Gardening

Dried Flowers From Your Food Dehydrator
By Tom Stelmak · 13 years ago
This article is about preserving flowers, leaves, and other foliage from your garden, yard, or bouquet, in a food dehydrator, thus extending their beauty in flower arrangements that will last to, and through, the winter ...
Holiday Gifts For The Gardener On Your List
By Dave Berning · 13 years ago
The Holiday season is upon us and it is time to start thinking about the perfect holiday gardener’s gifts. For most gardeners this is the time of the year when they have a lot of ...
Aquatics For Placing All Around The Water Garden
By Stephen Drummonsy · 13 years ago
I have used up many hours over the years trying to produce what I think is a picture perfect pond. One of the countless problems that I encountered was choosing what type of plants to ...
Your Planting Guide for Fall and Winter Vegetables
By Lisa Policastro · 13 years ago
The Fall and Winter Vegetables When it comes to vegetable and flower gardening, the northwest areas such as Washington, Oregon, northwestern California and the province of British Columbia, are all quite suitable for fall and ...
6 Steps to Clean and Organize Clutter
By Miriam Meunier · 13 years ago
A garage’s main intent is to secure as well as keep your own car or vehicles. This can't happen in case your garage has turned into a glorified storage spot, stocked full with cardboard boxes ...
How to Deal with Chlorine in Ponds
By Lara Davidson · 13 years ago
The main reason why the term "dechlorination" has been made up is the presence of a type of gas called chlorine. It is well known as a water treatment agent used by water companies around ...
The Importance of Pond Filters
By Lara Davidson · 13 years ago
For a newbie in the pond keeping, he or she will most likely to be overzealous on how can the water garden be more eye-pleasing as possible. A few pond ornaments would be nice but ...
Getting to Know Montmorillonite Clay in Ponds
By Lara Davidson · 13 years ago
Among all the aspects that make up a pond, the water is the one that needs most of your caring attention. It is considered as the main source of life of everything in the pond. ...
Different Bacteria in your Pond
By Lara Davidson · 13 years ago
Admit it, the idea of having bacteria in your pond sends a chill in your spine. You don't need to worry though. Having bacteria in your pond is inevitable. It just depends on which bacteria ...
How to Deal With String Algae
By Lara Davidson · 13 years ago
Most pond keepers tend to commit mistake and assume that all algae types are battled in the same way. The fact is that there are many species of algae that necessitate a wide array of ...
The Benefits of Blue Pond Dye
By Lara Davidson · 13 years ago
Most people are not aware of the other alternatives for herbicides and algaecides. They still rely on chemical based solutions that can be harmful to our pond. Some common chemical treatments include Copper Sulfate, Diquat, ...
What Really Causes Blanket Weed?
By Lara Davidson · 13 years ago
Because of the toxic effects of nitrites in the pond, most pond keepers often focus on the eradication of nitrites present in the pond. They can’t be blamed since these nitrites also cause ammonia that ...
No Green Thumb? Try Growing Window Sill Herbs!
By Bob Alexander · 13 years ago
I have discovered that having a window sill herb garden is a wonderful way to begin my conversations on a cold winter's morning. A "Good morning Mr. Basil!" or a "How is everyone this morning?" ...
Phalaenopsis Orchids Information for Newbies
By Mariska Corben · 13 years ago
Orchids top the list of favorite house plant around the world and its popularity is continuously increasing every day. The numerous varieties of the orchid's species that people can choose from, and the fact that ...
Platform Bird Feeders Are The Easiest!
By Kathy Laurie · 13 years ago
A platform bird feeder is the easiest feeder to have for it efficiently feeds the greatest number of birds, either on short A platform bird feeder is the easiest feeder to have for it efficiently ...
Deep Water Aquatics For Planting In Your Fishpond
By Stephen Drummonsy · 13 years ago
Water Hawthorn (Aponogenton) Aponogeton distachyos is amongst one of the most effective Deep-water aquatics, currently its a simple plant to grow with leaves which can be evergreen and flowers that come into sight for months ...
Papaver Somniferum Seeds - Poppy Seeds For Annual Flowering Poppies
By Julie Calhoun · 13 years ago
Brighten a garden with Breadseed poppies With such a huge range of poppy seeds available, gardeners can have a difficult time when trying to decide which variety they want to have in their flower gardens, ...
Opting For Organic
By Greg Pierce · 13 years ago
Our world today has never been the same. Recent population figures show that the world has been having more humans than ever and the growth rate has exceeded healthy projections by experts. The world now ...
Identifying the Types of Orchids
By Mariska Corben · 13 years ago
There are basically only two types of orchids but there are a lot of different varieties of orchids in the world. It has been stated that among the many families of flower in the world, ...
Taking a Closer Look at Miltonia Orchids
By Mariska Corben · 13 years ago
Among all the flowering plants, the orchid family is indeed the largest. For centuries, orchids became very popular because of the exquisite beauty of their flowers. This is mainly the reason why orchid plants have ...