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With so many tools on the market these days, you may be wondering which ones you should buy: spade, garden hoe, pitchfork, garden fork, garden rake and plows and so many more. You don’t need spend much more than one hundred dollars to get you started in your gardening project.

Check out these 4 easy-to-follow tips for organic gardening success. Even if you are just a beginning gardener.

A lifeless home needs to be given much attention because no one would want to stay in a home that makes everything uninteresting and boring. A lovely and colorful environment creates a positive aura and sets the mood on whoever stays in that place.

Most people recognise that ‘going green’ and trying to lessen our impact on the natural environment has many benefits, but there are still some misconceptions about what exactly is involved in eco friendly gardening. Does it require more work and expense than ordinary gardening? Will you have to abandon your favourite flowers or watch helplessly as slugs and aphids invade your vegetable patch? The answer to all these questions is, No!

Since there are a variety of uses for compost, you will find that people with assorted hobbies and occupations taking advantage of this eco-friendly resource. A home owner can utilize a compost bin or pile to decrease the amount of trash they are discarding.

Cottage Gardens are one of the best known English gardens. Their rambling and natural looking nature allows for an explosion of colour to be enjoyed, with fragrances and aromas as much a part of the garden as the vibrant petal themselves.

The most common place for a composting tumbler or bin is in close proximity to your garden or kitchen. Ideally, you would like it in a convenient location to make it effortless and second nature to bring your kitchen scraps or garden excess to the composter.

A lovely way of enjoying bulbs in your home is by forcing them, allowing you to add flowers and fragrance to your rooms even in the depth of the winter. Forcing bulbs is easily done, only takes a few short minutes to set up, and after planting all you need do is continue to keep water levels topped up to ensure that the plants thrive in their new setting. However, after the flowers have faded there’s no reason to get rid of your bulbs as, with the correct care and attention, they will happily bud again year after year.

Composting can be challenging for people who live in apartments or small homes in tight neighborhoods. A compost bin or pile can put out offensive odors and invite rodents or other pets, so it usually isn’t a good idea to have them close to your living quarters. A small back porch compost tumbler may be the best answer for those living under these conditions.

There are two main ways of doing orchid propagation, and these are vegetative propagation using parts of a parent plant, and generative propagation that makes use of seed. In vegetative propagation, the resulting offspring is a replica of the original plant, since you are using the removed part to grow a new plant. Whereas, in generative propagation using seed, there is the possibility of growing a new cultivar, and it is exciting to find out what the new plant will look like.

Starting to get antsy with the weather starting to warm up. Here in the Northwest, spring comes early, but then the on again-off again coat-wearing weather can last until June.

Just because the temperatures have dropped for the wintertime and deciduous trees, roses, shrubs and plants are dormant, does not mean you cannot enjoy your favorite plants, fruits and vegetables. As a recent article in a local newspaper points out, there is a renewed interest for indoor houseplants in the winter. It points out the benefits of having house plants such as the calming effect as they add to the decor of your home.