Looking for creative, inexpensive gifts for the family, friends and others on your holiday shopping list? Read on! With so many family members and friends to buy gifts for at Christmas, it’s essential to budget a reasonable amount to spend on the many presents you’ll purchase. Here are some creative, inexpensive ideas for festive holiday…
Compost is a vital element in the organic garden, so you mustn’t let the absence of a bin stop you from harvesting black gold. If you’re new to organic gardening, you may have yet to acquire the perfect compost bin for your property. To some observers, compost bins seem to fall into two categories. Some…
Learn three methods that will speed up the rate at which your compost pile generates viable compost. This article details how to compost effectively. There are several practices and methods one can implement while composting that will increase the productivity and health of one’s compost pile. In this article, one will learn about three methods…
Organic gardeners can create odorless compost indoors using modern bins and composting methods. No red worms are required. Indoor composting is nothing new to organic gardeners. In the past, gardeners have employed the use of red wiggler or manure worms to turn kitchen scraps into humus for gardens or houseplants. However, not every gardener is…
People associate composting with hard work, rodents and dirty smells. Nothing could be further from the truth. Reduce your kitchen scraps and enjoy a bountiful garden. Compost is often called Black Gold and for a reason! This precious resource is so easy to produce with ingredients that abound in every family’s home, yet composting is…
Are you looking for a unique way to add charm to your garden or living space? Turning to teapot garden ideas might be the solution you haven’t considered yet. This approach blends the quaint beauty of teapots with the lush allure of plants, creating eye-catching displays that spark conversation and admiration. The concept of repurposing…
Chamomile is best known for its qualities of relaxation, used in teas and other hot drinks. Chamomile is a perennial plant that thrives in full sun. It will do very well in your herb garden. It was dedicated to the sun by the Egyptians and worshiped in deference to all other herbs for its healing…
The caraway seed is a staple in salads and will be a welcome addition to your herb garden. Oddly enough, caraway has been found in the remains of Egyptian tombs and ancient caravan trails. The present name ‘caraway’ is derived from an Arabic word “karawya” and it is mentioned by Isaiah in the Bible. A…
Many broadleaf evergreen shrubs and conifers can be reproduced by the home gardener using cuttings of mature stems. Some plants grow roots from a cutting more readily than others do, and there are different types of cuttings, depending on the type of plant you want to duplicate. In this article, we give instructions for using…
This easy-to-grow herb attracts butterflies and hummingbirds to the country garden. While many garden herbs supply a useful quantity of leaves for tea and garnish, they fail to provide pleasing flowers and color to the garden. Pineapple sage is the exception to the rule. Not only do the fuzzy leaves have a wonderful scent and…
Building a retaining wall is one important task that can not be trivialized. If your mind is set on doing it, then you just have to see to it that it is done properly otherwise, there is a cost attached to a shoddy job done on a retaining wall which I am sure you don’t…
Shade tolerant herbs add texture to a shady spot. Success in shade gardening can be chancy if the right plants are not incorporated. There are several herbs that will fill those spots and help keep the area from looking weedy, as well as supplement the household kitchen. Herbs for Partial Shade Among the herbs that…
You will find many uses for garden rue, but will be very pleased with the medicinal properties: from relaxing tea to wound healing compresses. Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci attributed their eyesight and inner creative vision to the use of garden rue. The branches of this plant have been used at high mass to sprinkle…
There are numbers of fragrant flowers which can be used for wedding bouquets; scented flowers such as Rose, Hyacinth and Lily-of-the-Valley make highly fragrant bouquets. Brides today have a number of exotic and alternative flowers to choose from for wedding bouquets; although the style of wedding bouquets may have changed through time, popular flowers such as Rose (Rosa…
Wondering how to keep young children busy while preparing the Thanksgiving Day feast? Here are a few Thanksgiving gifts kids can make for family and guests. With seasonal items such as craft leaves, berries, and flowers, children can get creative for Thanksgiving and make some great gifts for guests. Start with an old favorite and…
Not all trees you find in a greenhouse are good for the environment. Take exotic invasive trees — they are known to take over a landscape. Avoid them at all costs. “Invasive Exotics Take Over!” It could be the title of a science fiction movie. While invasive exotic trees are not out of this world –…
Selecting Christmas Party Games for Adults is often a difficult part of the planning process for anyone organizing a corporate holiday party or a social event for Christmas. This year consider tackling this task early in the process to minimize the last minute stresses associated with this responsibility. Your guests will love the team building…
Poinsettia plants are beautiful, Christmas season flowers but poinsettias are expensive! Learn how to nurture poinsettia plants to bloom for the next Christmas season. While poinsettia plants grow wild along the roadsides in Venezuela, they require a much more delicate gardening touch to last in the colder Canadian and American climates. Gathering a number of…
Sweet almond verbena is a drought tolerant shrub for a southern garden. Perennial verbenas benefit bees and butterflies with fragrant flowers and leaves. The genus, Aloysia, includes sweet almond and lemon verbena. These plants are large shrubs when grown in southern gardens. In the north, gardeners find them useful as an annual or tender perennial. Aloysia is a…
