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A Koi pond is one of the best ways to create a tranquil space in your backyard. Once built, you will want to spend hours watching the fish swim. Thankfully, installing the Koi pond shouldn’t be a difficult task, allowing you to build it yourself. Let’s look at the steps that you will need to follow. 1. Start Planning the […]
When a natural lake exists on an estate, or a brook bends its way through your garden, then this provides the ideal conditions for the formation of a water garden. When water has to be introduced, a considerable initial expense must be anticipated; if the owner wishes to have a garden worthy of the name. The charm of the water […]
The Virginian Cowslip is one of the loveliest of the early spring blooming plants. In rambling through the fields and woods for Violets, large clumps of these flowers can be seen growing at random. Of the many species, this Virginian Cowslip, often wrongly called Blue Bells (Mertensia Virginia) is the showiest of all and the one which is most easily […]
Many of the plants we grow such as annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees are herbs in the true sense of the word. With an increased interest in recent years in continental or gourmet cooking, the word “herb” is nearly always thought of by home gardeners to mean the “culinary” herb. The Herb Garden The herbs I have grown are listed […]
Herbs have long been used to naturally treat everyday health ailments and, of course, as popular seasonings in many meats, vegetables and other dishes. This is why many, looking to try their hand at gardening, will try to grow their own herb garden in order to maintain a fresh selection of their favorite common seasonings. Growing your own herbs from […]
The Shaded Garden by D.A. Brown A properly planted, shaded garden possesses a charm of its own, with quiet harmonies of color that are so different in character from its sunny counterpart and at the same time it provides a cool refuge a retreat from summer’s glare. But limited sunlight is often viewed with rather mixed feelings by those endeavoring […]
If the reader has been able to derive sufficient help and information from the earlier homepage, he/she will naturally be anxious to know how to plant their garden, and the best varieties of plants to use, and as the ultimate result will largely depend on the selection made and whether the plants are judiciously grouped, their choice and arrangement […]
So, you want to build a rock or an alpine garden but you don’t know what type of rock to get? Practically any kind of rock will do for the construction. If you can find it, weathered limestone is considered one of the best, while the round field boulders or river gravel is the least desirable. The Beginner’s commonest faults […]
Shade Gardening for Zone 9 Plants – Partial Shade & Full Shade. This is a full list of shade plants that will survive a Zone 9 hardiness gardening zone. Each plant contains a link that provides the growing information, watering needs, flower color, and when it blooms. Enjoy our photos. Additional Shade plants based on the gardening zone. Zone 5Zone […]
The Knot Weed is a very ornamental plant for any garden because the foliage is so beautifully tinted in Autumn. Some of the varieties grow very high and greatly resemble Bamboo in growth. Polygonum sochalinense is one of this type, attaining a height of from 2 feet to 12, feet, with leaves 12 inches long and sprays of greenish-white flowers. […]