You need to meet some style attributes when trying your hand at landscape gardening, because it is anything but easy. The idea came into use during the 19th century when more and more folks started cutting their gardens in extremely stylish styles. People know landscaping under the name of English Gardens, since the English were the first to encourage the trend. Many property owners will hire professionals for fanciful designs while...more
Starting Your Very Own Garden When you were a kid you probably spent hours playing in the dirt. You dug up the earth, created castles, and drove toy cars on the small dirt roads. Being allowed to play in the dirt or sand outdoors as a child may have allowed you an elaborate imagination where you dreamed of adventures in other worlds. Time is limited when we become adults and playing in the dirt becomes a thing of the past. Therefore, many...more
After a long winter, many of us are ready to get out into our yards tackle some small home improvement projects. One popular project that many American homeowners will be taking on this spring is putting in a vegetable garden. With many of us looking for ways to trim back our budgets and our waistlines, growing your own produce at home is gaining in popularity. Not only can you grow an array of healthy, fresh foods at a fraction of the prices you'd pay at a grocery store, but you also have the peace of mind of knowing exactly where your food has come from. In this article, we'll cover the ten basic steps to take to cultivate a productive vegetable garden in your yard this year.1. Choose the best location. For a vegetable garden, you should seek out a spot in your yard that receives at least 6-8 hours of sunlight per day and that has well drained soil.2. Prepare the ground. After you've cut away the sod and tilled up the soil, an important step before planting is to amend the soil with some organic matter like peat moss or compost.3. Start your seeds early, if possible. Having the longest and largest harvest in the summer means you want to get your plants started as early as...more
Famed Dahlia grower Conrad Faust when planting his Dahlia garden each year makes sure he selects tubers with good eyes or sprouts. Each tuber is set horizontally at a depth of 6 inches with the eye just a few inches from the stake. At first the hole is filled in only to a depth of 3 inches, and it is filled in to ground level later as the new plant...more
Garden Tables – Very useful in courtyards Garden Tables are very handy and easy to carry. When used in gardens or lawns, they are combined with an umbrella (parasols) to protect the skin from sun heat. The parasols are fitted in the tables through a hole in the centre, fitted in weighted base.The trend of using garden furniture (table) was...more
A back garden of course gives you an opportunity to plant a host of vegetable plants, there is nothing better for you and your family than home grown vegetables. There is so much joy from gazing out over a well planted garden, with all the different garden plants, sitting on a patio surrounded by colour and scent of your blooms.It makes no difference whether you have a large palatial garden that goes on forever, or an apartment, the beauty of blooms can surround your space, such as container plants can be placed anywhere even on a small balcony, the same with hanging basket plants, or even plant up window boxes with your favourite garden seeds. Being surrounded by colour, beauty and wonderful scents can give us that feel good factor.Did you know that gardening is actually good for you? The benefits of gardening far out weigh most other activities, and Doctors, Physiotherapists, and Psychiatrists, all claim gardening is good for us, and it is stated approximately 300 calories an hour can be burned just by gardening.Gardening can lower blood pressure and cholesterol, or prevent diabetes, heart disease, depression and osteoporosis when practiced on a regular basis. Gardening will...more
Emaar MGF Palm Gardens, Emaar MGF Palm Gardens Sector 83 Gurgaon, Emaar apartments gurgaon Continuing its series of luxury real estate projects in the residential category, has initiated Emaar MGF Palm Gardens at a prime location in sector...more
Men are too proud to ask for directions. In fact, most of the time we don't even read directions when they are available.However, there are times when asking for directions would save us lots of time, embarrassment, and, yes, money.My wife is a fan...more
Aquaponics Gardening Whenever we mention the idea of gardening or growing any type of plants in our backyards the image that comes to mind is a plot of soil dedicated to growing vegetables and other plants. Not many individuals are aware of...more
Today, gardeners are using California redwood more and more for such diverse purposes as plant boxes, fences, tool sheds, potting flats, outdoor work benches and greenhouse benches. Because of modern methods of selective cutting of redwood forests,...more
Change a Barren Landscape into a Gorgeous Garden Landscaping is believed to be an art form. It is possible to take a barren area of land and then using a bit of imagination, dramatically change it into a thing interesting and alive, which in...more
When it comes to getting free gardening advice you will do well to consult a person by the name of Roger Bolger who has more than a decade's experience in horticulture and who has spent his entire lifetime as a gardener in the Northeastern parts of...more