ZEN - Garden Guide
US Flag History
For nearly 230 years, the American flag has been the symbol of the nations strength and unity and freedom; it is frequently called the stars and stripes or old glory.The American flag has been a source of pride and...
About The History Of Trimming And Sculpting Bonsai Trees
About 2000 years ago the first bonsai trees should have been planted already in trays in China. In China people mentions the miniaturised creation of bonsai trees Pensai. Besides, the typical growth forms of the tree vegetation...
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....
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...
Mosquito Magnets
According to a large number of researchers across the world children are natural mosquito magnets, as well as the aged and the ill. The reasons for this are still a mystery, but all the same the medical fraternity does agree to...
A Traipse Through the Tulips
Flowering bulbs can change your garden from being merely a plot of dirt and rocks adorned with a few scraggly plants to being an absolute showplace, with splashes of brilliant color. Bulbs provide a good investment in terms of...
Peace Lilly Brown Tips on the Leaves Why?
The Peace Lilly is a beautiful plant, with dark green leaves boosting bright
white flowers the down side they can get brown tips on the end f the leaves.
Why? There are lots of reasons the tips may turn brown....
The Secret of Rooting Cuttings
The secret of rooting cuttings can be summed up in two words.Timing and technique.When you do your cuttings is every bit as important as how you do them. So if you do the right thing, at the right time of the year, your...
Send a Dozen Roses
To send a dozen roses is to express great love and a sense of commitement to that special someone. When sending a dozen roses, all twelve roses can be of the same color, a mix of two contrast colors or multicolored. Together in...
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...
Bonsai Trees For House And Garden
What plants, other than ferns and cut-leaf maples, would you recommend to be included in a Japanese garden? There is a great variety of plants that could be used in a Japanese garden. It depends on what type of garden you have...
New Crape Myrtle Trees Flourish in Both Northern and Southern Climates
If you really want to give the gift of color this holiday season, skip the clothing and jewelry and instead consider a crape myrtle tree for your home and garden. These fast growing trees are very ornamental, with clusters of...
All About Roses
You'd have to have been living in a cave not to have heard of the most popular flowering plant of all time, the rose. Just mentioning the rose plant can spark a quick conversation among even the shyest people. Just about anyone...
The Azalea Shrubs Are Easy Plants To Grow In Shade
Most gardeners consider the azalea shrub as an easy plant to grow, if located in the most suitable environment. Azaleas can be divided into two recognizable groups, the evergreen azalea and the deciduous azalea, which drops all...
Caring For And Planting A Balled In Burlap Christmas Tree
Tis the season when lots of people drag a real tree into their house and decorate it. Some people buy live trees that are balled in burlap rather than a cut tree. A live tree is a great idea, but many people make serious...
Learn How to Enhance Your Habitat
Enhancing your habitat StoryHabitat, simply put is the area where animals live. The key to wildlife survival, habitat supplies four basic elements: food, water, cover and nesting areas.Whether you have a small backyard or a...
Brilliant Corners: House Plants and Your Health
Although many of us cannot deny the emotional benefits of filling our house with various breathing green things, we usually do not see the house plant as something which can improve our physical well-being. Nonetheless low...
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...
The Frugal Gardener
Gardening can be expensive. When you're on a tight budget, garden projects seem to fall way to the bottom of your list of spending priorities.I love the outdoors. And I love spending time at home in our yard. We've never been...
Garden Greenhouse - Heated or Cold
The home, or garden, detached greenhouse can be a simple, portable structure, or a permanent building. It simply depends upon your needs and what your expectations of the greenhouse are. Detached greenhouses are usually more...