OUTCROP - Garden Guide
The 411 On Honeybee Reproductive Swarming - What Is It? And What To Do
Bees Are ImportantWhen honeybees collect nectar from flowers, they are also providing an important service to agriculture. Honeybees have hairs on their bodies, which pollen grains adhere to when the bee lands on a flower. At...
Rock Gardens
While "Rock Gardens" is the modern name, another term used in connection with natural rock gardening is "rockeries". The biggest problem is to determine the plants that are likely to succeed under the conditions that can be...
How To Design And Build A Fish Pond
Building a backyard fish pond is a big undertaking that involves a fair amount of hard work and, as it will be a permanent feature of your garden, it is worthwhile spending some time in the planning stage.So before you rush...
Three Bulbs for Fall Bloom
Here are three fall blooming bulbs to try in your garden. If you have a protected area in your garden where the ground doesnt go below -18C, you might well want to try growing some of the hardier Cyclamen bulbs. The trick...
Gardening With Groundcovers
There are always those spots in your garden where grass just doesn't seem to grow or that are either too rocky or rooty for shrubs. Groundcovers can solve all kinds of gardening problems and are frequently well suited to these...
Constructing a Rock Garden
A rock garden should be constructed in an open sunny and well-drained position in the garden. No matter what size or shape it takes a rock garden must embrace the principles of a moraine. It should not be a mound of soil with...