Using Containers to Garden: A Guide Anyone can Follow Container gardening is fantastic. On its own, a terracotta pot is just a container and summer bedding is just some plants. However, selectively plant the summer bedding in the container, add a few sprinkles of green-fingered expertise and you have created a miniature garden-scape. You are effectively planting a garden in miniature. This is known to some people as container...more
Growing the Garden of Your Spaghetti Dreams One of the delightful pleasures of life are herbs. Besides adding beauty to your garden they make foods taste better and provide a pleasant scent to the air we breathe. In George Washington days everyone had a herb garden that they used for culinary, teas and medicinal purposes. That practice is slowly coming back. A spaghetti garden is one of the most popular kitchen gardens. Anyone that...more
Gardening the Feng Shui Way "The Ancient Art of Placement" called Feng Shui (pronounced phung schway) literally means 'wind' and 'water.' The Chinese believe this cosmic energy, called Chi or 'the green dragon's cosmic breath,' is the life force energy that pervades human existence. The basic tenet of Feng Shui is to capture this vital energy creating balance and harmony in our environments. Feng Shui is predicated on the core belief that we, the earth, and every living thing on it are interconnected. Feng Shui is the oldest form of gardening dating back several millennia to China. It is based on the philosophy that man and nature must live in harmony with one another and that all life is infused with the invisible energy called Chi. This force circulates throughout our environment and is essential to our well-being, health, and happiness. The Chinese sages believed that any man-made feature could affect the flow of Chi so established the rules of placement that are central to this philosophy. In the Feng Shui garden, balance and harmony are the key factors. Balance and harmony are achieved by careful attention to detail and the balance of Yin...more
Adding Attractions to Your Garden: Garden Benches Out door garden benches are ideal for a gulp of fresh air, relaxation and also for enjoying the greenery. Handcrafted Cedar Garden Bench is made up of Red Cedar wood coupled with gentle carving and easy back gives sitting enjoyment. Garden Benches are selected based on the size...more
Simplifying Things with Garden Leaf Blowers Garden leaf blowers are powered generally either by gas or electric. Our article below will guide you to make the best choice of leaf blower for your portability needs, and garden size.Gas Leaf BlowersThese are more powerful (and noisier) than electric ones, and with a reach beyond the...more
Preparing the Soil for your Backyard Garden Planting a backyard garden can be a fun and rewarding experience if you approach the planning and preparations aspect of gardening in the right way - but a lack of planning and preparation can cause your hard work in the hot summer months to yield mediocre results (if any) at the end of the growing season.Perhaps somewhere in the world, the key to successful gardening is simply dropping a handful of seeds into the ground and watching them spring up. But most garden soils require careful attention and preparation.Choosing a PlotA common mistake among beginning and experienced gardeners alike is to plant more than they can possibly care for. A successful vegetable garden plot does not need to be big. A small, well-tended garden will grow as much or more produce than a larger one that the owner cannot keep up with.Backyard gardeners should choose a sunny spot where water is readily available. Most vegetables do best in full sun if possible, but at a minimum, your garden should get at least 6 hours of sun a day.Try to select a spot with good, rich soil. Good garden soil is deep, loose, fertile, well drained, rich in...more
Nurturing Your Garden with the Right Garden Tools However, he or she might collect all the tools they can, but some tools are definitely more useful than the other and which the garden simply cannot do without. Here are a few gardening...more
An Overview of Essential Gardening Tools Most people know very well about the rules and regulations to keep your plants to grow healthy in your garden. For getting sustainable growth from your garden plants, they do require good soil...more
Avoiding Pests in Your Garden Deer and raccoons, rabbits and gophers, moles and chipmunks! They capture your heart when in a book or zoo, but when they invade your garden. Oh! That's a different story. Yet how can a rabbit resist...more
Setting Up Your Vegetable Garden Vegetable gardening has lately become just as popular as going to the grocery store for your veggies. Vegetable gardening can produce a vegetable that are most of the times less expensive than when...more
Creating Your Personal Idyll with Garden Art "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." Thomas Merton quotes.Gardening is of course commonly regarded as a hobby. A hobby which is no doubt, engaging,...more
Getting Rid of Slugs and Snails from Your Garden Slugs and snails are the bane of many gardeners' lives, ripping at slow speed through a garden, destroying young plants under the cover of darkness. It's not unusual to find a whole row...more