KILLER - Garden Guide
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...
Insects and Animals and Your Lawn
This is perhaps the part about lawn care that causes people to become ill or at least very upset. But lets face it, the lawn is the great outdoors after all and there will be many creatures that occupy it. The number of...
How To Find A Landscaper
Summer is finally here. And summer means little league baseball, ice cold soda, and some good old gardening. Baseball and soda are easy, but when you think about gardening, your bright smile may diminish a little. You remember...
Honey Bees - Protect Our Threatened Friends
Honey Bees are one of natures best friends, one of our best friends. They pollinate our fields, pollinate our flowers. They pollinate our vegetables and fruits. Honey bees are in danger. Through the high use of chemicals we...
How To Get Rid Of Japanese Knotweed
Japanese knotweed (Polygonum Cuspidatum) is to gardeners what MRSA is to hospitals - a super-weed!It was introduced to the UK in Victorian times, used as a stabiliser of the banks around newly established lakes (due to its...
Preventing Your Neighbors' Weeds from Spreading to Your Lawn
If you notice that more weeds are growing in your lawn after you have done your part to keep them out, it is time to look beyond your own lawn. Do your neighbors take good care of their lawns like you do? If they do not take...
Are You Feeling Bamboo Lucky?
I was sitting at my desk typing up a report for the evening sports bulletin when I was suddenly drawn towards a bunch of foliage adourning my kitchen window ledge. I don't know why I looked up at that particular time but what I...
Gardening - Lawn Maintenance Chores Part IV
In this next in our series of articles on lawn maintenance we're going to continue with chores that should be done around late May or early June.Around this time of year the weather is warming up and it's hopefully raining...
Hydroponic Gardening Information - Exactly What is Hydroponic Gardening?
Are you a plant killer? Did your tomatoes fail to produce again? If so, hydroponic gardening may be just the thing for you.Exactly what is hydroponic gardening? To put it simply, hydroponic gardening is growing plants without...
Myths About Lawns
Heres the situation: your lawn looks terrible, you cant afford a professional lawn service and youre thinking of getting a goat. In some places the weeds are taking over, the crab grass wont go away and there are...
Houseplant Care and Gardening Indoors
Gardening indoors includes houseplants and plants that are just indoors for the winter.The heat and light indoors calls for special care of your houseplants and over wintering of tender garden plants. There are other problems...
Got Grubs? Managing Lawn Pests Organically
Innovative biologists and chemists have made it much easier to control the pests in your garden and there are now a dozen safe ways to control damaging insects.First of all you need to identify what kind of insects you have or...
History Of The Pawpaw Tree
Pawpaw trees were discovered in 1541 by the Spanish explorer, Hernando Desoto, on an excursion into the Mississippi Valley, and he sent samples of this plant back to Europe.William Bartram in 1776 stated in his botanical book,...
Mulch an Investment In Your Soil
One of the best long-term investments you can make in your soil is to spread mulching material throughout your garden. Mulch is a layer over the soil that conserves washer, suppresses weeds, reduces water runoff, and forestall...
Bonsai Plant Care
Bonsai plants are very similar to Bonsai trees in so far as if you give them a lot of care and attention and keep them healthy you will get a beautiful miniature plant in return. There are many different varieties of plant that...
The Practice Of Organic Lawn Care
As more and more attention is given to the environment and the steps we can take to protect it, homeowners strong in numbers continue to do their fair share. The recycling of glass, paper, aluminum, and plastic continues to be...
The Top 10 Tips For Getting Rid Of Weeds In Your Lawn
Weeds are the enemy of a beautiful healthy lawn. They can quickly take over and turn a lush green carpet into an eyesore. But there are ways to deal successfully with a weed problem, and there are things you may not be aware of...
Natural Born Pest Killers - Home Remedies for Pest Control
Not everybody likes cucumbers. You may be interested to learn that ants hate cucumbers, especially cucumber peels. You'll especially appreciate that fact if you want to get free of them. Just spread some cucumber peels - the...
Gardening - 10 Most Hated Weeds
In this article we're going to reveal the gardener's most hated weeds. You may or may not agree with this list.One thing most gardeners agree with is that weeds are annoying at best and downright nasty at worst. So what are...
Tips For Weeds and Lawn Care Control
Like any problem, weeds and lawn care can usually be brought down to controllable proportions. The first step is to start with as clear a plot as feasible.This means that if you intend on planting a new lawn it is vital to take...