IDA - Garden Guide
Sago Palm Care, Plant Shade Trees for Beauty and Comfort
There are many types of shade trees which are best for planting around your home, or on your sidewalk. Every variety has its own unique gifts, but to make certain you find the one that suits you and your home perfectly, choose...
Spring Wild Flowers
Wildflowers are flowers that grow in the wild, undisturbed by human intrusion. These flowering plants are commonly annuals or perennials. Many of the spring wildflowers are weeds with attractive flowers. Blooming in a variety...
Bring on the Margaritas - Growing Container Citrus Indoors and Outdoors
Even if you do not live in Florida or California and have less than suitable conditions or space is an issue you can still enjoy citrus trees - grow them in containers for use outdoors on the patio or as a houseplant.If you are...
Sampler of Rare Fruits for Fun or Profit
Here is a sampler of unusual fruits showing up on temperate climate farms and in nurseries. Their rarity in your location, of course, depends on your growing region.Sea Buckthorn (Hipprophae rhamnoides)A very productive northern f
How to Select the Best Hammock
Thinking of buying a hammock to relax and unwind? With so many hammocks on offer, it is difficult to decide which one is best. Discover the pros and cons of different types of hammocks and which hammock will be the best for...
Tomatoes: Apples Of Love
Native to the Andean region of South American and under cultivation in Peru in the sixteenth century, tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum) have been grown for thousands of years. The Spanish introduced them to the European...
Types Of Palm Trees
There are more than 2,500 species of palm trees in different parts of the world and most are available in the United States. Some of the most common species found in Florida and California include the Florida Royal Palm,...
Quickly Grow a Natural Privacy Screen or Sound Barrier
The Perfect Fast-Growing Evergreen Screen
This week we are featuring an evergreen that is not only fast growing, beautiful and low-maintenance, but supplies the ideal privacy screen - 'Thuja 'Steeplechase.' 'Steeplechase' is a...
Modern Hybrid Canna Lily Improvement
Modern canna cultivars (varieties) began appearing 250 years ago with the collection of native wild cannas that are technically referred to by botanists as species. Canna wild species produced large leaves that were fast...
Spring Into Clean-Up
Youve almost made it through the long, cold winter months, and now spring is just around the corner. You been cooped up for weeks and have developed a serious case of cabin fever. You cant wait to get outside and enjoy the...
History Of Blackberry Plants
Blackberries were perceived by the ancient cultures as being a wild plant, and historical accounts for a backyard culture of blackberry bushes are few. The Greeks used the blackberry as a remedy for Gout, and the Romans made a...
How to Grow Garlic in Your Home Garden Successfully
Greetings fellow Gardeners!The following tutorial refers to garlic growing specifically, but can easily be used for most onion crops as well.The following information is for general garlic growing that I have used for my own...
New Crape Myrtle Trees Flourish in Both Northern and Southern Climates
If you really want to give the gift of color this holiday season, skip the clothing and jewelry and instead consider a crape myrtle tree for your home and garden. These fast growing trees are very ornamental, with clusters of...
Decorate Your House With Specialty Trees
Do you want to redecorate your house with the different trees in your garden? What are the most possible plants you can use?You do not need to be an expert to enhance the beauty of your home. What you need are specialty trees...
Fall Wildflower - Solidago - Goldenrod
Solidago sp.
Family - Composite - DaisyOne of the certain signs that Summer is drawing to a close and Autumn is at hand is the appearance of the bright yellow wildflower, goldenrod. There are over sixty individual species of...
All About Roses
You'd have to have been living in a cave not to have heard of the most popular flowering plant of all time, the rose. Just mentioning the rose plant can spark a quick conversation among even the shyest people. Just about anyone...
Adirondack Chair Sets Just in time for Spring
We can now see a little green poking up from under the dreary ground. It is almost Spring. It is time for all to bring life back into their yards, patios, and porches. Soon the flowers will be in full bloom and you will want to...
Why Use An Aquarium Or Pond UV Sterilizer - How UV Sterilization Works
Basics:Ultra violet sterilization is one of the most effective means of controlling algae (green water) in ponds and is also effective at disease prevention in aquariums and ponds and for general water quality control in...
Tips on Growing Lettuce
Lettuce is an easy to grow spring and autumn vegetable.
It's two worst enemies are hot temperatures and slugs.Here are some tips to grow lettuce all summer long, even
when temperatures soar.*Make certain soil contains a good...
A Review of Martha Stewart
I've never been one for cooking, entertaining company, or designing my home, so Martha Stewart is never exactly been on my radar before. Sure, I heard all about her insider trading scandal and subsequent imprisonment, who...