How to Make Calendula Salve

What greater way to enjoy the enchantment of your garden than by gazing at your roses? Growing a rose garden doesn’t have to be a chore. You should choose proper kinds of roses to get along with the growing conditions of your garden and then you’re half way there into having the greatest rose garden ever.

Pruning roses may seem cruel, but it is essential to keep the plant healthy as it allows air and light to penetrate deep into the middle of the bush. It also helps the plant for new growth. Needless to say, if you are serious in caring for roses in your garden, pruning is a necessary activity.

The gorgeous Gardenia is one of my favourite scented flowers. Their scent is relatively strong and several in a vase placed in a small room will distribute the loveliest of fragrances. They do best in a tropical to sub tropical climate. Their favored position is one that is sheltered from the midday heat of the sun.

An organic vegetable garden is easily within the grasp of any green fingered wannabe. It is widely accepted that vegetables are good for your health and as such should form part of our everyday eating habits. Organically produced vegetables (grown naturally without the use of pesticides and with only natural fertilizer) are even healthier still. However, buying organically grown vegetables can cost more. Therefore the solution to this dilemma of course is for you to start an organic garden of your own. It is very easy to do and can be fun for both you and the kids.

Clean pond water not only looks nice, but your fish appreciate it too. Water gardens take a lot of hard work. Using pond products and maintaining them constantly, ponds will have a long life. It is well worth the time and effort it takes to keep a pond looking its best.

Due to the improvements in technology of light emitting diodes or LED’s, they can easily be designed to re-produce particular spectrum’s of light. Why is this important you ask? It is important because plants don’t use the full spectrum of light offered by the sun.

If you are planning to build a pergola you want the design to be in strait harmony with your garden. So how do you choose the perfect pergola design to suit your garden? Consider the following regarding the several pergola designs.

Growing irises is one of the most popular flowers to grow in the U.S. and worldwide. Learn how to grow them organically in this in depth article.

Wild birds are a wonderful addition to any garden. One of the best ways to attract them is to use a bird feeder and ensure there is a steady supply of nuts, seeds and suet for them to eat throughout the year. Bird feeders are cheap to buy and there are different designs to hold different types of wild bird food.

Planting roses for your garden can be easy and enjoyable. This article will touch on some of the major points to planting roses. With just a little attention to a few important aspects you can have a beautiful rose garden for your home.

Blue herons have become a real problem for eating koi and other fish in backyard watergarden ponds. Learn more about this predator and how to protect your koi.

As a kid I thought worms were yucky. I thought they were only used as bait for fishing. As an adult I learned they are used to compost waste. They eat the waste and then produce excrement which is called worm castings. Worm castings are the best fertilizer available for my plants and is called “black gold.”