A Quick Guide To Fish Pond Bridges

(Thu Aug 24th, 2006, by Charles & Susan Truett)

For years you have dreamed of a quiet place to rest and meditate. A place that is beautiful and calm, where you hear the soothing sounds of fish gliding to and fro in the water. You have finally built the fish pond of your dreams and now you need a f...

Garden Moss - How To Make Moss On Your Landscape Rocks and

(Tue Aug 22nd, 2006, by Steve Boulden)

Moss can make some garden elements and even entire shady gardens look and feel aged and established. The trouble with garden moss though, is that sometimes it may not even grow at all on its own. And if it does, it could take a very long time to beco...

Concerning Mulch - PART ONE

(Tue Aug 22nd, 2006, by Tammy Clayton)

Copyright © 2005 Tammy Clayton "I don’t want any weeds to have to deal with." The infamous statement uttered by millions. That is a pretty tall order to attempt to fill. Over the years, I have discovered that many people believe the fallacy that rock...

Basics of Landscape Design

(Mon Aug 21st, 2006, by Parker Andes)

George W. Vanderbilt knew exactly how to design the ultimate landscape at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC—hire Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture in America to do it. While it’s unlikely that the average homeowner has the re...

Gardening In A Square Foot

(Sun Aug 20th, 2006, by Shaan Randow)

If you haven’t heard of square foot gardening, you’re about to learn one of the most useful and versatile gardening techniques ever created. Conceived by Mel Bartholomew, author of Square Foot Gardening, the techniques have been enthusiastically adop...

Is Your Geranium Turning Yellow?

(Sun Aug 20th, 2006, by Lee Dobbins)

Are Your Geraniums Turning Yellow? The geranium, like any other garden plant, needs proper care to flourish. Planting in a sunny spot, making sure the plant gets enough water and fertilizer and checking for disease and pests will help your plant to ...

How to grow Chocolate Cosmos

(Sun Aug 20th, 2006, by Linda Paquette)

Love Chocolate? Here’s How to Grow Chocolate Cosmos Chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguinea) is both nose and eye candy for your garden. When it’s in full bloom, mature blossoms on long, slender stems look like candy kisses on a stick and fill the lat...

Edible Flowers in Your Garden

(Sun Aug 20th, 2006, by Ed Rooney)

Flowers can be an integral part of cooking. While most of us are aware that violets can be candied and nasturtiums can be eaten in salads, there’s a bounty of flower varieties that are both edible and delicious. Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth with Flowe...

Make the Most from Your Vegetable Garden

(Sat Aug 19th, 2006, by B. Ellis)

Make the Most from Your Vegetable Garden All your hard work has paid off, and now you are presented with a dilemma, too many vegetables! After sharing your wealth with friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and anyone that happens to come to visit, t...

Rose Classification

(Fri Aug 18th, 2006, by Angie Noack)

Although there is no one set of "official" classification system of roses, there are many different popular rose classification schemes that are employed throughout the world. The most popular of the systems in use has been proposed by The American R...