4 Benefits Of Planting Flowering Perennials Inside Raised Beds Some gardens and landscape areas just do not have the appropriate type of soil to grow beautiful flowering perennials. Because of this challenge that you may face in your desire to raise these lovely flowers, you may want to consider planting them in raised beds. What […]
Taking Care of Your Bulbs In order to properly care and maintain the bulbs that you want to plant in your garden, you need to keep track of exactly what you have in stock. Many bulbs are extremely tolerant and can be kept well enough alone if accidentally ignored for several months. On the other […]
Watering Your Perennials The way you do it can make a big difference to these exquisite plants! Proper watering is a crucial element of growing and maintaining perennials, or for any garden variety for that matter. But when is the best time to water them and how often should you do it? For the majority […]
With hydroponic gardening, in Southern California, you can grow anything indoors or outdoors without using soil and with amazing results! Due to the low rainfall in Southern California, the soil can be far from ideal, depending on what type of plant you are trying to grow. The climate, soil conditions, and water conditions determine how […]
In September, with a little care, the flower garden can well be in it’s most satisfactory condition. Hopefully we should have limited our assertion to the first half of the month. After which time the work of disrobing begins. In preparation, it is recommended that many plants that don’t tolerate frost be taken up. They […]
The Classic 1980’s Victa Vortex Lawnmower Recently I had the good fortune of stumbling across a lawn mower that my neighbour was about to throw away. He had left it on the curb with a cardboard sign ‘FREE’ on it. When I first saw it my initial thought was ‘what’s wrong with it?’. Seeing as […]
What are 5 easy things to grow in the garden? Most people who want to start planting a garden but haven’t had one before need somewhere to start. Furthermore I guess the question you need to ask yourself is “What do you want to grow?” and an even better question “What are some easy things […]
European explorers first learned about popcorn from Native Americans, but there is evidence that popcorn was actually around long before that. Fossil corn pollen has been found in Mexico City dating back 80,000 years! Whatever its origins and however long it has been around, popcorn is definitely one of the most popular snack foods in […]
People always wonder what their new neighbors will be like when they move to a new house. I knew right away I’d get along with mine. Even though Kyle was almost 10 years older than me, he had a fun and goofy side that kept him young. This was no more evident than the time […]
I grew up in a urban area, with a yard made up mostly of dirt. My mother always had gardens growing, though, and everything from green beans to strawberries to lilacs peppered the dull dirt yard with color. What always intrigued me about gardening as a child, however, was not to be found anywhere in […]