Container Gardening Secrets

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Blueberries from a high-rise balcony? Of course! Strawberries from a windowbox? Why not? Reach outside your kitchen window and pick your own salad? Yep. Thanks to container gardening, it’s all possible, plus much more! Read the story »

Vertical Gardening Secrets

Whether you live on a large farm or a small lot, you’ll get much enjoyment out of having your own vertical vegetable garden. There’s really nothing like fresh-picked vegetables, right from the vine. Gathered early in the morning, juicy and full of nature’s best – mmmm! Makes any produce bought from a grocery store seem downright sub-standard! Read the story »

Creating Border Gardens

Creating Border Gardens

Creating a border garden is a wonderful way to improve the overall look of your yard in general, and create dividing lines between specific areas or sections. If for instance, you want to divide your front yard space from the back yard, you could put a border garden in that will look pretty and define the space, without taking up a lot of room or completely blocking the view.

Border gardens look particularly nice when placed around the outside edge of a lawn or yard area though. These small garden beds will define the border of your property, make it look much more appealing, and are usually less expensive than installing a full fledged fence. Plus the border gardens usually accent the yard instead of blocking it from view inside or out.

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A Checklist of Essential Gardening Tools for the Beginner

A Checklist of Essential Gardening Tools for the Beginner

While experienced gardeners may be able to put garden tools to best use, it?s essential that beginning gardeners with fewer established gardening skills have the correct tool for every garden task they need to perform.

Here?s a list of tools most garden center and nursery experts recommend:

Two shovels: One should be a spade with a pointed tip and the other a flat-headed model. Both should have wooden handles at least four feet long.
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