You don\'t have to be in Versailles to have a beautiful formal entrance garden to welcome visitors. If you have small garden entrance, it might not seem to offer much scope for an extended symmetrical arrangement. However, a small standard tree in a square bed can make a charming formal front garden. Here are methods ...
Category Archives: Gardening
Building edging and step stones for your garden
Having brick edging around the garden and lawn areas is both attractive and functional. You can choose an almost endless variety of earthy brick colors will enhance your greenery and simplify mowing and trimming chores. You can build your own brick edging by yourself and perhaps this project will be the easiest of all outdoor ...
Building elegant brick edging for your landscape
What makes a good taste? It doesn\'t have to be a liking for metal over wood or wood over plastics. It\'s a matter of personal taste, and is not that necessarily bad or good. For example, if you are going to have series of bookcases in your home, they should be all the same design. ...
Growing mushroom kits
Mushroom kits have become so popular for their versatility. We want to grow our own instead of buying it from the store. So, the mushroom kit is like a half-way measure. Mushroom spores cannot be sold in packets like other vegetables seed. So you have to purchase the mushroom kits which contain semi-unprocessed state of ...
Ways to grow potatoes
Potatoes are now so common with many more varieties being added over the years. We desire to know more on how to grow potatoes in little pots of their own and mostly without chemicals. There are several questions you need to ask yourselves, on deciding which type of potatoes whether the choice will be "Earlies" ...
Caring for a Hebe (Veronica) plant
Hebes (Veronica) plants are one of those plants that have the "girl-next-door" looks. In fact, most gardeners may have a Hebe plant or two as fillers instead of the focal plant in their beds. One of reasons, Hebes plant grows without too much fuss. However, the Hebe is sometimes bundled in with the Veronica family ...
Growing snap peas
Growing plug plants
Plug plants usually are used in seasonal garden and landscape design. This plant can add significant personal value to the time you have to spend outdoors. It will also provide a quick start to your personal gardening goals. Generally, a plug plant will look like the plant species that you are looking for which is ...
Growing Mushrooms at Home
Growing your own mushroom at home is easy and not as difficult as you think. Mushrooms can be a rewarding project because of the multitude usage of it. Generally, the common mushroom such as the Agaricus species can grow easily on compost, held in bags, trays, and boxes or raised beds. Here are the methods ...
Building a garden entrance
Entering a garden is always been a wonderful experience, but often the garden entrance can leave little to be desired. In many cases, the entrance to the garden can be understated or completely unrecognizable. Sometimes, you don\'t need an entrance to your garden but we often expect to see some delineation between what is and ...
Ways to water your potted plants properly
It is crucial to water your plants in your pots properly to have the plants perform at their best. Once you get more experience on understating when and how much to water, it will become easy just by the snap of your fingers. However, if you are a starter in planting, watering could be a ...
Growing Mushrooms
Stir fry, sear, make into soup or even tinned. Mushroom is a type of edible fungus which is popular in each culinary almost entire world. The variety and versatility of mushroom has made them to be produced in mass production. Although, you can buy mushroom in any local store or weekend market, it is not ...
Growing indoor mushroom kit
Indoor mushroom kit can help you to produce home grown mushroom supply for all year round even during winter time. The best thing that you won\'t need a big space, hence the name \'indoor mushroom kit\' which means that it can be done inside your home. Mushrooms can get into any dish used in any ...
Watering your potted plants
Potted plants require regular watering because of their restricted environment. The watering level for each potted plants are different according to their size and type of plant, pot and its location. If you are growing cactus or water loving bamboo, you need to allow the top 1/3 of the soil to dry slightly before watering. ...
Building garden edges and raised beds
Whether it is flat or raised, garden edges are usually used to contain garden beds. They are also an integral part of the garden landscape and should be planned accordingly. To begin the project, you have to draw a detailed plan of your house and land. Each line that you draw will require some form ...
