Choosing the Right Roses for Your Garden

(Sat Oct 15th, 2005, by Ron King)

The selection of roses you can grow in your home garden is enormous. With so many to choose from, finding just the right ones may seem more like work than play. To make this process easier, here are a few important factors to help you narrow down yo...

How To Plant And Care For Geraniums

(Sat Oct 15th, 2005, by Lee Dobbins)

Geraniums have long been a popular plant for both outdoor and indoor use. The common geranium can be grown in beds or containers and will do well in either. The ivy leafed geranium is a natural for hanging planters. The Regal or Martha Washington ge...

Turn Your Backyard Into A Personal Retreat

(Sat Oct 15th, 2005, by D. Marie)

Do you need a special place just to relax and wind down? How about turning your backyard into a personal retreat space? With just a little bit of planning, you can transform your backyard into an oasis. Don't worry that your yard is too small. Even t...

Lighting your Water Feature

(Fri Oct 14th, 2005, by Danielle Dickinson)

Lighting your Water Feature Since we spend many hours outdoors in summer it makes sense to use lighting in your garden. In the contemporary garden the use of lighting has become increasingly important where, when applied correctly, it has the abi...

Healthy hands are the Gardener's Best Tools

(Fri Oct 14th, 2005, by Nicky Pilkington)

Here are the major reasons why one should consider getting a pair of trusty gardening gloves: Gloves protect your hands from blisters, thorns and cuts while doing rough work like digging or pruning in the garden. Investing in one or more pairs of qua...

Perennials in the Flower Garden

(Fri Oct 14th, 2005, by Sandra Dinkins-Wilson)

Perennials are the basic flowers of any flower garden. To many people, a flower garden is simply beds of perennials. Each year they die and renew themselves for the next growing season. They can be long-lived and last for many seasons. However, care ...

Botanical Prints for scientific research and collecting

(Fri Oct 14th, 2005, by Gary Prestwich)

/p> Botanical prints have a wonderful dual purpose: they are lovely aesthetic pieces, akin to fine art, but also have the meticulous detail necessary for science. Botanical prints often reflect the preoccupations of society during the time in whi...

Adding a Bird Feeder to your Garden

(Thu Oct 13th, 2005, by Johann Erickson)

If you are the type of person who enjoys all aspects of nature, and loves to see it right at your door or outside the window, consider hanging some bird feeders that are suitable to the feathered population of your region. A little research at the ...

The Language and Meaning of Flowers

(Thu Oct 13th, 2005, by Garry Gamber)

Sweet flowers alone can say what passion fears revealing Thomas Hood poem, The Language of Flowers Flowers and bouquets of flowers have a meaning of their own. Most of us know that a dozen red roses means, “Be mine.” But did you know, for example, th...

Growing Vegetables in Containers - The compact solution

(Thu Oct 13th, 2005, by Judy Williams)

Container vegetable gardens are a great alternative for those that don't have access to backyards. There can be a range of reasons to grow your vegetables in containers...easy access to the kitchen, safer environments for children and the handicapped...