Container Gardening For the Patio

When my parents needed to downsize the biggest issue they faced was how to enjoy freshly picked vegetables and fruits from a fenced in concrete patio roughly 20′ x 15′. The problem was easily solved with container gardening in various sized pots. The garden would require at least 4-6 hours of direct sunlight.

Decorative Windmills Can Add a New Look to Your Lawn and Garden

Want a new look to your house, back yard, or garden? Then a decorative garden windmill may be exactly what you are looking for! They come in all kinds of sizes, shapes and colors, and they are a great addition for your lawn and garden.

Tips For the New Organic Gardener

Organic gardening at home is not only a fun hobby, it can be a very rewarding and learning experience that can be done alone or as a family. It is a method of gardening with nature and not against it, along with growing plants that are native to your area. It is an art and a science combined all in one.

Vegetable Rotation – Keep Those Veggies Healthy!

Vegetable rotation, like any crop rotation, is necessary for the health of your garden. If you do not rotate your vegetables the diseases and pests that attack specific crops will build up in the soil and become a problem. It is easy enough to do no matter what size your garden is. It just takes a bit of good vegetable garden planning and a little knowledge about how to group your vegetable plants.

Growing Garlic – A Farmer’s Perspective

Although garlic is one of nature’s most heartiest of vegetables, it is not impervious to nature’s ways. When growing garlic it is best to isolate it in your garden. It’s kind of like playing chess where you need to protect and place your pieces accordingly in case of attack.

Where to Cut Off a Flowering Spike on a Phalaenopsis Orchid

We all want to grow orchids to be able to enjoy their flowering and growing a flowering spike on an orchid is the ultimate goal of successful orchid care. This is why it is so difficult to decide where to cut off the flower spike on our, probably most frequent orchid we take care of at home, Phalaenopsis orchid.

Teaching Your Children to Appreciate Gardening

Children can have a lot of fun with gardening the way adults do. It starts with building their interest in seeing plants grow which will teach them to appreciate nature more. If you want your children to be take interest in gardening, you have to show them yourself how fun it is to be working in the garden.

Cattleya Orchid Problems

Cattleya orchids suffer from some of the same problems as phalaenopsis orchids but the symptoms are usually a little different. Cattleyas also have some problems that don’t bother phalaenopsis so much. Cattleya orchids do get bacterial leaf rot. However, it will look like a soft black spot which will spread very fast. You have to be fast to stop it in Cattleyas. You will need to remove all of the diseased leaves or parts of leaves quickly to halt the progress of the disease.

Benefits of Planting Your Own Herb Garden

Planting your own herb garden is a relaxing and rewarding activity. Here’s a simple guide on how you can get started on planting your own indoor herb garden.

How to Repair a Damaged Tree Bark?

The tough exterior surface of a tree known as the bark protects the tree from being damaged by a number of insects and some environmental factors. Once the bark of the tree is partially or completely removed the tree is more vulnerable to infection and may soon die because of this. Basically the tree will not likely survive once the bark has been compromised significantly.

Herb Garden Plants – How to Use Them in the Best Possible Way

Information on annual, perennial, and biennial herb plants. Also, why culinary, aromatic, and medical herbs are popular and how they are used.

Organic Gardening – About Fertilizer

Organic fertilizers and the benefits it can provide your gardens. Watching the plants grow in your organic garden and not knowing or understanding how to supply them with the nutrients they need to thrive can be a frustrating part of gardening.

Germinating Orchid Seeds

There are several ways to propagate, or reproduce, orchids. If a grower wishes to produce a hybrid, or a new orchid that contains some of the characteristics of two different orchids, the grower will start from seed.

Creating the Perfect Garden For Birds

The perfect garden for birds is not necessarily the perfect garden for humans, but neither are the two mutually exclusive. With only a little bit of effort, you can design a garden that both you and your bird friend will enjoy.