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  • Fall Bulbs for Spring Blooms  By : Colin Clifford
    Fall bulbs are, naturally, planted in the fall and flower in the spring. Many believe that they should be planted in the early spring, believing that the winter frosts can harm them. In fact nothing could be farther from the truth.
  • Why People Like Artificial Plants - Beautiful Plants  By : Ivan Cuxeva Jr
    What can be done with artificial plants is just a matter of seeing it for yourself. Who knew that manipulating plastic could even turn out to look that beautiful?
  • Fall Gardening - A Quieter Time In The Garden?  By : John McGuire
    Fall gardening doesn't have to be the quietest time in the gardeners calender. This article outlines just some of the activities that you can be keeping busy with in your garden this fall. These include growing vegetable in the fall, planting your spring bulbs and maintaining your lawns.
  • Create a Haven for Butterflies  By : Colin Clifford
    Whatever the reason most people enjoy seeing butterflies in their gardens and would welcome more.The good news is that it is not that difficult to add the essential ingredients that attract lots of these beautiful creatures, and keep them happy once they have turned up.
  • I Couldn't Grow My Own Herbs  By : John McGuire
    A brief overview of herb gardening explaining that these hardy and versatile plants are easy to grow, decorative and fragrant, and have a wide range of uses including in cookery and medicine.
  • Grow Your Own Garden Fruit Trees for Real fruit  By : Colin Clifford
    When visiting a supermarket have you never wished you had a few garden fruit trees? Have you ever noticed how purchased fruit these days is bit inconsistent in quality? Sometimes it will be fine, but mostly is tasteless, too hard or too soft. The pears are rock hard, you can push your fingers through the plums, and the peaches start growing mould before they are soft enough to eat.
  • Is Your Lawn a Lawn Junkie?  By : James Harris
    Lush, green weed free lawns - they are the dream of every homeowner in America, but the price we pay for those luscious grass carpets may be more than the dollars spent on fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides not to mention the hours spent on mowing and trimming. The price may be your health and the health of our children and pets.
  • Organic Plant Food--A Healthier Choice  By : Isabella Samovsky
    Indoor gardening is becoming a popular activity worldwide. Indoor plants not only detoxify the air, but also provide a charming and decorative addition to any home or apartment. Learn which house plants clean the air, how to grow herbs easily and which natural plant food will help stimulate the soil, germinate the seeds and eliminate the need for toxic chemicals.
  • Floribunda Roses  By : Colin Clifford
    Floribunda roses were created in 1909, the first polyantha/hybrid tea cross, "Gruss an Aachen" latin for "many flowering"
  • Exotic Flowers: Luxurious and Impressive for Your Home and Garden Decor  By : Smith Chen
    Draecena (otherwise known as the dragon’s tree) is an exotic flower that neither requires regular watering, nor does it need much light at all. It’s a symbol of power and prosperity. These flowers may live up to one thousand years.
  • Garden Hygiene  By : Colin Clifford
    The maxim "prevention is better than cure" applies particularly to gardens Increasingly gardeners are turning away from the chemical control of problems recognising that to rely on chemicals,EG. pesticides and fungicides can create more problems that they cure.Helpful predators may be eradicated along with the pests leading to an even worse problem.
  • A Pot of Pastel Colours for Summer  By : Colin Clifford
    Buck the trend for hot sizzling summer colours and opt for cool pastels instead. Osteospermum There are lots of little osteospermums in garden centres and nurseries in the summer months of May June and heaps of colour choice.I like them because they flower well into autumn and if we have a mild winter they should survive.
  • Pruning Roses  By : Colin Clifford
    Roses seem to grow and produce flowers for only a few years before becoming exhausted and starting to develop flowers down the lower part of the stem.Pruning is therefore needed to prvent the plant becoming a tangled mass of dying and living wood with inferior blooms.
  • Lawn Care - What's the Best Length  By : Carol Stack
    The grass grows faster when it is short and slows down as it gets longer. So since the length increases at a higher rate at first and then decreases as the blade grows to be a couple of inches or more, remember this: The longer the blade, the slower the growth.
  • Making Short Work of Slugs and Snails  By : Andrea Flint
    Most gardeners have a passionate dislike for slugs and snails on account of the devastation they can wreak to young plants. Find out the various methods you can use to control them, from midnight slug hunts to all out warfare.
  • All About Basil  By : Andrea Flint
    Basil is one of the most popular herbs in use today. This article gives information on where and how it's used, and how to grow and preserve it.
  • 5 Reasons To Grow Your Own Fruit And Vegetables  By : Andrea Flint
    More and more people are returning to the old tradition of growing their own produce, ranging from as little as a small herb patch right up to full self-sufficiency producing all their own fruit and vegetables. Why is it becoming popular again, and why should you start your own food garden?
  • Mulch: The Natural Way to Control Garden Weeds  By : Cindy Dykstra
    Mulching is the recommended way to not only control weeds but retain precious moisture and protect root systems from extreme temperatures. There are many different types and ways to apply mulch. Some of them can be very costly. I've found a better way to control weeds naturally and inexpensively.
  • The Amazing Flowers Of Camellia Japonica And Camellia Sasanqua  By : Patrick Malcolm
    Description of the beautiful Camellia and Sasanqua plants that can decorate your yard.
  • Garden Tips On Buying The Best, Cold Hardy Flower Bulbs For Outdoor Planting  By : Patrick Malcolm
    Tips on buying the best and most cold hardy flower bulbs for outdoor planting.
  • Windmill Palm Trees, Tropical Accent Plants, Cold Hardy for Northern United States and Canada  By : Patrick Malcolm
    An article detailing the wonderful cold hardy Windmill Palm, which can even be grown in Canada.
  • Delightful Dahlias For Every Gardener  By : Debbie Van Bourgondien
    One of the best reasons of all to grow dahlias is their flowering time. They begin to bloom usually in late July and continue unabated until frost, a time when many other perennials are finished blooming and there's not much else going on in the garden. Follow these important guidelines for perfect dahlias every time.

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