LAY - Garden Guide
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...
A Checklist Before You Begin Your Own Garden Landscaping
If youve decided youd like to design and landscape your own garden there a few things you should take into consideration before you start to draw up your plans. Doing this may save you a lot of time and money in the long...
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,...
Sowing Seeds
Temperatures are still too cold for setting out spring plants in Virginia, but spring is here and the nursery staff is busy. Seeds need to be sown, cuttings taken, and plugs planted. The new ellepots are living up to their...
How to Build Fences
A fence can be useful for several things like privacy, weather barrier, and containment for children or just for decoration. Your imagination is the only thing thats limit the design. You can get some good ideas when you are...
How to Care for Your Fresh Cut Flower Arrangement
A fresh flower arrangement wont last forever, but you can take some simple steps to prolong its beauty at least several extra days. In fact, you should expect long lasting flowers such as carnations, chrysanthemums,...
Organic Ingredients - Manures
Animal manures are at the top of the list for adding nutrient to the soil in an Organic Garden. Manures are typically from Cattle, Horse and Sheep. Sheep manures are popular due to the small pelletised form but they tend to be...
I Was Asked if I Had Any Stepping Stone Molds
I had to say no. Nothing like losing a sale!
I don't sell them because of postal costs. Molds don't weigh much but are big when you get to step stone size. The Post Office and everyone else use a system called...
I Was Asked if I Had Any Stepping Stone Molds
I had to say no. Nothing like losing a sale!
I don't sell them because of postal costs. Molds don't weigh much but are big when you get to step stone size. The Post Office and everyone else use a system called...
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...
How To Get Started With Deep Beds
The use of deep beds as a method of growing crops has become very popular with organic gardeners for several reasons, including:
once set up, the amount of work you have to do every year (digging and so on) is much reduced...
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...
Prune And Trellis Your Tomato Plants To Achieve Higher Yields
For many home gardeners, the tomato crop is frequently a source of pride. Gardeners frequently compete to see who can grow the earliest ripe fruit, the biggest or most flavorful tomato. The desire for ideal tomatoes sends many...
5 Tips For Fish Pond Maintenance
One of the best things that individuals can include into their backyard is a fish pond. This will make the landscape of any garden appear more tranquil and beautiful. But the work that goes into having a fish pond does not end...
Mistakes When Planting Or Transplanting
We can plant too early. Remember those beautiful warm March or April days when we are tempted to go out and start our gardens? Why not, the stores already have the plants for us to transfer so it must be time. Early planting...
Tips On Finding The Best Backyard Fountain
Backyard water fountains always seemed both extravagant and elegant to me. Putting a water fountain in your front yard is ostentatious. Most water fountain homes are extremely expensive, so putting a prominent water feature up...
Selecting The Right Garden Fountain To Transform Your Outdoor Living
Spring is here! For many people, that means it is time to get their gardens ready for growing season. Time to plant seeds, bury bulbs and sit back to watch their handiwork sprout. But gardens are not just plants and...
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
New Uses For Old Plants
Plants continue to play and important role in our lives. Modern science is finding new solutions to problems by closely examining the plant kingdom. These new discoveries make us realize how much we depend on nature, despite...