Basic Plans You Must Consider Before You Start a Home Vegetable Garden

The modern home garden area has become very popular and can be a retreat that blends in with the rest of its surroundings. While the sun is important, so is your convenience.

Growing Roses From Cuttings – FAQ

Growing new roses from cuttings may sound challenging, and it is. However, not only can it be done by rose growers at every skill level, it’s extremely rewarding. You might even be surprised at how well mere stalks can do when chosen carefully as long as you have armed yourself with a basic understanding of the process.

How to Prepare Your Garden For Winter

Water gardens are wonderful additions to your home. It is like having a natural ecosystem at your own yard. But on the other hand, they need a watchful eye during the winter season or unless you want it to freeze over. Here are tips for winter care to keep your plants and fish alive and healthy during the cold winter months.

Growing Melons at Home

I must admit melons don’t do much for me – but many people do love them and they are amongst those really prized for growing in the home food garden. They have been around for thousands of years and were well known to the ancient Romans among others.

Try Growing Passionfruit

Originating in the Amazon region of South America, passionfruit has rather beautiful starry shaped flowers and are vigorous, even aggressive, growers with hungry feeding requirements. They are also relatively short-lived, about 5 years.

Putting Up With Problems Growing Tomatoes – Grasp Something Regarding Tomato Plant Pests

There comes a time when your tomato growing experience starts to turn sour as the pest problems start to show up. Read about some common problems and what you can do about it.

How to Plant Red Potatoes

Potatoes are a type of vegetable that grows underneath the ground. Not a root crop however, potatoes are actually a storage system known as tubers. Tubers grow best when the soil temperature is between 60 and 70 degrees Farenheit–and they won’t form if the soil temperature goes above 80–so potatoes are considered to be a cool season crop.

Growing Tulips For Garden Delight

Where I live growing tulips is a real challenge as the weather is really too warm – but I still try and have middling success. However, if your climate is suitable, then growing tulips is not only easy, but a great addition to any garden – for color, texture and shape. Requirements Tulip bulbs require 10-12 weeks (minimum) of really cold or freezing soil in order to set the buds.

Caring For Roses in Winter

In spring most gardeners prune, water, spray, weed and fertilize properly therefore winter is a much easier time on roses. If you were growing roses for cuttings, growing miniature roses, transplanting roses or simply enjoying your first year of rose gardening there are a few things to remember in winter.

Proper Rose Planting Techniques

When transplanting roses, growing climbing roses, growing miniature roses, a rose tree garden or simply caring for roses already planted, there are a few things about rose planting that need to be considered as a requirement. If you are planting rose trees also called standard roses, for the first year it is in your possession it will need to be staked. The stake you choose should be an average of 2 feet longer than the trunk of the tree.

Colourful Summer Garden Flowers

You may wish to make a few enquiries before planning your Summer garden. Some plants like a lot of sun while some will get killed by it. Depending on where you live, then the amount of sun that gets to your Summer garden may vary widely. You can also create micro-climate zones in your garden. Under a large tree would be great for plants that enjoy shade, while an elevated rock bed would make a great home for succulents or cacti.

Five More Shade Loving Perennials

Perennials are wonderful and grow in a wide variety of environments. Many of them grow in full or partially shaded areas, and here are five more very popular varieties.

Rain Garden Buildup and Maintenance Scheme

The continuously growing problem in the environment is definitely one of the most destructive concerns that have detrimental effects on the world as a whole. There are innumerable alternatives created in order to remedy this pressing concern to put an end to the dilemmas that has been bombarding the planet. Rain garden creation and subsequently its maintenance is definitely a prominent way of helping in the preservation of nature even in your own home.

Reasons Why to Beautify Your Garden

When most people think about starting a garden, they do it more for a hobby instead of a profession. The reasons for starting this garden could be anywhere from having something to do/take care of, to having a place to relax on a nice day, to getting all the health benefits from a fruit and vegetable garden. So, since this is a hobby and a place to find peace and quiet why not make it look beautiful.