Composting Dos and Donts

So long as they have a high surface to volume ratio, most plant materials from your garden will work beautifully in your compost pile. However, you want to use common sense when adding larger items like sequoia branches

Lighting Tips For Orchid Care

There are many would-be orchid growers around who would love to start growing orchids but are put off by their reputation as difficult to care for. Orchids are quite resilient plants but there are a few techniques on orc

Orchid Care - Difficult Choices

Orchid growers come across many difficult choices when caring for their orchids. Perhaps one of the most difficult is deciding on how much to water the orchid. This is probably the most common mistake novices make.It is

Growing Orchids in a Hydroponic Garden

How long have you been growing orchids for? If you are anything like me you would have fallen in love with growing orchids. But have you ever considered setting up your own hydroponic garden? Well, you may be surprised t

Producing A Peaceful Haven With Landscape Lighting

Landscape lighting is normally utilitarian, but it is meant to merge naturally into the environment, it is the light and not the fixture, that ought to be the star. A successful lighting system is in the end a matter of

The Modern Soft Yellow Banana Evolved From The Cooking Banana As The Number One Fruit In The World

The early Spanish explorers introduced banana plants into America from Spain as a hardcore, large cooking banana, known as a Plantain banana. The amazing yellow fresh eating banana, that we know today sold by supermarke

Home Landscape Lighting

Have you ever been downtown at night, maybe attending a concert or sporting event and were impressed with the lighting along a park walk or on a fancy office building? Most of us, at one time or another, have experience

Windmill Palm Trees, Tropical Accent Plants, Cold Hardy for Northern United States and Canada

The Cold Hardy Windmill Fan Palm tree originated on the island of Chusan off the east coast of China, and the Windmill palm tree is often called the Chinese or Chusan Fan Palm. Robert Fortune smuggled Windmill palm plant

10 Steps to Garden Prep Success

With Spring Cleaning out of the way (yay!) many people are making the natural transition from cleaning dirt, to getting dirty, you know who you are - the ever tireless, gardener.It was long ago when nature made its seaml

Planning for Low Voltage Garden Lighting

With recent quality improvements in low voltage outdoor lighting system components it is now easier than ever to set up your own garden or walkway lighting system. With the right components and setup you can save by doi

Basic Care for a Juniper Bonsai

Growing bonsai trees is an ancient art that is becoming increasingly more popular. Research shows that plants benefit our mood and attitude. Introducing bonsai plants into your life will bring these benefits along with r

Natural Landscaping

Looking for a great way to improve the look of your yard and become a little more eco-friendly in the process? There is a new and popular movement in landscaping that is known as Natural Landscaping. Natural landscaping

Putting Together Your Landscaping Ideas

Sometimes it can be hard to come up with ideas, especially if youre not the creative type? But, dont let that stop you from your search for the perfect garden. Finding the best landscaping ideas is one of the easiest thi

Creating a Memorial Garden in Memory of a Loved One

The healing force of nature can help release feelings of grief by creating a garden of memory as a living tribute to your lost loved one. Many people seek refuge in gardening in times of sorrow. For some, this simple act

How To Build A Gazebo - Setting The Base For Your New Gazebo

You have finally decided to add that gazebo you have always been wanting to your backyard. You have done your research, decided what type and style you want, now all you need to do is to learn how to build a gazebo.It i

Shade Trees, Flowering Trees, And Evergreen Trees For Landscape Specimen Growing

Shade trees do not all necessarily shed their leaves in the fall (deciduous), but some shade trees are evergreen, and others can be classified as flowering trees. The fact that shade trees can cool temperatures in the su

Garden Tips On Buying The Best, Cold Hardy Flower Bulbs For Outdoor Planting

Buying flower bulbs to plant and grow is an exciting experience that begins in the fall and continues through the spring. Dutch flowering bulbs are usually delivered to American ports by the month of September for fall p

Garden Tiller Maintenance - Its That Time Of Year Again

Well it is that time of year again and you are getting ready to plant your garden. As you dig your garden tiller out of the corner of the garage you notice it is full of cobwebs. Looks like you will have to perform some

Rare And Exotic Garden Perennials For Landscape Planting

The term, perennial plant, means simply that the plant returns following severe freezes, to grow again the next year. Trees are cold hardy tested perennials by nature, some trees that are evergreens and do not go dormant

Rules and Traditions of a Japanese Garden

The style of garden generally referred to as a Japanese Garden is a garden based on the traditional Japanese style gardens of ancient Japan. Tracing its origins back to the Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, Japanese