October Gardening: October Garden Tasks in Your Region
October Gardening is entirely dependent on the weather. If there’s an Indian Summer, there is no better time of year to be […]
Gardening and Lawn Tips: Weed Control Techniques
Importance of Weed Control The appeal of toxic herbicides is powerful when you’re faced with a garden rapidly dominated by fast-growing weeds. […]
Bougainvillea Pruning Techniques
Bougainvillea Pruning Techniques Bougainvillea is a tropical vine with beautiful flowers and evergreen leaves. With a bit of pruning, bougainvillea can be […]
How to Kill Poison Ivy
The first step to getting rid of poison ivy is to identify it. Poison ivy is a green (or various shades of […]
How To Plant Hanging Baskets and Containers
Hanging baskets, containers and flower pouches add a whole new dimension to gardening, helping to utilise all the available space. With hanging […]
How to: Planting Tomatoes
Planting Tomatoes Tomatoes need at least six to eight hours of sun a day to produce well. Full sun is best, especially […]
DIY – Easy Cedar Wall Planter
This simple cedar wall planter is great for herbs or spring flowers. TOOLS Pocket Hole Jig Drill Miter Saw Tape Measure Pencil […]
Fast-Climbing Vines for Your Garden
These fast-climbing vines can hide unwelcome features, cover bare walls and fences, and lend an air of wildness to even the most […]
Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Garden
Long before there was the social media phenomenon called “Twitter,” there were avian wonders called hummingbirds, who chase each other through the […]
Growing Eggplants: Useful Tips
Eggplants are a staple crop in many gardens, but growing eggplants isn’t always easy. Members of the tomato family, they’re subject to […]
22 Pepper Growing Success Tips
Planning to grow peppers this season? Great! Peppers are chock-full of good flavor and nutrition. Here’s a 22 Pepper Growing Success Tips […]
April Gardening Guide: April Garden Tasks in Your Region
This is the time when days grow longer and warmer, so it is a busy month in the garden for both plants […]
Herbs in Pots
Herbs in Pots An herb garden is a wonderful thing. Having a potted herb garden that you can harvest year round is […]
Compost – a Recipe for Success!
The first week of May (2nd-8th) is International Composting Awareness week. So I thought I’d give you my recipe for compost and […]
Shade Gardening Tips
Shade Gardening Tips Tips on how to cultivate a shade garden. If your yard is full of large shade trees, it’s already […]
A Frame Structures in the Vegetable Garden
A Frame Structures in the Vegetable Garden If you aren’t familiar with an A-frame structure, it’s simply the same design as a […]
5 Beneficial Garden Insects and How to Attract Them
There is nothing like the sight of chewed leaves or a gnawed stem to instal panic in a gardener, triggering them to […]
Rust Disease – What to Do About It
Rust is a fungal disease that attacks many vegetable and fruit crops and ornamental plants as well. Rust fungal spores are commonly […]
Mulch Buying Guide – Learn About Types of Mulch
Mulch helps prevent weeds and retain moisture in your garden. Learn about different organic and inorganic types of mulch and how they […]
March Gardening Guide: March Garden Tasks in Your Region
March is a guessing game in the garden. Will it warm up soon? Will it stay warm? Will the rains start/stop? About […]
Pear Tree Pruning
Pear Tree Pruning Pear trees are best pruned in winter when they are dormant. There are several varieties of pear trees and […]
Basis Of Organic Farming
Basis Of Organic Farming In recent 10 to 15 years world has seen a great change in almost every walk of life […]
15 Deer Resistant Plants
John Van Etten, former grounds superintendent at the Mohonk Mountain House in upstate New York, recommends 15 Deer Resistant Plants; your experience, […]
Gardening Tips for Beginners
New to gardening? Here are fresh gardening tips for you: 1: Start small The surest way to become frustrated with gardening is […]
Starting a Rock Garden
HOW TO START A ROCK GARDEN Rock Gardens It is probably best to avoid the word rockery, for this is apt to encompass […]
Tips for Making a Raised-Bed Garden
Raised-bed garden is popular because it’s relatively easy to build, plant, weed, and maintain. Since the soil can drain sooner and warm up […]
10 Plants You Can Re-Grow From Vegetable Scraps
It’s time to stop throwing fruit and vegetable scraps in the garbage. Use them instead to re-grow the plants for a second […]
Pruning a Tree and Garden Shrubs
Best Time for Pruning a Tree and Garden Shrubs In general, you should prune when plants are in their dormant or resting […]
Planting Seeds
Planting Seeds Have you ever planted seeds that didn’t sprout? Or seeds that sprouted and then died? There are several reasons why […]
What Is An Heirloom Plant?
There’s nothing better than buying some fresh tomatoes from the grocers and mixing up a batch of your famous homemade salsa — […]