Category Garden Ideas

When most people picture a vegetable garden, they imagine a spot that bakes in the sun all day. For some vegetables, such […]

Inspired by the natural world around him, English stonemason Johnny Clasper creates mesmerizing hand-built walls, mosaics and sculptural landscapes that transform stone […]

June Gardening Tips Early June is a great time to finish planting gardens, containers and hanging baskets and then spend time relaxing […]

Lawn Watering Tips Proper Tips for Watering and Maintaining Healthy Grass A healthy lawn is definitely a pleasing site for most people […]

If you want to build a construction to store your plants during the cold winters or to grow your own vegetables, we […]

How to Grow Yellow Watermelon Nothing beats the taste of a delicious, sweet, homegrown watermelon during the hot summer months. Gardeners have […]

Container gardening is so similar and yet so different from growing in ground that it deserves its own spot in the sun. […]

Freesia Planting Guide Freesia flowers are “zygomorphic” which just means that they grow along one side of the stem, in a single […]

Having a swimming pool in your backyard is a real blessing, but before you start building a pool, there are a few […]

I don’t like the idea of adding chemicals to our environment, whenever it can be helped. And let’s be honest… If you […]

“You can never have too many tomato plants, but what happens when you run out of room in the garden. Tomatoes are […]

What to Grow in the Shade Garden An abundance of large trees and shady areas in your yard can be a challenge […]

Most flowers are made to smell delightful — all the better to lure in pollinators, such as bees. The pollinators then get […]

Vertical gardening can greatly improve your crop production. Keeping vegetable plants off the soil will help prevent soil-borne diseases, and may limit […]

How to Grow Peas Whether you grow English peas for shelling, or edible-podded snow and snap peas, there’s nothing like the taste […]

For the most part, the areas where home gardeners plant the citrus trees are the same areas where citrus is grown commercially. […]

First time gardeners out there, here are seven things you should know before you jump in and get your hands too dirty. […]

DIY Covered Greenhouse Garden Learn how to make your own covered greenhouse garden. Use this simple idea to help out your plants. Materials: […]

Straw bale gardening is the answer to any organic gardener’s prayers. If your soil is so poor that amending, or enhancing, it […]

Globe artichokes are one of the most exotic looking of all the vegetables You can grow Globe artichokes in your typical northern […]

Growing Plants Vertically Vertical Growing Using vertical space frees the ground space for other crops. Examples of vegetables that grow well vertically […]

How to grow  Yellow Pear Tomatoes Possibly the most popular yellow heirloom variety of tomato, the Yellow Pear gets its name from its […]

Lemon balm is a perennial herb that grows best in cool weather. Common names: Lemon Balm, Sweet Balm, Common Balm, Sweet Mary, Balm, […]

Cowpeas, also called Black Eyed Peas, are a favorite southern bean. Although the young leaves are edible, most gardeners grow them for […]

Peppers are a tender, warm-season crop. They resist most pests and offer something for everyone: spicy, sweet or hot, and a variety […]

The best way to ensure that a plant grows to its maximum potential is to give it want it needs. In the […]

When it comes to patio materials, patios are made of pretty much one of six basic materials. It’s what you do with these materials […]

Vertical gardening—also called intensive gardening—is not a new idea, but it has gained momentum in recent years with a lengthening list of […]

The indoor Cyclamen otherwise known as the Florist’s Cyclamen is truly a special looking houseplant, the flowers are not only striking, pretty […]

Landscaping is a good mix of being creative and practical. When you follow proper design principles then you will get something that […]