Gardening, whether it's growing food to eat or flowers for the beauty they provide, is a lot of hard work. Why not install a few accents to showcase your efforts while adding your own personal touch? Garden or Patio Furniture Furniture is a useful accent. Garden furniture, … [Read more...]
Create a Working Garden Plan
When redesigning a garden layout, it is often useful to have a good plan to work from. The benefit of creating a garden plan is that you can discuss the layout with your family or client, and you can even create shapes to move around and try new ideas. The first step in … [Read more...]
How You Can Make Your Garden More Inviting
I’m about to move into a new home. The lot is landscaped well enough, but I’m going to make changes to the garden to make it more welcoming and give it my own personal touch. I’ll share with you some of the ways I plan to make this garden my own. First of all, I’m going to … [Read more...]
How to Create a Theme Garden
To celebrate the anniversary of their marriage my neighbors created a white garden along the path to their house. They planted impatiens, roses, peonies, daisies, clematis, and phlox. Even though all the flowers were white, the different sizes of the plants, foliage, and times of … [Read more...]
Crop Rotation
What do you think of when you hear the words, “Crop Rotation?” No, it’s not spinning your corn in circles to increase yields. It’s not some arcane wizardry of the fields. Crop rotation is a method of improving your soil, increasing your crops’ resistance to pests and increasing … [Read more...]