December 27th, 2009
Choosing the right plants for better landscaping
Landscaping has become a common feature not only in big garden areas, but even in small spaces inside and outside buildings and homes. Home and building-owners believe that appropriate landscaping can make a significant difference in every structures appearance.
The term landscaping may sound …
December 27th, 2009
Creating a Salad Garden
Creating a salad garden is a wonderful adventure for both kids and adults, no matter how much gardening experience they might have. In fact, if you get the kids involved in creating a salad garden, they’re much more likely to eat the fresh vegetables that they’ve helped …
December 27th, 2009
Creating a Tea Garden
Creating a tea garden is one of the best types of gardens for a beginner to start with - especially if they love tea!
Tea gardens can be created in almost any sized container, or they can be planted outside in the ground too. You can simply plant …
December 27th, 2009
Wild Flowers in the Lobelia Family (Lobeliaceae)
Cardinal Flower; Red Lobelia (Lobelia cardinalis). This wild flower produces rich vermilion flowers, though at rare times you’ll find rose or white colored flowers on it too. The blooms are one to one and a half inches long and numerous. The plant itself grows …
December 27th, 2009
Popular Kitchen Herbs
Creating a kitchen herb garden is another popular activity for gardener’s new and experienced alike. One of the reasons herb gardens are so popular, is because the plants can be grown quickly, and most of them can be clipped and used any time you want them. There’s little …