For a creative twist on raised bed or container garden, give old vintage bathtubs a try! Vintage tubs add instant charm and character to outdoor garden areas. With many different shapes and sizes to choose from at local thrift stores, flea markets, and antique boutiques, vintage … [Read more...]
Hugelkultur Raised Bed Gardening 101
Hugelkultur (pronounced HEW-gul-culture), is roughly translated from the German phrase “hill culture” and refers to a raised gardening style that takes place over mounds or---you guessed it---hills. This lasagna-style garden bed consists of layers of mulch material with one … [Read more...]
4 Strange DIY Raised Bed Garden Ideas You Could Build Yourself
Even the most attractive raised beds aren’t necessarily difficult to build. A simple raised bed can be constructed from logs, decorative brick, or cinder blocks and will serve its purpose well. However, if you’re into yard conversation pieces, consider trying one of these weird … [Read more...]
How to Make a Keyhole Garden
Is your backyard too hot and dry to cultivate the vegetables you have only dreamed of? Keyhole gardens were developed for the sole purpose of maximum crop output in the hottest and driest of conditions. Their low cost, low maintenance, and versatility make them a desirable … [Read more...]
Organic Gardening Tips For Raised Beds
Raised bed gardening is one of the best ways to get healthy, high-quality vegetables with less work and space than traditional row gardening. Raised beds have the advantage of superior drainage, control over the soil, and often sport a longer growing season due to their higher … [Read more...]
Best DIY Raised Bed Garden Plans
Raised beds are ideal growing environments for renters who cannot alter their land, homeowners with poor soil quality, injured or disabled gardeners, or beginner gardeners who want to start small. Raised beds can constructed in any size and framed from a multitude of temporary, … [Read more...]
Building Raised Garden Beds
There are two major reasons to garden in raised beds. The first is to ensure a dynamite, healthy garden with an excellent harvest. The second is to allow a visual garden to have multiple levels of plant and structure without altering the foundation (which may be a deck, a small … [Read more...]
Creating a Raised Garden
Raised bed gardens are becoming more and more popular as a way to grow flowers and vegetables. There are many reasons for this, but as their popularity grows, so do the questions surrounding how a gardener can begin utilizing them in their yard. Benefits of Raised … [Read more...]
Raised Bed Gardening: The Ultimate Guide
Any gardener knows that having the right soil can make all the difference in achieving great results in the garden. Unfortunately, not every garden is blessed with nutrient-dense, high-quality soil. Raised bed gardening is the perfect solution. Using raised beds, you can control … [Read more...]
Tips for Using Garden Fabric
In the eyes of the avid gardener, gardening fabric has to be one of the greatest inventions in the world. This wonderful black mesh makes life easier for those who like their gardens neat and weed free. Although nothing in life is guaranteed, landscape fabric will help your … [Read more...]
Troubleshooting Tomato Problems
There is no better feeling in the world than walking into your own garden and picking a big, red, juicy tomato off of the vine. Slicing into the gorgeous fruit and putting it onto your sandwich can be almost as satisfying as eating it. Homegrown, vine ripened tomatoes are one of … [Read more...]
How to Grow a Small-Space Vegetable Garden
Are you hungering for some home-grown vegetables, but short on space? Does the sun shine brightest in the front of your property or close to the house? Well no need to pass on the pleasures of gardening. There are plenty of delicious, hardy vegetables that thrive in decorative … [Read more...]
Raised Beds Take Gardening To A New Level
Would you like to have more garden space with less stooping? How about spending less time doing soil preparation? Or maybe you would just like to have a little hardscaping for visual interest but you don't want to invest a lot of time and money into construction. Raised bed … [Read more...]
3 Methods of Raised Bed Gardening You Should Consider
Raised beds solve a number of gardening problems. Where soil is poor raised beds circumvent the arduous task of improving the soil. Instead of planting directly in the too sandy, too compacted, too depleted, or too heavy soil, you can elevate your garden and grow plants in good … [Read more...]
Rooftop Gardening Tips
Each and every day mankind leaves footprints on this earth that can never be completely erased. We build and more people come to utilize the new housing developments, strip malls and business complexes that reduce our natural resources. While these things may meet our needs, they … [Read more...]
How To Make an Accessible Garden
My sister loves to garden. She loves to spend her summer hours getting down in the dirt--planting, weeding, and watering. She has a large organic vegetable garden and a circular perennial garden with paths, a labyrinth of sorts. She has filled very nook and cranny of her property … [Read more...]
How To Make Your Own Raised Bed Soil
You have chosen to garden in raised beds. The frames are set and it is time to fill them with fertile soil that will serve as a good growing medium for your garden plants. One option is to buy a good grade of commercial soil, but that can easily break the bank. The best … [Read more...]
How to Grow a Weed Free Garden
Keep Weeds Out with Mulch Start a weed-free garden with the basics: weed-free pots, plants, soil and mulch. You should be sure when purchasing any of these that they are certified weed-free, and if you are re-using soil, pots or mulch or starting your own seeds, take … [Read more...]
How to Build a Square Foot Garden
Best Location for a Square Foot Garden A square foot garden is a plant-intensive type of container gardening that’s great for small spaces. Before starting your square foot garden, choose a good spot. It should get at least 6 to 8 hours of sun each day, so observe the location … [Read more...]
Small Space Gardening Ideas
The imagination is the limit when it comes to gardening. If you don’t have space for a conventional garden, don’t fret. There are other ways to grow a bountiful harvest of your favorite vegetables and fruits such as strawberries. Container Gardening One method of gardening is … [Read more...]