GIGANTIC - Garden Guide
Growing Ornamental Grasses: Growing Advice and Handy Tips for the Gardener
Finding the Spot. The winds of change have blown through the gardening world during the last twenty years. With the modern trends now turning towards smaller and more minimalist gardens and the rise in popularity of planned low...
Bamboo: a Versatile and Renewable Resource
Some people may not know that bamboo is basically just an overgrown form of grass. It can vary from a dwarf variety of about 1 foot high, to gigantic varieties that may grow up to and over 100 feet. Bamboo can grow in a...
Redwood Outdoor Decor: Relax This Season With Furniture You Can Trust
You want an outdoor bench and furniture that can assure you relaxation is at hand when you sit out on your patio or in your garden to enjoy the outdoors. You want a bench that invites you to put your feet up and let your...
Dragonflies
These are some of my favorites. I used to get them in my garden in
Oregon in all different colours, ...blues, green, orangey-red....
They fold their legs together like a basket and can catch several
mosquitoes in the...
5 Simple Ways to Add Humor and Create Fun Backyard Designs
Has your garden become a little too serious? Is it prim, proper and oh so ideal that it feels stiff and cold. If you want to transform an uptight backyard into a relaxing oasis, then all you have to do is to add a touch of...
Amaryllis Secrets
Amaryllis are one of the easiest of bulbs to force and is certainly the most elegant and spectacular of the forcing bulbs. Paperwhites pale in comparison to these gigantic flowers native to South Africa and South America. And...
Lets Discuss Organic Farming
I ventured into organic farming about 2 years ago. Times were tough for me then. A small ranch style home was my residence and I tried to make a living in my role as a contractor and all around repair man.With the housing boom...
How to Know if Your Yard is the Tacky One on Your Street
Weve all seen it, weve all pointed at it and weve pretty much all lived beside it. The yard with tacky written all over it. What makes a house look like it is from What Not to Wear. Bottom line is its you and your...
How To Decorate Your Garden With Blue Flowers
When decorating your garden with blue flowers, it can add a rich splash of color to your garden. Plant them in a cluster of all blue or mix them in with other flowers for a rainbow of color. The important thing when planting...
Fall Care for Perennials
Fall Care for PerennialsBy fall, most perennials are through blooming, and by then you might be ready to throw in the towel, but there are still a few things you need to do to ensure that your perennials survive the winter....
Introduction to Bonsai
Bonsai is a Japanese term applied to dwarf trees grown in shallow containers. By pruning the roots as well as the branches, these trees are trained into the same stately shapes of their gigantic counterparts. Bonsai may consist...
Blue Flowers Add Style And Color To Any Garden
Blue flowers are some of the most striking plants around and can add a rich splash of color to any garden. Plant them in a cluster of all blue or mix them in with other flowers for a rainbow of color.When planting flowers, it...
Growing Roses - The Guide for Fans of Roses
Almost everyone loves roses. People use them to send messages all the time. These messages range from I Love You to Thank you for being a friend to Im sorry for your loss. However, most of the roses purchased for...
Blue Flowers Add Style and Color to Any Garden
Blue flowers are some of the most striking plants around and can add a rich splash of color to any garden. Plant them in a cluster of all blue or mix them in with other flowers for a rainbow of color.When planting flowers, it...
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...
Add Color To Your Garden With Blue Perennial Flowers
Blue flowers are some of the most striking plants around and can add a rich splash of color to any garden. Plant them in a cluster of all blue or mix them in with other flowers for a rainbow of color.When planting flowers, it...