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Compost Bins - Make Your Own
Unfortunately not everyone is a gardener and not everyone appreciates a compost pile in the back yard. When it grows to the three or four piles that the typical fast composter likes, the problem grows. Besides, not every hardened gardener wants three or four piles in the back yard. The solution is s
How to Build a Open-Air Arbor
An open-air arbor is a great structure for a garden because it provides shelter while also blending in with the scenery. Arbors are made with four posts that hold up a lattice-style roof. The lattice is made with a series of joists and roof slats, which will allow climbing vines and plants to twist
Plant Nutrition in Mediterranean Climate Gardens - The Importance of Feeding in the Spring
Spring is the ideal time for feeding garden plants as this is the primary season for plant growth and development. No more is this the case than in Mediterranean and similarly dry climates, where the hot, arid summer causes many plants to enter into a mini-dormancy, where growth is minimal or ceases
How Often Should You Water an Impatiens Hanging Basket?
Impatiens, or Impatiens walleriana, are annuals that grow and flower all summer long, and die back in the fall. Popular as bedding plants, they also do well in both hanging and standing pots and planters. Impatiens require specific soil, sunshine and water conditions.
How to Calculate Potting Mix Needs
Potting soil, even enriched mixes, contain little in the way of nutrients. Even if the soil you used in your container garden last year looks good, it probably can't provide what your new annuals need to make it through the season. Buying or making fresh potting mix is the best choice for your plant
Growing Your Best Beans
If you're running a little late this year for planning or planting your vegetable garden, don't worry.Even late May or early June isn't too late to plant beans.In this article, we'll tell you everything you need to know to raise a bumper crop of beans.
Main Types of Hydroponic Systems
A few centuries ago, the only way you could grow a plant without a soilless base was to suspend it over a pool of water mixed with nutrients, that would act as the feeding grounds replacing the earth's diet. Nowadays, we have wick systems, ebb and flows, drips, aeroponics, the nutrient film tec
Let Your Roses Reach for the Sky!
One of the amazing things about roses is that they can be trained to grow like vines, so that with proper support they can cover a trellis, pergola or even a whole wall! This article reviews the joys and challenges of climber roses.
How to Remove a Pine From a Walkway
Removing a pine tree in a rural area presents higher risks and requires greater control of where the tree falls. Before removing a pine tree from a walkway, you'll need to determine the locations of nearby power lines, structures and vehicles. Additionally, you'll need to mark off the anticipated ar
Plants And Your Soil.
The purpose of your soil in your garden is growing plants. You might wish to be utterly predictable, with turf grasses forming a central lawn which is edged with borders and spotted with flower beds. ...
Garden Arbor & Pergola Designs
Arbors and pergolas are great elements to incorporate into a garden. Not only do they contribute to the overall design of the landscape, but they can also serve many utilitarian purposes as well. In t
Why Buy Perennials Online andIs It Safe To Buy Perennials Online?
A great many garden and nursery companies, now have websites, but is it really practical or safe to buy perennials online? Busy gardenersdon't have the time to wander around garden centres and nurseries for hours at a time, so it is obviously much more convenient for them to buy their plants fr
List of Greenhouse Supplies - What Your Greenhouse Requires
A wide range of supplies are available for the modern greenhouse. This article discusses the essentials and the not so essential.
An Appetizing Menu of Picnic Tables
Changing lifestyles and increased demands have prompted an evolution in picnic tables. Beyond the traditional rectangular, the choices today era virtually limitless. Allpicnictables.com has an awesome
How to Climb a Tree - Great Technique Tips For Fun and Fitness
Unless you are a tree cutter or tree surgeon, chances are that you don't climb trees all that regularly any more. There was a time for most of us when climbing trees was considered one ...
Turning Trendy into Timeless
When it comes to home décor, nothing loses its luster faster than trendy modern furniture [http://houseandhinge.com/gardens/rising-costs-of-import-furniture.html]. We are always excited to bring home a trendy new home item, but all too often these items end ...
Best Outdoor Planters
Any establishment would look seemingly pleasant when plants are used as decorative ornaments.
How to Fertilize a Ligustrum Tree
Ligustrum trees are evergreen trees that can grow up to 35 feet tall and 35 feet wide. Although there are 50 different species of ligustrum trees, you can expect to find dark green and glossy leaves. Ligustrum trees are commonly used in landscapes, and if you have one on your property it is importan
Indoor Fruit Trees - Three New Varieties Now Available
Do you know how easy it is to grow your very own citrus fruit indoors? And now, indoor fruit trees have gone beyond lemons, limes, and oranges. Let's take a look at three new varieties now available.