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The whiskey barrel as a planter has been a tried and true method of achieving a prominent display for your garden. The size of these wooden planters makes them perfect for large shrubs or small trees, or even as an herb garden, ideal for outside the kitchen door. Further, these barrels last for years, even decades, before needing to be replaced.

Now I have never been much of a gardener, for many reasons. This was a gift of my Mothers, and she is an amazing gardener. So this year when I bought my new house I really wanted to look into some type of aesthetic gardening for the yard.

Orchids are glorious corporate flowers, whether they are cut flowers or grown in a pot. Maintenance and care of the orchid is critical to growing beautiful and long-lasting elegant blossoms that would grace any office environment or home situation.

Ten ways to repel and control insects naturally while working in your garden or blueberry patch. In the summer you often need protection against insects. Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak of insect-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, malaria, bubonic plague, and West Nile fever. This article covers ways to protect you from insects.

To build a great rock garden careful planning is essential before you begin. You must remember that the aim is to produce a rock garden which will look as natural as possible.

The garden can be a dangerous place if you are careless. Every year thousands of people are injured by garden equipment, particularly power tools. Fortunately, most of the injuries are avoidable if you take necessary precautions when using the equipment. Always take sensible steps to protect yourself when gardening. Wear thick gloves when handling rough materials and protect your eyes with goggles when pruning or working with twiggy stems. Move around a plant to prune it rather than stretching to your furthest reach. Use a steady ladder if you are cutting a hedge or climber over shoulder height.

Stay one step ahead of the pests by sowing and planting at appropriate times and putting up traps and barriers. Protecting plants with suitable netting is probably the only solution to prevent damage caused by mammals such as rabbits. Isolated attacks of snails and caterpillars can be picked off by hand and destroyed, while small colonies of aphids can be rubbed out between finger and thumb. Similarly, isolated disease symptoms can be pruned out and the affected material out in the dustbin or burned. Do not put any material that looks as if it has been attacked by disease in the compost bin, as this may spread the disease to other plants in the garden.

Most accidents occur either when the blades are being unblocked, or when the equipment is being used without the correct safety guards in place. Always wear eye protection and strong gloves. If you are using a shredder for a long period of time, wear ear defenders too. Never put your hand in inlets or outlets and only try to shred materials recommended by the manufacturer. If you are dealing with chemicals make sure you follow all of the manufacturer’s instructions, including using protective equipment or clothing, such as water proof gloves when handling concentrates, and washing your hands and the equipment thoroughly after spraying.

The opinions are split on mint, some people find it to be very easy to grow, while others find it challenging. Both opinions are based on the fact that it grows quickly and can survive in poor soil better than most other perennials. For the gardener who doesn’t want to put much time into growing herbs, this makes it easy. However because of its quick and easy growth, it can take over a garden if it is not dealt with properly. For a beginning gardener, the best advice on how to grow your own mint is to keep it in its own pot. This controls the spread of the herb, and keeping fertilizer to a minimum will help to keep it under control.

Gardens in the traditional Japanese style are being built every where in the western culture today. You can find them in suburban neighborhoods, city parks and on roof tops of high rise apartment buildings in the bigger cities. These gardens are beautiful and tranquil and give the visitor a sense of inner peace, that is one of the reasons that they are so popular.

There are several major categories of tomato growing problems to consider – tomato diseases, environmental problems and harvest timing issues. All of these potential problems can be easily avoided if you follow the simple tips in this article.

When living in a desert you have to be constantly aware of conserving water. Desert soils alkaline nature it does not hold water ling enough to be able to sustain plant life. Desert gardening also requires that you have a very good drainage system.