Archive for March, 2010

Environmentally Friendly Greenhouse Watering Systems

 

Planning a custom watering system for your greenhouse isn’t a simple task. There are so many different types to choose between depending on what you are making preparations to grow. The very first thing to settle on, naturally, is what types of plants you are intending to nurture, because the sort of watering [...]

Methods of Rodale Organic Gardening

 

For those interested in organic farming, it is a great idea to know something about Rodale organic gardening, and how it can help you. This method of gardening specializes in the knowledge of proper organic farming, and provides information and guides to others who are interested in it. A method of gardening which [...]

Quality Birdhouses Have These Requirements For Bird Nesting Success in Your Garden

 

Now is the time to find the perfect birdhouse for the nesting birds that are visiting your garden. Birds and birders alike are looking for the perfect home to raise their young avian broods. The best birdhouse has an unfinished interior, with holes the correct size for each species. Features include recommended finishes, [...]

Why Do We Garden? Reasons and Results

 

I don’t know what it is about a garden that has always drawn humans to them. But they’ve always been very popular, and an important part of peoples’ lives. Most religions feature gardens as the settings for some of the biggest events. According to Christianity, humanity was started in a garden and the [...]

Big and Beautiful In Garden Design – a Look At the Role of Planting Mature Trees and Shrubs

 

Imagine you have commissioned a new build property and want to feel that the garden has been there for 20 years. Perhaps you want to disguise an eye sore in the garden next door or a new development has sprung up within your favourite view. Corporate clients may want to impress their customers [...]

Four Great Flowering Vines

 

Vines can be a great addition to any landscape. They help cover empty vertical space to give your garden an overall beauty from the ground up. Vines can be trained over pergolas or arbors to provide shade. Here are some gorgeous flowering vines that you can add to your backyard. They all tolerate [...]

Tomato Trellis Gardening: Using a Tomato Trellis to Maximize Your Harvest

 

Growing tomatoes is such a popular summertime activity that it could possibly be considered the American pastime, perhaps second only to baseball. Every spring, millions of home gardeners find at least some small space in their yard or garden, or even a spot on their deck or patio, for growing a tomato plant [...]

Landscaping Small Spaces

 

One of the biggest problems you are going to encounter when you are landscaping small spaces if the amount of light available and how well the ground drains. In larger spaces this is much less of a problem because you can always vary the design according to the conditions, moving a particular idea [...]

An Inglenook Might Be Right For You

 

An Inglenook is a cozy chimney corner designed to fit adjacent to the fireplace and most often used as a warming area for a home or pub. The origins of the inglenook began during medieval times when frosty nights would draw a gathering around the chimney corner for relaxation and conversation. Today, the [...]

Early Spring Vegetable Planting – How to Get in the Garden Sooner

 

Vegetable gardeners are always anxious to get out in their gardens as early as possible in the spring. The sooner the temperatures warm up, the sooner you can plant your seeds and seedlings, and thus the earlier and longer harvest you’ll have later in the year. In this article, we’ll discuss a few [...]