexpensive and they are quite easy to manage. Indoor hydroponic gardening is the [...]

Understanding Container Gardening

If you are a garden lover, but have no space for your gardening appetite, don’t worry, gardening is not necessarily out of your reach. In the available space of your house say your balcony, patio, deck, or sunny window, you can create a container garden, which will not only bring you joy but also vegetables. [...]

Indoor Garden Design

A lot of people stick a fake tree in a corner, dust the leaves off every week, and call it indoors gardening. There are also people that think plants belong and should always remain outside. But indoor garden design has grown into much more than that lately. There are many reasons for indoor plant growing. [...]

Small Garden Design Basics

The thing to remember while planting backyard garden is to start small. In raised vegetable garden beds, about 25 or 30 feet square, is just enough room for about 30 plants. This will give you a chance to try out your green thumb and if you find that you enjoy your small garden design you [...]

Organic Garden Tips

An organic garden is exactly the same as a regular garden except that there are no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides used. This can make certain aspects at times difficult, such as controlling disease, insects, and weeds. Backyard organic gardening also requires more attention to the soil and the many needs of individual plants. An organic [...]

Design Japanese Garden

Japanese garden design is a cultural form of gardening that is meant to produce a scene that mimics nature as much as possible by using trees, shrubs, rocks, sand, artificial hills, ponds, and flowing water as art-forms. The Zen and Shinto traditions play a large part in creating Japanese gardens and because of this; the [...]

Butterfly Flower Garden

When creating a butterfly flower garden, the possibilities of what to include in your butterfly garden design are endless. Below are some helpful suggestions to help you get started. They are designed to spark the creative process of your mind and get you started on your way to creating a lovely butterfly flower garden. Before [...]

Indoor House Plant Care

Many people worry a lot when it comes to caring for their plants. When talking about indoor house plant care, there is no need to worry. There are just a few things you need to consider. 1. Overwatering House Plants Overwatering kills most indoor house plants. Looks can be deceiving. To check if your plants [...]

Disease Free Roses

To make sure that your prized roses remain in the best of health, simply follow these tips: 1. Black Spots on Leaves This disease is commonly known as rose bush black spot disease. The appearance of black spots are circular with fringed edges on the leaves. They cause the leaves to turn yellow. Remove the [...]

Hydroponics Home Garden

Hydroponics was derived from the Greek word hydro, which means “water” and ponos, which means “labor or water-working”. Hydroponics gardening involves growing plants with their roots in other nutrient solutions and without soil. A hydroponics garden is as simple as ordinary gardening. Both of them require sufficient light, water, temperature and humidity. But with indoor [...]

Going Organic for Plants

Organic garden control is a way of growing a fruit and vegetable garden through the use of products or materials only found in nature. 1. DIY Compost You can easily make your own compost directly from kitchen and garden scraps. Though this may be a bit more time-consuming than buying prepared chemical pesticides and fertilizers, [...]

Indoor Plant Growing

Aside from the aesthetic value an indoor house plant provides your home with, there are also health benefits – grade school science class tells us that indoor plant growing cleanse’s the air through utilizing the carbon dioxide and producing more oxygen. The following contains some important information on how to care for your indoor house [...]

Container Gardening Ideas

Planting garden pots can create a natural sanctuary on a busy city street, along rooftops or on balconies. You can easily accentuate the welcoming look of a deck or patio with colorful gardening pots of annuals, or create windowsill gardens with beautiful shrub roses or any number of small perennials. Whether you arrange your gardening [...]

Organic Gardening Pest Control

Gardening pest control must be done with the utmost consideration to safety; safety in terms of the plants, animals and to humans as well. This holds especially true for those with organic gardens. The main purpose people grow organic vegetables would be defeated if they became tainted with gardening pest control chemicals. Here are a [...]

How to Flower Garden

Knowing how to flower garden can make a big difference in the look and over-all health of your plants. Here are some simple hints to make your garden bloom with health: 1. The essentials must always be given major consideration. Your flower garden must have an adequate supply of water, sunlight, and fertile soil. Any [...]

Butterfly Garden Design

What is butterfly gardening? Simply put butterfly gardening is the art of growing flowers and plants that will attract these colorful and dainty creatures to your garden. Delight your family and visitors with beautiful butterflies, but be sure to create a safe habitat for them. If you own cats rethink your plans, because it would [...]

Basic Flower Garden Designs

Many times we buy plants on impulse then find there is nowhere in the garden that really suits them. Before buying plants carefully examine your garden to see how much sun and shade it gets, whether the soil is well drained or waterlogged and whether your aspect is sheltered or windswept. You’ll then be equipped [...]

Garden Aerator Basics

Do you long for a beautiful lush, green lawn, but your yard is just not cooperating? You’ve probably fertilized and watered your lawn 10 times over, year after year, thinking that may be the trick. Sometimes you may feel that you’re in a catch 22: If you don’t feed, fertilize and water your lawn, it [...]