The garden shed is a structure that should be in any good garden that has an ounce of self-respect. Some people like to fill their garden sheds with tools, gardening equipment, and other such things that help them look after […]
Unique Ideas for Your Garden Shed
Traditionally, garden sheds have been seen as humble outbuildings primarily used for storing garden tools and equipment. Yet, as you delve deeper into gardening and outdoor decor, you’ll soon realize these structures can offer much more. Uses For a Garden […]
ANDROMEDA, Pieris – Gardening History
Legend has it that Cassiopeia, an ancient queen of Ethiopia, bragged to Poseidon, god of the sea, that her daughter, Andromeda, was more beautiful than Poseidon’s sea nymphs. Poseidon was touchy about such things and punished Cassiopeia by sending a […]
FLEUR DE LYS – Gardening
The big, bearded German iris (Iris germanica) in my backyard are going to need dividing this year. As it is, each plant has a full complement of muscular sword-shaped leaves, out of which sprout sturdy stalks with bulging buds that […]
Gardening tasks to Do in July
Of all the fragrant annuals, the petunia is the best known and the most profuse flowering. At the time we buy plants in the spring, the moon vine is a poor-appearing plant; otherwise, more people would buy them. How delicately […]
Watering, Weeding, July Gardening Tips
With the arrival of July and hotter weather, many gardeners leave the garden to fend for itself. Unfortunately, this doesn’t help the harvest. Although your planting may be done, to ensure good yields you need to spend time in the […]
July Gardening to do list
Provided is a list of tasks you must perform in your garden during July. Please understand your gardening zone which is identified in the menu above. Look for Hardiness Zones. Zone 1 Reap herbs for maximum flavor by harvesting them […]
Harvesting Produce and other July Gardening Tips
Growing butterfly milkweed, harvesting garden produce often, and keeping container plantings watered are some of the gardening activities for this month. Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is not a weed at all (a plant out of place that you don’t want […]
Gardening tasks to Do in June
The North Annual flowers that come into bloom quickly may still be sown and give excellent results. Calliopsis, candytuft, cape-marigold, Gypsophila, cornflower, and love-in-a-mist are a few dependable ones. Hot, dry places may be planted with Dwarf Morning-glories, portulaca, California-poppy, […]
June Gardening To do list
June Gardening tasks you should perform this month if you live in the Northern Hemisphere. Each gardening zone has different requirements as the season gets warmer. If you don’t know your gardening zone, you can look it up via zip […]










