Preparing your garden over winter helps ensure a healthier, more vibrant garden when spring arrives. Winter is the perfect time…
Raised garden beds offer many advantages, including better drainage, improved soil quality, and easier access for gardeners. However, like any…
While many plants retreat into dormancy during the colder months, evergreen plants maintain their vibrancy and provide structure to gardens…
A winter greenhouse offers a unique opportunity to extend your growing season and keep plants thriving even during the coldest…
The Virginia creeper is a woody vine that normally climbs up trees, fences, or what have you, and can also be used as a ground cover. In the latter instance, the Virginia creeper helps control soil erosion. However, the Virginia creeper can smother other plants and insert tendrils into any loose space in your windows,…
If you want a beautiful carpet-like ground cover for your rock garden or around stepping stones, try Irish moss. It is sometimes called Scotch moss and, although not really a moss, it is formed in a tight mound like moss. They have lime-green tiny leaves with small white or pink flowers that bloom in the summer.…
Vertical aeroponic (air for “aero” and work for “ponic”) planting is basically a medium-less hydroponic system, but in a vertical fashion. It means growing plants all year round in vertical containers, in mid-air, without soil, utilizing very rich nutrient solutions for moisture. In a Nutshell The aeroponic planting method operates under a closed or semi-closed setting. The…
Sprouting seeds is an inexpensive and enjoyable way to add nutrition to your meals. The process of sprouting turns the seeds into vegetables and pack them with enhanced nutrition. As the nutrients increase, the toxins and enzyme inhibitors likewise decrease. Provide the seeds with the proper atmosphere, moisture, and air and your seeds become transformed! On…
With vertical gardening you can make beneficial whatever limited space you might have. Work with Mother Nature, use sturdy structure and support, and you can do vertical gardening with almost any plant! Also, remember that your creativity is a very big plus! The Basics Vertical gardening simply means to grow your plants in an upward…
Plant your spring bulbs abundantly in the fall, and you can have a beautiful display come spring. There is a wide variety of spring bulbs. The available shapes, sizes, and colors will simply delight you! The Big Three The tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths are very big on spring colors. There are wide varieties of tulips.…
