SAVED - Garden Guide
History Of Blackberry Plants
Blackberries were perceived by the ancient cultures as being a wild plant, and historical accounts for a backyard culture of blackberry bushes are few. The Greeks used the blackberry as a remedy for Gout, and the Romans made a...
Recycle Those Clippings
Alright. The mowing season will soon be upon us, and I know that you can't wait to break the old mower out, gas it up, check the oil, and get started. Before you do, let me ask you a question. Thinking of bagging those lawn...
Saving Seeds From Your Garden
For many gardeners, the garden actually starts in January when the first seed catalog arrives in the mailbox. While the cold wind howls outside, we retire to a cozy chair and leaf through the catalog, carefully notating which...
Saving Tomato Seeds - Simple Steps Towards Next Years Tomato Crop
Saving tomato seeds from your best plants is easy to do. Seeds saved from heirloom varieties are best to use. Seeds from hybrids will not grow true to the fruits of the previous season. Heirloom tomatoes are those that are...
Automatic Lawn Mowers
If you find mowing your lawn tiresome and think that your time could be better spent elsewhere, there could be a solution.Have you ever considered an automatic or robotic lawn mower?Automatic lawnmowers can roam around your...
Giving Seeds What They Need In Storage
On a recent visit to the home of dear friends--a family blend of professionals, gardeners, homemaker, outdoorsman, and delightful youngsters--we brought along a package of choice vegetable seeds that I knew would be accepted...
Pond Liners
Ponds are small water spaces that provide beauty and calm to their surroundings, whether large concrete constructions or small private gardens. Even the Romans, Egyptians and Chinese of the ancient world loved to decorate their...
Gardening in Autumn
A lot of gardeners do not do any gardening in the autumn due to things such as frost. However, it can work out great for your garden, providing excellent vegetables. Planting in autumn can also make your vegetables last longer....
Lawn Mower Batteries Guide
When you own a battery powered lawn mower, you will want to pay close attention to the lawn mower batteries you purchase. Therefore, the first thing you will need to do is understand about all the different types of lawnmower...
Gardening as a Subversive Activity - Part One
First, rip out your lawn.Thats the first rule to GreenScaping. If you cant buy into that, dont bother reading any further. A nice green lawn has an insatiable appetite for water and fertilizer. The Florida Department of...
Building Your Garden On A Budget
Have you always imagined what your dream garden will look like? If you're like me, it's going to cost a pretty penny. But you can have that gorgeous garden that you have always dreamed of and do it on a budget. You just have...
The Mystique Of The Garden Bench
What better way to spend a lazy summer day than sitting on a beautiful garden bench. The humble garden bench can hold a special place in our hearts and our memories. Do you remember sitting with a grandparent, parent or other...
Enhance Your Garden Surroundings With Landscape Lighting
If you have a garden, yard or walkway that you intend to light up you may consider landscape lighting.It enhances the beauty of your house and landscape around it, be it a garden or a yard or a walkway. This innovative art of...
Use Of Garden Tractor For Small Areas
Decide Use of Garden Tractors Or Lawn TractorsWhen you have a small garden the question of using the garden tractor seems like a waste of money. When a smaller lawn tractor will do your work equally well, why spend more money...
Automatic Lawn Mowers
If you find mowing your lawn tiresome and think that your time could be better spent elsewhere, there could be a solution.Have you ever considered an automatic or robotic lawn mower?Automatic lawnmowers can roam around your...
How To Revive Your Lawn
After six years of reclaiming my lawn from the surrounding paddock I noticed that it is was not quite what I wanted despite my best efforts.I began to make notes of what I was doing and a clear picture began to emerge.First off...
Gardening for Life
Have you ever noticed how happy and centered gardeners tend to be? Could it be from communing with nature, sharing nutrient-rich harvests with others, or knowing that every increased amount of greenery helps battle the...
Gardening - Where To Start - Choosing The Right Seeds For Your Garden
Seed selection can make or break your garden. If you choose the wrong seeds you can end up with a very pitiful looking garden. What goes into choosing the right seeds?If you are saving your seeds from you own plants you have a...
The Benefits Of Agricultural Biotechnology
Agricultural biotechnology is any technique in which living organisms, or parts of organisms are altered to make or modify agricultural products, to improve crops, or develop microbes for specific uses in agricultural...
Saving Seeds from Your Garden
For many gardeners, the garden actually starts in January when the first seed catalog arrives in the mailbox. While the cold wind howls outside, we retire to a cozy chair and leaf through the catalog, carefully notating which...