Archive for March, 2009
Using The Perfect Earth For Growing Particular Plants
One of the fundamentals of gardening is the earth; if you can create perfect growing conditions for your plants, they will reward you with abundant flowers and healthy foliage.
In general, there are four different types of earth, clay, sand, silt and chalk, each brings their own challenges.
Chalky earth is the hardest because it [...]
Indoor Plants To Cut Down Toxins And Clean The Air
Do you love breathing polluted air? Is the air present in your home pure and safe?
Do you know that you can develop lung cancer by inhaling polluted and poisonous air?
If you are living with a small kid or toddler, inhaling polluted air can be very hazardous to the health of the small [...]
Spring Pruning Time Has Arrived, Here Are Some Tips
If you live in a milder climate, your growing season can be greatly extended.
Even so the two most important times of year to prune plants is the fall and during spring.
During the winter months, perennials in particular will be an obvious candidate for tidying weathered leaves and cutting off dead flower heads.
The [...]
Gardening From A Wheelchair
With a bit of forward thinking and some careful planning, wheelchair users can enjoy their favorite pastime just as much as able bodied gardeners.
For those with limited mobility similar information would also apply.
Raised beds are a great way of making a garden more accessible and they can be built without incurring a [...]
How To Care For Wildflower Gardening?
Wildflower gardening is a great way to do your gardening simply because it’s much easier than other forms of gardening.
The reason most people hate gardening is maintenance, a healthy garden is very hard to maintain and this means a lot of work as you manage the garden everyday and ensure that [...]
Growing Exotic Boat Orchids Or Cymbidiums
Growing boat orchids or cymbidiums is becoming increasingly popular.
Be aware that they will very quickly need to be potted on to a bigger container as they are a very vigorous species.
The pseudo bulbs that the cymbidium produces can be divided in the spring to make more plants.
Ideally, specialist orchid compost [...]
Many People Turning To Growing Their Own To Save Money
More and more people are choosing to the good life of home grown produce and the enjoyment of tastier varieties of fruit and vegetables.
A survey carried out by the Royal Horticultural Society has shown that many people are prepared to go into fruit production in an effort to save money.
With over 66 per [...]
Tips To Make Patio Green
Think patio and you start thinking of how you can make your patio attractive and nice to look at or sit on it; the color theme and the type of garden furniture you are going to put in it and the combination of fabric that you are going to use and [...]
Growing Organic Vegetables In The Garden
Most of us realize by now that ordinary cultivation methods used in the gardening industry today lead to the pollution of the soil, water as well as our metabolism.
Nowadays more and more people understand the necessity to change this trend of using chemical fertilizers, and are looking towards organic gardening.
This method [...]
Gardeners Want Organic Products, But Lack Basic Knowledge
A large percentage of garden product consumers admitted they would prefer to use organic products if these could guarantee the same effectiveness as the traditional chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
But what exactly do we mean by organic gardening?
These are products deriving from natural elements with no added chemicals.
Consumers are not too [...]
