How to grow Thyme from seeds

How to Grow Thyme from Seeds (Thymus vulgare, T. citriodorus, T....

With its north African and Mediterranean heritage, you’ll want similar conditions when growing thyme as you have for other Mediterranean herbs such as oregano,...
How to grow Rosemary from cuttings

How to grow Rosemary at Home and How to Use Rosemary...

Soup-er tasty, a growing rosemary plant adds year-round beauty to growing zones 7 and south. Whether tall and statuesque or cascading down a rock...
Growing Oregano from seeds

How to Grow Oregano (Origanum vulgare hirta, O. majorana)

Growing oregano is an effortless endeavor as long as you’ve got the loose, well-draining soil of its native mountainous growing conditions. Oregano is native...
best outdoor curtain ideas for summer

30+ Best Outdoor Curtain Ideas For Your Outdoor Space

Looking for ideas for your outdoor space? Take a look at these 30+ outdoor curtain ideas that will spice up your outdoor this summer. 1....
best diy ideas to spruce up your garden

13+ Best DIY Ideas To Upgrade Your Garden

Looking for inspiring ideas for your garden? Take a look at these 13+ awesome ideas that will upgrade your garden to next level. 1. Trellis For...
DIY Backyard Games for kids this summer

31+ Creative DIY Backyard Games For Kids

Summer is the great time for outdoor activities, and here we've gathered these 31+ DIY backyard game ideas that your kids will love.   source: momtastic.com   source: designdazzle.com   source: onegoodthingbyjillee.com       source: constantlylovestruck.blogspot.com Pool Noodle Ring...
best backyard projects for summer

20+ DIY Backyard Projects For Summer

Looking for amazing backyard projects for this summer? Take a look at these 20+ awesome ideas below that might interest you and your kids. 1....
66 Fantastic Fairy Garden Design Ideas for Your Kids

The Top 66 Fairy Garden Design Ideas For Your Kids

Take a look at these 66 fascinating fairy garden designs that your children will love. Source: bystephanielynn via lifeisaparty via consumercrafts Source: plowhearth.com Source: mymodernmet.com Source: minigardener.wordpress.com Source: brit.co Source: stylenon.com Source: domesticatedmama.org Source:...
Best DIY Bird Cage Planter Ideas

15+ DIY Birdcage Planter Ideas

Here are 15+ best repurposed birdcage planter ideas. 1. Succulent Bird Cage Planter Source 2. Hanging Bird Cage Planter Source 3. Yellow Bird Cage Planter Source 4. Succulents in Miniature Bird Cages Source 5....
Best garden ideas using shoe box

10+ DIY Shoe Box Ideas For Your Garden

Don't throw away your old shoe box. Here are 10+ interesting garden ideas using shoe box. 1. Make a seed box Source 2. Shoe box Garden Display, by...
creative repurposed garden tools ideas

24+ Best DIY Repurposed Garden Tools Ideas

Have some unused garden tools? Don't throw them. Take a look at these 24+ creative repurposed garden tools ideas 1. Garden Gate Source 2. Shovel Birdhouse Source 3. Garden...
Creative upcycled chair planter ideas for your garden

28+ Stunning Upcycled Chair Planter Ideas

Looking for inspiring garden ideas? Here are 28+ best upcycled chair planter ideas that might interest you. 1. Before and After DIY Chair Planter Source 2. Flower...
Best rain gutter garden ideas

26+ Clever DIY Vertical Gutter Garden Ideas For Small Spaces

Looking for garden ideas for small spaces? Here are 26+ garden hacks to build your own rain gutter garden that might interest you. 1. Hanging Gutter...
Recycled wine bottle bird feeder ideas

18+ Recycled Wine Bottle Bird Feeder Ideas

Here are 18 ideas of wine bottle bird feeder that will attract more birds to your garden. 1. Glass Bottle Homemade Hummingbird Feeder Source 2. DIY wine bottle bird...
31+ DIY Rustic Organizing and Storage Projects

31+ DIY Rustic Organizing and Storage Projects For A Beautiful Home

Looking for a rustic storage idea? Take a look at 31 DIY Rustic Organizing and Storage Projects below and try it yourself. 31+ DIY Rustic...
Growing Chamomile herbs

Adding Chamomile to Your Garden

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...
Caraway Plants in Your Herb Garden

How to Grow Caraway in Your Herb Garden

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...
Growing Pineapple Sage in the country herb garden

Growing Pineapple Sage in the Country Herb Garden

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,...
How to grow and care for rue herb plants

You Need Garden Rue in Your Herb Garden

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...
Growing and caring Monarda plant

Monarda Plant Profile Growing Guide: Planting, Selecting, and Maintaining Bee Balm...

Monarda didyma is highly attractive to hummingbirds, honeybees and butterflies, as well as providing weeks of colorful blooms each summer and early fall. Learn...
Easy Exotic Houseplants: Tropicals That Thrive Indoors in Containers

Easy Exotic Houseplants: Tropicals That Thrive Indoors in Containers

Choose houseplants that do more than just clean the air. Some have brightly colored blooms and even produce fruit! If you are looking for tropical...
Portable Greenhouses and Cold Frames

Portable Greenhouses and Cold Frames

Gardeners with small spaces or in urban areas use portable and mini greenhouses to participate and to extend their growing season. Urban gardeners and gardeners...
How to Overwinter Container Grown Perennials and Herbs

How to Overwinter Container Grown Perennials and Herbs

Whether you're a hobby grower or a large commercial grower here is a tried and true system for overwintering container grown perennials and herbs. There...
How to Stop Flowers Wilting and Keep Them Fresh

How to Stop Flowers Wilting and Keep Them Fresh

Flowers don't last forever once they're cut - but it's possible to make them last longer and look fresher with a few simple tips Receiving...
Garden Fertilizers Broken Down: What Does “N P K” have to do with Gardening?

Garden Fertilizers Broken Down: What Does “N P K” have to...

Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are the major ingredients in garden fertilizers. Many elements including nutrients are present in soil and needed for plant growth. What...
What is a Rain Garden? How Does it Work?

What is a Rain Garden? How Does it Work?

Low impact development (LID) includes means to reduce the effects of increased stormwater runoff due to urbanization. Rain gardens are an important tool for...
How to Get Your Houseplants Ready for Spring

How to Get Your Houseplants Ready for Spring

With Spring here and Summer just around the corner it's time to get your houseplants ready for a new growing season. Here's a quick...
Kitchen Waste Compost: Steps to Soil Enrichment and Plant Vigor

Kitchen Waste Compost: Steps to Soil Enrichment and Plant Vigor

Gardeners can make high-grade natural compost with ordinary kitchen waste, resulting in a rich soil amendment and lightening the load at landfill sites. Keeping a...
Get Rid of Squirrels in the Garden

Get Rid of Squirrels in the Garden

Squirrels are tenacious rodent pests, and it's reasonable for gardeners to expect control rather than eradication from their efforts. It’s one thing to battle with...
Starting an Early Spring Garden

Starting an Early Spring Garden

Greenhouses are great, but if your budget doesn't permit that just yet, try a hoop house. You can start your spring garden and begin...
How to Grow and Care for Asparagus

How to Grow and Care for Asparagus

A welcome delicacy from the spring garden, hardy perennial asparagus grows easily from seed. How To Grow Asparagus Native to the Mediterranean and eaten by the...
Grow Giant Vegetables Organically

Grow Giant Vegetables Organically

If you've ever admired a pumpkin that looked like Cinderella's coach or a giant tomato that resembled a softball, learn how you can grow...
Grow Organic Celery in the Home Vegetable Garden

Grow Organic Celery in the Home Vegetable Garden

Organic gardeners who think celery is difficult to grow in the natural vegetable garden can grow healthy plants by following a few rules. When choosing...
Grow an Organic Pizza Garden

Grow an Organic Pizza Garden

Few pizza chains offer pizzas with organic toppings, but home gardeners can grow a natural pizza garden in a sunny back yard spot. A pizza...
Favorite Spring Blooming Perennials for Abundant Garden Flowers

Colorful New Year Gardens with Spring Perennials

Popular spring blooming perennials, such as Bergenia, Dicentra and Helleborus are long lasting plants, easy to care for, and makes for colorful New Year...
Preparing for Transplanting Seedlings Into Outside Gardens

Preparing for Transplanting Seedlings Into Outside Gardens

Start flower seeds indoors to have seedlings to transplant. Accurate seed preparation by timing flower seed development offers a head start to gardening outside. Timing...
Preparing the Herb Garden for Winter

Preparing the Herb Garden for Winter

Find out how to prepare herb gardens to survive till spring in cold-winter climates. With a little planning and a little work, gardeners can significantly...
Protecting Harvest from Frost in Organic Gardens

Protecting Harvest from Frost in Organic Gardens

Early Fall frosts can decimate crops such as tomatoes and peppers. Use row covers to create a warm micro-climate. It is Fall and night-time temperatures...
Special Frost Protection for Special Plants

Special Frost Protection for Special Plants

You can lug large container plants into the greenhouse or garage for the winter, or you can provide each plant with frost protection right...
Bringing Plants Indoors for the Winter

Bringing Plants Indoors for the Winter

Gardeners love to grow plants that will not survive the winter outside. Overwintering tender plants successfully takes a little preparation. Tropicals and tender perennials add...
Protecting Tropical Plants from Cold Snaps

Protecting Tropical Plants from Cold Snaps

While some tropical and subtropical plants will be fine at temperatures above freezing, most sustain damage at temperatures below 40 degrees. Living in a subtropical...
Apartment Gardening Ideas: Container Friendly Plants for the Balcony Gardener

Apartment Gardening Ideas: Container Friendly Plants for the Balcony Gardener

Living in an apartment without a yard doesn't mean gardening is out of reach. Container gardens work well for those with limited outdoor space. Renters...
Non toxic indoor plants: child and pet safe houseplants

Child and Pet Safe Houseplants: Non-Toxic Indoor Plants

If you have concerns about keeping poisonous houseplants, invest in a few family friendly, non-toxic indoor plants. If you live with small children or pets...
How to grow Marigolds

Marigolds Great for an Inexpensive Garden

Marigold flowers are an annual flower that you only need to purchase once for years of beautiful flower gardens. Marigolds are a hardy flower that...
A simple How-To tutorial on creating a beautiful perennial garden that is gorgeous in every season!

The Four Seasons Perennial Garden

A simple How-To tutorial on creating a beautiful perennial garden that is gorgeous in every season! Imagine seeing your garden in a different light. Instead...
Recycling in the Organic Garden

Recycling in the Organic Garden

Recycle your household waste into useful items for the organic garden. Organic gardeners spend a lot of time and ingenuity thinking of new items to add to...
Bright Colors of Coleus for the Shady Garden

Bright Colors of Coleus for the Shady Garden

Easy to grow coleus with its bright colored foliage is making a comeback in the shady garden, and as an indoor plant for home...
Fragrant Annual Plants: Easy-to-Grow Plants for a Fragrance Garden

Fragrant Annual Plants: Easy-to-Grow Plants for a Fragrance Garden

Annual plants grow and flower quickly and these annuals are perfect additions to a nose-pleasing fragrance garden. Which scents will you add to your...
Annual Plants for the New Year

Annual Plants for the New Year

See the best of the new annual plants available to home gardeners. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found. Annual...
Painted Ferns for Shady Gardens

Painted Ferns for Shady Gardens

The charming Japanese Painted Fern is a hardy and colorful addition to any shade garden design. It is easy to see why the Japanese Painted...
Sun Loving Perennials Called Lamb's Ear

Sun Loving Perennials Called Lamb’s Ear

A sustainable collection of flowering plants begins with lamb's ear. Stachys, Geranium, Nepeta, Salvia and Monarda are sun loving perennials for a summer garden. Stachys is...
DIY teapot garden ideas

Tea Pot Garden: Grow Plants that Make Delicious Tea

A tea pot garden is beautiful and utilitarian when grown in containers. Make yourself a great cup of tea by harvesting right outside your...
How to build a PVC Pipe Garden Cover

How to Build a PVC Pipe Garden Cover

Winter is right around the corner, which means plants are going to become scarce. Unfortunately, a favorite meal of hungry deer during the winter...
When to start garden plants indoors

When to Start Garden Plants Indoors

There is little information on when to start garden seeds indoors for the best results in outdoor gardening plants. True gardeners are thinking and planning...

Fall Perennials for a Splendid Array of Flowers

Solidago, Helenium and Rudbekia are some favorite fall perennials that give a splendid array of flowers. Brighten up Fall gardens with red and white...
Growing Christmas Poinsettias

Growing Christmas Poinsettias: Saving and Caring For Your Holiday Gift Container...

Poinsettias are a popular gift plant for the Holidays. Find out how to grow yours throughout the year and have your own Christmas plants...
Grow Medicinal Plants for Relief of Respiratory Illness at Home

Grow Medicinal Plants for Relief of Respiratory Illness at Home

Medicinal herbs can be grown in a specialized garden that focuses on a particular illness. This is one medicinal herb garden for Respiratory Illness. The...
Growing Betony in the herb garden

Growing Betony in the Herb Garden

This fast growing perennial herb will quickly become a favorite in the herb garden. Betony, Stachys officinalis, is a medium height, slightly oval stemmed, toothed...
Forcing Bulbs for Late Winter: Cheer Grow a Spring Bulb Garden Indoors

Forcing Bulbs for Late Winter: Cheer Grow a Spring Bulb Garden...

Blooms from forced bulbs, for gifts or to keep, can fill the home with the feeling of springtime months before the soil starts to...
How to get rid of spider mites using natural methods

Kill Spider Mites in the Garden: Control Mite Pests Using Organic...

Spider mites infest stressed garden plants and houseplants, especially in summer months. Control spider mites using natural organic pest control methods. Several species of spider...
6 mistakes to avoid when landscaping

Six Mistakes to Avoid When Landscaping

Many people would like to have their garden area professionally landscaped to make maximum use of space and create a beautiful and practical outdoor...
Creative Garden Stair and step ideas

31+ Creative Garden Step and Stair Ideas

To make steeply sloping properties accessible for outdoor use, it's sometimes necessary to grade terraced areas. These terraces can be reached by properly designed...
How to find free and low cost plants for a flower garden

How to Find Free and Low-Cost Plants for a Flower Garden

People on a tight budget can still enjoy having a flower garden. These gardening tips can help save money and the environment while adding...
How To Decorate With Houseplants: Hanging Plants, Windowsill Gardens, and Other Decorating Ideas

How To Decorate With Houseplants: Hanging Plants, Windowsill Gardens, and Other...

Houseplants aren't only good for cleaning the air-they can also add a fresh and stylish touch to any home decor. Here's how! Adding houseplants is...
Flower garden ideas for containers and windowboxes

Flower Garden Ideas for Containers and Windowboxes

These five simple flower garden ideas for containers and window boxes create instant color and add beauty through simple, strong designs. Gardeners with small spaces...
29+ DIY Garden Lantern Ideas

29+ Creative DIY Garden Lantern Ideas

Looking for decorating ideas for the garden when night falls? See the 29+ magic DIY garden lantern ideas below. 1. Jute Knotted Bottles Source 2. Mason...
Caring for Bromeliad houseplant

Bromeliad, the Unusual Houseplant: Amazing Foliage and Flower shapes of beautiful...

Brilliant hues of the foliage and flower of the amazing bromeliad create beautiful color as a houseplant. An unusual array of leaf formation and...
53+ Mini Indoor Garden Ideas

53+ Creative Mini Indoor Garden Ideas

The indoor garden is not only suitable for cold climates, it can be grown everywhere with all weather conditions. To start is also extremely...
Indoor or outdoor bonsai: Which one is more suitable?

Outdoor or Indoor Bonsai: Which One is More Suitable?

Learn the difference between the indoor and outdoor bonsai to better facilitate the decision to choose a correct bonsai for the home. With over a...
5 Herbs that grown for both leaves and seeds

5 Herbs Grown for Both Their Leaves and Seeds: Herbs that...

Many people are getting back to the earth, growing their own food, and that includes growing herbs to use when you cook what you...
Advantages of Using Indoor Growing Lights to Grow Plants Indoors

Advantages of Using Indoor Growing Lights to Grow Plants Indoors

Indoor growing lights can lengthen the growing season of an indoor herb or vegetable garden. Learn how to optimize growth with indoor plant lights. Why...
Designing an indoor garden

Designing an Indoor Garden or Growing Space: All You Need To...

Indoor gardens offer a year round experience for experienced and novice gardeners alike. With a completely controlled environment anything can be grown. The reasons for...
Indoor gardening for fun, health, and profit

Establishing an Indoor Garden can be Fun, Inexpensive and Rewarding

An indoor garden can be established with flowering plants, vegetables or a combination of both. It will be enjoyable, healthy and profitable. An indoor garden...
How to plant, grow and care for Butterfly bush

Butterfly Bush – the Centerpiece of the Garden: A Butterfly Garden...

Also known as summer lilac, this plant is an easy to grow drought tolerant blooming shrub that attracts beneficial insects. The butterfly bush, or the...

Preparing Houseplants For Spring

Spring is coming and your houseplants have awakened from their winter's nap. Here are some answers to readers' questions about how to help your...
How to grow your own salad garden in small spaces

How to Grow Your Own Salad Garden: Growing Greens and Garnishes...

Harvest savings by growing a tasty and colorful salad mix in your own back yard. These days salad isn't just about clumps of iceberg lettuce...
18+ DIY Bamboo Craft Projects

18+ Stunning Bamboo Craft Projects Will Catch Your Eye

If you are looking for an alternative raw material wood to decorate your home, the bamboo is a wonderful option. It is a natural,...
Great books for indoor gardeners

Great Books For Indoor Gardeners Guides and How To’s for Every...

For growing tips, troubleshooting advice, identifying a plant, or fun projects, these books have something for every houseplant lover! For troubleshooting, plant identification, or how-to...
35 Charming Bicycle Planter Ideas For Backyard

35+ Charming Bicycle Planter Ideas For Your Backyard

Are bikes the best means of transportation for you? Think it again. An old bikes with a little creativity and meticulousness you can create...
How to grow strawberries in an organic garden

Growing Strawberries in an Organic Garden

Fresh strawberries are at their best when an organic gardener grows strawberry plants in a garden free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Fresh organic strawberries...
25+ Wine Bottle Crafts Ideas for your garden

25+ Unique Wine Bottle Craft Ideas For Your Garden

Does your house have unused wine bottles? Why not try using these bottles to create great ideas for your garden. Its unique will give...
Houseplant powerhouse boosts indoor air quality

Houseplant Powerhouse Boosts Indoor Air Quality

Spider plants are wonderful houseplants for any home. As well as bringing beauty to a room, spider plants are always quietly working to improve...
27 Up-cycled trellis ideas for your garden

27 Awesome Cheap Up-cycled Trellis Ideas For Garden

Instead buy a trellis for $10- $100. Why don't you make one yourself for your garden? Only with no longer used items such as...
Growing sprouts at home in a mason jar

How to Grow Fresh Vegetable Sprouts: Simple Sprouting Process – A...

How can you grow fresh vegetables during any season without owning your own land? The answer is as easy as a jar of water,...
what is soil made of

What is Soil Made of?

And how much does that affect, anyway? The answer to the second question is easy: Everything. Which almost answers the first question too. Your garden soil probably...
Planting guide for growing good gardeners

Our Planting Guide (for Growing Good Gardeners!)

Our ever-expanding Planting Guide contains valuable information and helpful tips on growing herbs, growing vegetables, and raising a wide variety of fruit trees, nut...
Recycled furniture - a couple of tables

Recycled Furniture – A Couple of Tables

I just realized I had not posted the before and afters for a couple of tables I re-did, recycled. I really liked the way...
DIY Race Car Tracks for Kids

21+ DIY Race Car Track Projects For Kids

As parents, we understand that finding a game that is both entertaining and educating for children is extremely difficult. However, we also know boys...
31+ Gorgeous Built-in Planter Box Ideas

31+ Gorgeous Built-In Planter Box Ideas to Improve Your Outdoor Space

Built-in planter is a great idea to help you improve your living space. For those who love gardening and green spaces but having a...
37+ DIY Fairy Garden Ideas & Accessories for landscaping

37+ Inexpensive Miniature DIY Fairy Garden Ideas and Accessories For Landscaping

Looking for ideas to decorate your home garden? These ideas must be really unique to make your children enjoy and more importantly make them...
33+ Inspirational DIY Vintage Garden Decor Ideas

33+ Most Beautiful Vintage Garden Decor Ideas

The modern life is changing our life but cannot replace old values. Looking for vintage garden decor designs & ideas? Take a look at...
31+ DIY Flower Tower Ideas For Your Yard

30+ DIY Flower Tower Ideas To Brighten Up Your Yard

  You have a small garden but do not know how to decorate. Only with a few steps and re-purposed stuff you can create a...
50+ Best balcony Garden Designs and Ideas

50 Amazing Balcony Garden Designs & Ideas

The idea of a balcony garden is grand, but the reality of having your own private balcony garden is better. With 50+ creative ideas...
31+ DIY Backyard Ideas For Kids

31+ Fantastic DIY Backyard Ideas for Kids This Summer

Summer is just around the corner, to help your child have a meaningful summer with educational games. We've gathered these 31 exciting diy backyard ideas...
Spilled Flower pot ideas

50+ Beautiful Spilled Flower Pot Ideas to Inspire Yourself

Looking for spilled flower pot idea? Checkout these amazing DIY spilled flower pot ideas to inspire yourself. The art of gardening. Try yourself at...
61+ Best Vertical Garden Ideas That Will Change the Way You Think About Gardening

61+ Stunning Vertical Garden Ideas That Will Brighten Up Your Yard

Looking for a vertical garden idea? Here are 61+ best intriguing ideas that will act as your guide and inspiration as you beautify your home...
31+ Brillant DIY Mosaic Decorations for your garden

31+ Brilliant DIY Mosaic Decorations for Your Garden

Mosaics are a creative way to bring color and style to your home. Only with a little creativity and material available are you able...
30+ Cute DIY Bird Bath Ideas That Will Enhance Your Yard

30+ Cute DIY Bird Bath Ideas To Enhance Your Garden

To make a DIY bird bath, all you need are a few simple materials and some creativity. So try 30+ Easy and Beautiful DIY Bird...
31+ Creative Repurposed Garden Container Ideas You Can Create on a Budget

31+ Creative Repurposed Garden Container Ideas on a Budget

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33 Best Garden Stepping Stone Ideas For A Beautiful Walkway

33 Popular Pieces of Decoration That Are Stepping Stones

Take a look at 33 best stepping stone ideas for your garden below. Source: upcycleart.info Source: artup.sk Source: lousonshome.com Source: chilehumor.com Source: paradisexpress.blogspot.hu Source: eirinika.gr Source: haikudeck.com Source: otthonkeszitsd.blogspot.hu Source: upsocl.com Source: zielonyogrodek.pl