Spring Gardening Tips…

Depending on where you are in the world, you’re either starting on your spring gardening, or waiting impatiently for the winter to retreat. And you folks in the Southern Hemisphere are harvesting or getting ready of winter.

Anyway, I was curious if there was any information about what gardeners were up to, so I did a bit of research on the internet. Here are a few of the neat stories…

Spring Garden Tips | Care2 Healthy & Green Living

March is the perfect time to take the snow gloves off and start exercising that green thumb by prepping the garden for the growing season.

Publish Date: 03/03/2011 10:07

 http://www.care2.com/greenliving/wake-up-the-garden-7-spring-garden-tips.html

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Don’t Forget Platform Bird Feeders

Ezine Articles published an article of mine, Platform Bird Feeders, last month. Check out these excerpts and see why bird gardens should always have both tube feeders and platform feeders…

Really, what are the distinctions between a tube bird feeder and a platform bird feeder?

Basically, each feeder attracts specific bird species and accommodates different foods. …

Actually, some styles are covered with screening that accommodates birds but not squirrels. And any feature that keeps those squirrels from filling their cheeks with seeds will save you money. …

By the way, platform feeders will also accommodate bugs. If you place an additional one in your yard specifically for bugs, you will start attracting insect-eating birds as well. This is especially important all through the winter season, when insects are scarce.

Your yard and garden will benefit greatly from the birds you attract to it, and providing platform bird feeders for seed and for bugs will attract more than just a tubular seed feeder will.

Winter Garden Tips

Did you know there are some gardeners who go crazy when they can’t grow anything during the winter? Well… crazy is probably an exaggeration, but a gardener can stand just so much of the indoors before feeling a bit stir crazy. Uh-oh, there’s that word again!  Anyway, if you can identify with this ‘C’ word feeling, I found some great information about gardening during the winter months that could help you. Check these out…

The White House Winter Garden – The Caucus Blog – NYTimes.com

Produce at the White House will be harvested, even during the coldest months.

Weeds & Seeds Swap » Winter Begins, But Gardening Plans Underway

This is Christmas week, and after Christmas come New Years and January, when many begin to see gardening catalogs show up in their mail boxes as they think ahead to Spring gardening…as for me, I like to do my shopping online, … Read more

Butterfly Garden 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!

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Flower Garden 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.

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