Maintaining Your Roses
While it is true that you will spend more time on rose maintenance than most other plants, the care you give them during the growing season can be done easily while simply enjoying the blooms. Many people choose not to grow...
This Fall, Give Your Trees Some TLC
They add character to neighborhoods, beauty to rolling hills and depth to flat prairies. Whether they have guarded your home for a few years or even for several decades, your trees need some extra attention this autumn. A few...
Know And Control Your Lawn Weeds
According to Dictionary.com, a weed is any undesirable or troublesome plant that grows profusely where it is not wanted. As you can see, a weed is just a plant that grows in the wrong place. As an example, golf greens are...
What Are Some Of The More Common Pests That Can Invade Your Lawn?
There are a number of pests willing and able to invade your yard, and depending on your location, some pests may be more common than others.AntsAnts dont really have any negative effects on your grass, but they can become a
Spiritual Gardening
The time when humankind decided to move from silent knowledge to reason was the same time it moved from hunting and gathering to agriculture. Agriculture was not undertaken because big game had died off, or any such reason,...
Three Bulbs for Fall Bloom
Here are three fall blooming bulbs to try in your garden. If you have a protected area in your garden where the ground doesnt go below -18C, you might well want to try growing some of the hardier Cyclamen bulbs. The trick...
The Best of the Yellow-Blooming Magnolias
The first magnolia tree was discovered in 1703 and was named for Pierre Magnol, a French botanist. Over the next 250 years dozens of species were discovered and hundreds of hybrids introduced, all with blooms in various shades...
How To Make A Festive Snowflake Plant Pot
How to make an inexpensive and festive plant pots, Ideal for adding additional festive cheer to your Christmas decorations. Christmas plant pots also make fantastic Christmas presents for any plant lover. They can be used...
How To Build Artificial Rock - The Methods The Professionals Use
Mixing concrete - the most important step in artificial rock makingMixing concrete is no different than baking a cake. If you do not put the right ingredients into the mix it will not turn out properly. In fact, mixing and...
How to Make a Festive Snowflake Plant Pot
How to make an inexpensive and festive plant pot, best for adding additional festive cheer to your Christmas decorations. Christmas plant pots also make fantastic Christmas presents for any plant lover. They can be used inside...
Modern Fruit Trees Evolved From Ancient Historical Roots
The rise and fall of ancient empires has developed parallel also to the establishment and destruction of advanced fruit tree orchards. Ancient fruit trees such as olive tree orchards increased the wealth and health of nations...
Choosing Easy-Care Shrubs
Shrubs tend to be the centerpiece of most peoples front yard gardening. I think thats because shrubs are easy, but theyre also expected. Homes without a row of shrubs lining the front look kind of naked and unloved.But it...
Algae Blooming: Murray Blue Green Algae
NSW Murray Regional Algal Coordinating Committee (MRACC) has provided all the invaluable information of the Blue-green Algae on this Blue-Green Algal Bloom Management website. MRACC is a public Service Committee which serves...
Spider Mites And Your Bonsai Tree
If you notice a fine webbing between your bonsai plant leaves you may have spider mites. Outdoor bonsai such as Juniper are more susceptible to this than indoor bonsai. Spider mites can be seen with the naked eye. Inspect the...
Harry Lauder's Walking Stick
Have you ever wanted to add a completely unique plant to your garden? This week we are featuring a plant that is one of the most unique plants that we have seen - Corylus avellena Contorta, commonly called Harry Lauder's...
Raising Mealworms
Mealworms are the larval form of the darkling beetle (Tenebrio molitor). They are clean, do not carry human diseases and most importantly, are a nutritious food supplement readily accepted by birds and fishes. Mealworms can be...