KELP - Garden Guide
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...
Cornus Mas 'Golden Glory'
A true Dogwood with the common name 'Cornelian Cherry.' Isn't that confusing? This week we are featuring Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' - a beautiful, early spring flowering tree or shrub that brightens the last days of winter and an
Daylily "Red Hot Returns"
Finally -- A Red, Reblooming Daylily!Everyone loves a daylily. As one of the best performers in the perennial garden, daylilies are known for being hardy, carefree and profuse bloomers. Daylilies are available in a wide range of
Tips For Growing Beautiful Roses
Growing roses isn't difficult. It just takes some tender loving care.Plant roses in a location which gets full sunlight.Roses should be pruned in the spring. Cut out dead and damaged branches. Always sharpen the hand shears and...
Crape Myrtle 'Hopi'
The most winter hardy Crape Myrtle of all.
Crape Myrtles (Lagerstroemia) are known to be the longest blooming deciduous trees in existence, creating extended periods of striking summer color. This, combined with their alluring...
Two New Beautiful, Non-Invasive Bamboos
Fargesia robusta 'Green Screen' and Fargesia rufa 'Green Panda'
Bamboo is known for being very decorative and beautiful in the garden, but many gardeners shy away from bamboo because of its reputation for being invasive. This...
A Shade-Loving Vine with Pink Blooms
Schizophragma Hydrangeoides 'Roseum'
Just about every shade-loving vine that is hardy in Northern climates flowers white; here's one that blooms pink Schizophragma Hydrangeoides 'Roseum.'This deciduous, woody stemmed Japanese H
How To Naturally Enrich Your Soil By Using Organic Garden Fertilizer
Every organic gardener knows that it is vital to use good quality soil in you want successful produce. The start and end of each growing season are the times which the organic gardener is going to work with the soil to...
Organic Fertilizers: Mix Your Own Special Blends
Organic gardening involves a system that centers around healthy soil - a mixture of sand, clay, silt, and decomposed organic material (humus). But even when the soil is well-balanced and healthy, plants benefit from additions...
The Benefits of Organic Fertilizer
An invaluable guide to all gardeners and farmers is a soil test. A soil test will indicate when and how to increase applications of fertilizer. First these tests will show what elements are needed most, then future tests will...
Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'
Callicarpas Loads of Berries from Late Summer through Autumn
One of our favorite plants for fall interest is the Callicarpa. What puts these hardy deciduous shrubs at the top of our list is the profusion of lavender purple...
Organic Vegetable Gardening: Getting Started
Imagine biting into a ideal ripe strawberry, still warm from the summer sun without having to worry about chemical or pesticide residues. More people are turning to organic gardening for the peace of mind it provides, knowing...
Organic Fertilizers
We can never have too much organic matter dug into the garden particularly in the vegetable garden. Whilst in the humus (half decomposed state), it acts as a sponge in light soils to retain food and moisture; in heavy clay it...
Why Bare Root Roses Are A Stand Out Choice
Bare root roses are not very pretty when they arrive at your door. They're dormant stock and brown roots, but since there's no chance of transfer shock, they're a great choice for beginning your rose garden. They're grown in...
6 Of The Top Organic Fertilizers
Organic FertilizersSome of the most important organic fertilizers are fish emulsion, seaweed, earthworm castings, bone meal, kelp meal, and rock phosphates. These natural fertilizers will improve your plants, especially yield...
Azalea 'My Mary'
Richly Fragrant, Yellow Blooms in April-MayThe late George Beasley, well known Azalea breeder, crossed three different native azaleas, resulting in a stunning azalea with extraordinary fragrance, beauty and charm. Beasley could
Growing an Indoor Herb Garden Year-Round
If you love fresh spaghetti sauce or pesto, than you've just got to have fresh basil and other herbs all year round! Sure, a nice 1 X 4 window garden getting at least 4 or 5 hours of direct light from a sunny window will give...
Organic Fertilizers Are Becoming More Popular In The Garden
Why should you use organic fertilizers in your garden? Simply because they are good for your plants and good for the environment. Nearly 70 percent of water pollution comes from agricultural areas that use chemical fertilizers,...
How To Control Deer In Your Garden
Deer are the most difficult of all pests to deter from agarden. They love many different plants. Flowers,vegetables, trees and shrubs are all on their menu.The best way to keep deer out of a garden is by using afence that is at...
Your Complete Indoor Gardening Kit
If you are looking for a way to grow vegetables and other greens indoors, then look into purchasing an indoor gardening kit. This is an easy to manage and beautiful way to grow your very own garden indoors. Once you get...