Gardening Articles

Home » Gardening | By Chris Dailey @ Friday, 21st March 2008 @ 2:12 PM

One of the more popular forms of gardening, as of late, is called container gardening. Its popularity is based upon the fact that you can bring almost any type of vibrant arrangement into your garden, home, deck or patio, bringing life to your surroundings in a very neat and tidy way. By adding different types of flowers including perennials, garden variety plants, or herbs of your choice, container gardening will create an inspirational treat for your family and friends alike. Here are a few... more...

Home » Gardening | By MIKE SELVON @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 8:02 PM

Just about everyone is familiar with the term "curb appeal" as it relates to someone's first impression of a house. It only takes people a second to judge the home from the outside based on what they see when they first arrive. One of the simplest ways to assure that your home is blessed with god curb appeal is to take steps to see to it that the lawn is as beautiful and inviting as possible. While that can sound easy enough, sometimes getting the back and front lawn to look... more...

Home » Gardening | By Benjamin Brook @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 10:24 AM

What kind of compost should you use for an organic garden? "Organic" means you don't use artificial chemicals or fertilizers to make your compost. It also means that you don't use lawn clippings, plant cuttings, or other material that has been exposed to chemical pesticides or herbicides. Recipe For Quick Organic Gardening Compost Visit your garden center and get some straw, because you'll need plenty of straw to make this organic gardening compost. Start y... more...

Home » Gardening | By Kerry Ng @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 10:16 AM

The banyan is a very mystical kind of tree in the way that it grows and develops. It looks both reassuring and forbidding at the same time. Many Asian countries have a deep belief that spirits and ghosts reside in banyan trees. When you can apply it's majestic beauty and turn it into a bonsai, you will truly get an exquisite work of art. The Banyan Bonsai Tree - A Hot Favorite on the Global Market If you were to do some research on the Internet, chances are you'll see tha... more...

Home » Gardening | By MIKE SELVON @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 1:58 AM

A simple way to be sure that your lawn is hearty and healthy every spring is to give it the right lawn care during the cold months of late fall and winter. Even though most lawns seem completely dormant during these months, how the grass is cared for during this time can make a difference to the overall health and beauty of it in the summer. Below are some ideas that will ensure that the lawn is as healthy as it can be when warm weather returns. If you do live in an area where you have... more...

Home » Gardening | By Steve Smith @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 12:27 AM

Homeowners should take steps to protect their property from the threat of burglars, it has been suggested. According to Tesco Home Insurance, as the days start to become longer and the nights shorter there is a need for consumers to secure their homes from opportunistic thieves. And as the weather becomes warmer many Britons may well wish to get back into their gardens and begin planting seeds and plants. However, if doing so the insurance firm advised people to take security concerns int... more...

Home » Gardening | By Bercle George @ Wednesday, 19th March 2008 @ 10:22 PM

Others find rose gardening, or just plain gardening a delight within itself. At its simplest, rose gardening consists of five parts, or five "Ps": Plan, Prepare, Plant, Prune, and Protect. Whatever it is your purpose for doing rose gardening, if you're still a beginner, you have to know a few things first. Rose gardening is not a simple task, you don't happen to notice roses grow just about anywhere, don't you? Roses like six hours of sunshine where possible and she... more...

Home » Gardening | By Chris Dailey @ Wednesday, 19th March 2008 @ 4:10 PM

Perhaps you have heard the age old adage that you can't get anything for free. This is true for most things in life with the exception of vermicomposting or what many call worm composting. Basically, worms will take your organic garbage and transform it almost magically into a type of compost that is rich and ready to be planted with your garden plants to enhance their growth and make your food that much more nutritious. There are a few things you should know about worm compost that will... more...

Home » Gardening | By Jimmy Cox @ Wednesday, 19th March 2008 @ 2:04 PM

There are very few more rewarding tasks in the cultivation of a home garden than forcing bulbs into riotous bloom in the middle of winter. With a little practice and a little foresight you can assure yourself of some wonderful spots of color throughout your house that will continue all winter long. It is an inexpensive way to beautify your home, and nowhere near as difficult as most people seem to think. Before we get into any real discussion of bulb forcing, there is one point that must... more...

Home » Gardening | By Jude Wright @ Tuesday, 18th March 2008 @ 7:02 PM

You've decided that you wanted vegetable garden, but how do you know if it will grow well in the soil that you have? A successful garden starts with a fertile, well-prepared soil. You should know your soil type, if you need fertilizer, what type of fertilizer you should use, and your soils pH. Soil structure You may think of your garden earth as just dirt. It is actually a mass of mineral particles, living and dead organic matter, air, and water. The size and shape o... more...

Home » Gardening | By MIKE SELVON @ Tuesday, 18th March 2008 @ 6:09 AM

If you want to be sure that the landscape around your home is beautiful and in the best possible condition, then you will want to be sure that you properly take care of the lawn garden portions of your landscape design. It is very important that correct maintenance of the lawn is carried out so that they not only stay attractive but also healthy. In most cases, the lawns are the most expansive and first noticed areas of the overall landscape. Watering the lawn and garden is one of the mos... more...

Home » Gardening | By Shaun Parker @ Sunday, 16th March 2008 @ 12:02 PM

The sail shade is a relatively new type of garden shade that has only recently become a part of a private garden. Typically this type of shade has been utilised by large organisations for places such as schools, park areas and more recently places that are set to house the Olympic Games. They are extremely striking forms of shade that are erected with the intention of being semi-permanent. This means that they are meant to be used or long periods of time unlike other shade structures like the ga... more...

Home » Gardening | By MIKE SELVON @ Sunday, 16th March 2008 @ 2:43 AM

The thought of attempting to keep your lawn and garden free from invasions of weeds without blasting them with noxious chemicals might be a lofty ideal, but probably conjures up visions of sore backs and aching knees. However, kneeling in the garden and snatching weeds by hand is not the only way to avoid using chemicals to kill the unwanted plants. In fact, there are some great ways to accomplish this end by working smarter, not harder. The first big change needed to begin controlling th... more...

Home » Gardening | By Jimmy Cox @ Saturday, 15th March 2008 @ 5:43 PM

Bear one thing in mind when potting orchids: Don't use glazed or painted earthenware pots! Though decorative, they are damaging to plant growth. They keep the compost overwatered and underaired - both fatal to orchids. Otherwise, potting orchids - except for the trick of packing osmunda - is no different from potting azaleas or begonias. Select a clean pot several inches wider than the broadest basal width of a terrestrial orchid. Soak it for a few minutes in tepid water, then drain.... more...

Home » Gardening | By Chris Dailey @ Friday, 14th March 2008 @ 5:36 PM

If you have been gardening for very long, and especially if you are an organic gardener, you know one of the best mulches or soil amendments that you can add to your garden is natural compost. One particularly good kind of compost is created in worm bin where red worms are added to a mixture of bedding and organic waste. One of the best ways to do this is with what is called a composting bin. Here are a few tips on how to use these special bins in order to get top quality compost every time.<... more...

Home » Gardening | By Chris Dailey @ Friday, 14th March 2008 @ 4:56 PM

For those of us that live in the country that have land to actually grow an organic garden on, there is no problem when it comes to having enough light, achieving the necessary temperature, and the proper amount of humidity. If you do live in an urban area there are many alternatives which will allow you to grow organically indoors. There are also options to finding good soil and artificial light. There is even the potential to grow hydroponically, which is the growth of plants without soil. ... more...

Home » Gardening | By Chris Dailey @ Friday, 14th March 2008 @ 4:53 PM

One of the latest crazes that has caught on all over the world, especially in light of global warming and its all of the food contaminations that people have experienced is the hobby of organic gardening. Not even considering the cost of vegetables that you have to pay at the local grocery store, the organic growth of food provides an alternative for those not wishing to pay supermarket prices, and also avoid all of the chemical contaminants that may appear in our daily food regiments. Here ar... more...

Home » Gardening | By Chris Dailey @ Friday, 14th March 2008 @ 4:48 PM

When you think about soil, often we think of the black earth that we dig up when we stick a shovel into the ground. If it is good, it is typically dark and robust with some kind of animal life crawling through it. It may also be very moist and have an almost earthy smell to it with a saline content. Some may be dry, light-colored, the kind that you would see in a dry area near your household or in areas that have not gotten rained for many weeks or months. Whether or not you are working soils... more...

Home » Gardening | By Chris Dailey @ Friday, 14th March 2008 @ 4:43 PM

One of the major costs when delving into the fun filled hobby or profession of organic gardening is the cost of maintaining the proper levels of nutrients in your soil each year that you grow your food. Healthy organic vegetables are a mainstay with many people and those obsessed with good health will often start their very own organic garden. One of the best ways to maintain sizable crops that are full of robust and healthy food is to make sure that you add nutrient filled compost on a regula... more...

Home » Gardening | By Chris Dailey @ Friday, 14th March 2008 @ 4:34 PM

One of the more popular forms of gardening as of late is called container gardening. Its popularity is based upon the fact that you can bring almost any type of vibrant arrangement into your garden, home, deck or patio, bringing life to your surroundings in a very neat and tidy way. By adding different types of flowers including perennials, garden variety plants, or herbs of your choice, container gardening will create an inspirational treat for your family and friends alike. Here are a few w... more...