What is a Strawberry pot
July 28, 2008
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What is a Strawberry pot
And what exactly can you do with it?
A strawberry pot is an urn like garden container, which has multiple openings scattered around the sides of the pot. This type of gardening pot allows you to plant things into the top as you would with any garden container, but it also allows you to plant small flowers, herbs, or other plants into various places on the side too.
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July 28, 2008
Attracting birds to your garden
One of the greatest joys of gardening is the pleasure you get when birds, butterflies, and other wildlife start visiting your yard. Birds and butterflies are particularly enjoyable, because they’re beautiful to watch while they’re going about their business.
If you like the idea of attracting birds to your garden, it’s easy enough to do. Just plant some trees, bushes, shrubs, and flowers which are naturally attractive to them!
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July 21, 2008
Small Space Gardening
Gardening in very small spaces can be something of a challenge. Sometimes in fact, our spaces are so small that we think we can’t actually do any gardening at all because we simply don’t have the room. This isn’t the case though. Gardens can be created in almost any sized space, because gardens can be created in almost any size you can think of.
One of the easiest ways to create gardens for small spaces is to use containers. You can use multiple containers for instance, which hang from the ceiling in front of your windows inside your home. Each container can have just one small plant in it, or it can have several plants which don’t grow overly large even when they’re fully mature. One of the best types of gardens to put into a hanging pot in front of your window in fact, are those which have plants that trail downwards from the pot instead of growing upwards in height. Various types of ivy plants for instance, give you color and texture that will spill over the sides of your hanging pots and look beautiful.
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July 20, 2008
Planning a Perennial Garden that Blooms All Season
Time was when most gardeners planted perennial flowers in early spring because most perennials were sold as field dug or bare root plants. But today?s availability of plastic pots makes planting well into summer months feasible as well, so if you haven?t gotten your perennial garden going yet you still have time.
Perennial gardens are enormously gratifying. Perennial plants come in all shapes, sizes and colors, and planning their position in flowerbeds can be a lot of fun. Having pictures of the plants you will be using at hand during your planning phase will help you make good design decisions.
Look for combination of perennial plants that will provide visual impact in the garden. For example, the tones and colors of Russian sage and Gloriosa daisies set each other off to good advantage, as do red perennial salvia and yellow coreopsis. If you plant your perennials later then June, expect to give them more initial care. Whenever you choose to plant, ensure that soil is well drained and enriched with four inches of organic matter (preferably organic compost) for every twelve inches of soil.
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July 16, 2008
Creating a Perennial Garden Bed
Creating a perennial garden bed is more of a commitment than annual garden beds are, because perennials tend to live in the same place for at least several years. Some perennials in fact, will live and grow for ten to twenty years or more. So before creating a perennial garden bed, ask yourself: Do you really want this to be around for such a long time?
Perennial plants are quite beautiful, and like annuals you’ll find a huge variety of colors, shapes, textures, and sizes. But unlike annuals, once you’ve planted a perennial you may find yourself stuck with it for a very long time… whether you like it or not.
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July 14, 2008
How to Choose the Best Houseplants
Walk into any home, office, or other indoor space which is filled with lush, beautiful plants and I’m sure you’ll agree: Nothing quite compares to the refreshing, uplifting feel it gives you. Indoor houseplants serve multiple purposes. They help keep the air clean in our homes, they provide beautiful decorating statements, and they provide us with a calm and refreshing feeling which does wonders for lifting our moods.
For these and many other reasons, every home should have at least one houseplant or two in it. When you’re ready to start including plants inside your own home though, there are several things you should know about before selecting the types of plants you’ll grow.
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July 14, 2008
Xeriscaping and Desert Gardens: Design and Maintenance
In a nutshell, xeriscaping is landscaping using plants that do not require watering above the normal rainfall for your area. Typically advocated in areas prone to drought, such as Nevada, or where the pace of development is outstripping water reserves, such as Los Angeles, xeriscaping provides a great way to have a good looking garden without overtaxing the water supply.
Xeriscaping and desert gardens both require designing gardens that minimize rainwater runoff and evaporation. An interesting selection of flowers, grasses, cacti, shrubs, vegetables and trees can do very well in low water environments, which provides numerous exciting design opportunities for a desert garden. Plants commonly used in both types of gardens include cacti, agave, lavender, juniper, thymes and various kinds of sedums. Semi-tropical plants survive in protected desert areas as well.
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July 12, 2008
Wildflower Ideas
Wildflower gardens are one of the easiest to plant and maintain, because you’re growing flowers which are native to your area so they’re already just right for the amount of sun, heat, and natural rainfall you get. They’re also usually adapted to your basic soil conditions too, which means you can simply plant starter flowers, or scatter wildflower seeds in a general area, then let nature take its course.
Most people start their first wildflower garden by purchasing a seed mixture at the store. These can come in small packets, or larger cannisters that you simply shake around the area you want flowers to grow in.
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July 10, 2008
Water Gardening
At the end of the day, do you feel tired, worn out or just plain stressed? Wouldn?t it be nice to have a gorgeous lake house or seaside home to return to, so you could relax and unwind by listening to the nearby sounds of a stream, lake or ocean? Well, even if you live in the city, you too can have the comfort and pleasure of an oasis without a huge cash drain by installing a water garden.
Water gardens are one of the fastest growing trends in gardening and outdoor living. As humans, we always seek water to clean, refresh and rejuvenate us. But we are only just now learning about the added benefits of relaxation and stress relief you will realize just from hearing the sounds of a waterfall or bubbling brook created in your own backyard. Although water gardening may seem a bit difficult, if you follow a few simple rules it is as easy as pie. Use the following principles to help you create and maintain a gorgeous, healthy and self-sustaining water garden:
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July 8, 2008
Tips for Growing Vines
Growing vines is a wonderful way to hide a problem area of your home. If you have an ugly chain link fence for instance, or a shed that just doesn’t look as if it fits in your yard well, planting climbing vines can make either one look much more attractive and inviting.
Vines can also help provide shade, cooler temperatures for your home, and reduce wind or dust blowing around your home too. They can also help reduce noise from close neighbors or a busy street, and they can help give you much more privacy too.
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