LAB - Garden Guide
Cactus Grafting: Lophophora Williamsii to Trichocereus Candicans as a Rapid Propagation Technique
It is desirable to use a host plant such as Trichocereus candicans for grafting purposes to accelerate growth patterns for cactus such as Lophophora williamsii. Trichocereus candicans is preferred as a host plant over San Pedro...
The Death Of The Windsor Retaining Wall
My father asked me the other day, what question did I get most from my landscape and lawn care customers. The answer: How much does it cost and what kind of retaining wall can I install?Customers and potential customers alike...
Pond Liner Repair
There are different kinds of Pond Liners available in the market, including rigid preformed and flexible liners. The cost of building a garden pond using these liners has decreased dramatically over the years. But you must be...
Patio Furniture Creates a New Living Space
Patio furniture has gone beyond just something to use next to the pool. The options that the outdoor furniture industry now offers allow consumers to make outdoor rooms that are only limited by their own imagination.The new...
History Of The Jujube Tree
Chinese poets spoke about the wonderful jujube in 600 BC. The fruit of the jujube has been used in ancient Chinese medicine for many nutritional remedies for 2500 years. Jujubes were used by Gerard in Europe as a medicinal herb...
Low Maintenance Gardening Does Not Mean Boring Gardening
Low maintenance gardens need not look like the bare type, not many plants, lots of rocks, paving, gravel etc. You can have a beautiful garden following a few principles. Choice of plants, type of plants, garden layout,...
Growing Aloes
Aloes are easy going succulent plants that need very little maintenance. When growing your aloes it is good to know what the aloe habitat of that aloe species is and try to imitate that as much as possible. On the other hand,...
7 Tips on Positioning Your Indoor Pot Plants - From a South African Perspective
There are very few places is a home where pot plants will not grow. It must be remembered, however, that not every position will suit all plants. Indoor plants fall into three somewhat loose categories: those that have low,...
Solar Lights - Transform Your Outdoor Spaces To An After Dark Wonderland
Lets assume youve just completed an extensive landscaping project. You spent a lot of time planning and now its finished and you want to just sit back and enjoy. But, as the daylight fades, you start to lose sight of it...
Backpack Blowers
Backpack blowers are more commonly used by professionals and are mostly powered by 2-stroke gasoline engines. The harness, which has a blower fit into it, is worn on the operator's back. The engine and fan are also placed on...
A Pot of Pastel Colours for Summer
Buck the trend for hot sizzling summer colours and opt for cool pastels instead.Osteospermum
There are lots of little osteospermums in garden centres and nurseries in the summer months of May June and heaps of colour choice....
Using Landscaping Stones to Brighten up the Garden
When it comes to landscaping your garden, stones do frequently make a great addition and they come in a variety of different sizes and colors to suit every gardeners needs. You can make pretty features, use them as stepping...
Leave Some Wiggle Room for the Worms
Composting is easy so long as you have the right materials and equipment necessary, but did you know that even the worms are your best friends in this process? Vermicomposting or vermiculture is essentially the process of...
Fall Is The Time To Prepare For Winter With Mulching And Pruning
Here it is fall and the garden is ready to snooze. Hold it, there is more work to be completed. Some mulching and some pruning. Those fallen leaves and dying annuals are not for the trash but that organic material is black gold...
What Does It Take To Design And Build Your Own Fire Pit?
There are many alternatives to creating a fire pit other than buying a firepit model that is ready-made and requires some simple assembly. If you are a do-it-yourselfer looking to design and build your own fire pit you don't...
Your Garden - Start With The Basics
What started out of a basic need, many ages ago, developed into what was possibly the first recreational activity known to man, gardening. Today it has many forms, such as a hobby in the form of recreational gardening;...
The Ingenuity of Fire Pits: Tips on Buying, Use, and Safety Precautions
I know youve already felt it: a cool settling into the summer night and the dimming of our trusty blue sky coming earlier and earlier. With summer too quickly reaching a close and cool Autumn on its way, its time to spark...
Planting and Sowing Vegetables
Not all crops are harvested at the same time; some crops are planted after others have been harvested so best use of the available ground is made. This is illustrated by the planting of a crop of broad beans planted in November...
Plastic Garden Furniture
Garden furniture is a useful when a person wants to enjoy and admire, the beauty and serenity that is provided by a garden in full bloom. The visitors should have a seat in the midst of all this beauty, to really appreciate a...
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...