Butterfly Garden Tips
June 26, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Featured, Gardening Tips
What is butterfly gardening?
Simply put, butterfly gardening is all about growing flowers and plants that will attract these amazing creatures to your garden.
Thrill your family and visitors with a garden filled with beautiful, colorful, and intriguing butterflies. Kids (and adults) are captivated when these delicate bits of beauty land on their arms… or noses!
Gardening With Kids Is Good For The Environment
June 4, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Gardening Tips
Sad to say, there are STILL people who do not pay much attention to environmental issues. What can you and I do about it?
For starters, we can encourage our children’s natural instincts to do what is right, and nudge them into environmentally friendly activities. Toddler age is not too young to start, as long as it’s fun and safe for them.
Gardening should be at the top of your list… it’s fun for kids and for us adults. It’s a terrific teaching tool for “green” concepts, as well as a healthy and educational family activitiy.
Flower Garden Tips
May 21, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Gardening Tips
Knowing how to care for your flower garden can make a big difference in the look and over-all health of your plants. Here are some simple hints to make your garden bloom with health:
1. The essentials must always take priority…
Your flower garden must have an adequate supply of water, sunlight, and fertile soil. Any lack of these basic necessities will greatly affect the health of plants. Water the flower garden more frequently during dry spells.
When planting bulbs, make sure they go at the correct depth. When planting out shrubs and perennials, make sure that you don’t heap soil or mulch up around the stem. If you do, water will drain off instead of sinking in, and the stem could develop rot through overheating.
How To Buy Plants That Will Survive In Your Garden
April 16, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Gardening Tips
How often have we all bought plants on impulse only to find there is nowhere in the garden that really suits them.
Before buying plants carefully examine your garden to see how much sun and shade it gets, whether the soil is well drained or waterlogged, and whether your target area is sheltered or windswept.
Just this simple step will help you buy plants suitable for your own garden. Select shade-loving plants for sheltered areas, sun-lovers for warm spots, drought-resistant plants for parched areas (which may be either sunny or shaded), and swamp plants for poorly-drained parts.
